Novartis Posted August 11, 2026

Sr.Brand Manager / Brand Manager, Immunology

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Regular
Marketing Immunology Manager

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About this opportunity

As a Brand Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping and driving the success of our brands, from strategy to execution. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead the end‑to‑end launch of new products, translating regional and global strategy into locally impactful brand plans that improve patient outcomes and drive sustainable growth.This is a highly visible role for a strategic, agile marketer who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is passionate about bringing innovation to market, building strong brands, and making a meaningful impact for patients.

Major Accountabilities:Prepares content of Integrated Brand Teams and Launch Teams.Responsible for execution, monitoring and analysis of the agreed tactical plans in order to ensure the growth of the brand(s).Lead the development of promotional activities in line with internal SOPs and Code of Conduct guidelines.Monitor and control brand budgets, forecasts and expenses and assess the marketing mix of the product to evaluate cost effectiveness and results.Identifies area market insights and opportunity via customer interactions.Monitors product performance and external environment using appropriate tools and taking corrective action if required to meet business objectives.Collaborate with Marketing and Medical teams to maximize activities: -Scout centres, KOLs and OLs by disease within assigned territory.Identify specific needs for each segment of patients and the implications of the disease for each of them within assigned territory.Requirements:Minimum 2 years brand management experience with pharmaceutical industry. Previous Sales management / Market access experience is desirableDemonstrated success in launching product.Experience in Immunology Disease area preferred,Local market experience preferredFluent in English and Arabic languageCommitment to Diversity and InclusionNovartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Marketing
Therapeutic area
Immunology
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Employment type
Regular

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Marketing role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 265 comparable Manager Marketing roles across 60 biopharma companies.

265Comparable roles tracked
215Currently active
60Companies hiring similar roles
42Countries represented

Salary context

63 of 265 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Senior Manager, NA Commercial Insights · Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. $95,000/yr – $193,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Associate Director, Marketing Program Governance · Novartis $160,300/yr – $297,700/yr
Peer group range $144,000 – $229,000 (median $183,250)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 265 comparable roles

United States111
China29
Japan19
India15
Taiwan9
Russia7

+ 36 more countries

Seniority mix

265 of 265 peers have a known seniority level

Manager177
Associate Director79
Associate9

Therapeutic area mix

74 of 265 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology26
Cardiovascular / CVRM9
Vaccines & Infectious Disease9
Neuroscience8
Rare Disease6
Respiratory6
Dermatology & Aesthetics4
Immunology3
Gastroenterology2
Ophthalmology1

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How we calculate "similar"

No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.

Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.

85%
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Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.