Novartis Posted September 9, 2026

Senior Manager - BR Global Initiative

Hyderabad (Office), India FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

Lead and deliver high-impact global strategic initiatives, BD&L and M&A integration programs by driving project execution, stakeholder alignment, and change management to achieve business objectives within scope, budget, and timelines.

Major accountabilities -• Project Delivery: Delivers project work in partnership with sponsoring function through tracking milestones and engaging with stakeholders with high quality to achieve successful outcomes within the planned budget and timeline. This includes strategic global initiatives, BD&L and M&A Integrations type of projects• Methodology Development: Contribute to the development of standardized frameworks, templates and methodologies for project delivery and change management as part of establishing best practices for team and building capability across BR• Knowledge Sharing: Share lessons learned and knowledge gathered from projects across team and relevant organizations ensuring continuous improvementEssential Requirements:• Graduate degree in technical, scientific, financial, or business discipline. MBA / masters in pharma are preferred. Minimum 10 years with +5 years' experience leading strategic projects ideally in a consulting or pharmaceutical environment• Scientific industry experience with understanding of drug discovery/development in pharma or biotech ideal• Understanding of end-to-end project lifecycles and a proven track record of managing global projects and programs, with a focus on successful outcome delivery and embedding within the organization• Experience in management consulting and business partnering in a global organization• Hands on experience of managing post-merger integrations of Business Development & in-licensing deals is preferred

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
BD&L & Strategic Planning
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Hyderabad (Office), India
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active BD&L & Strategic Planning role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 53 comparable Manager BD&L & Strategic Planning roles across 17 biopharma companies.

53Comparable roles tracked
42Currently active
17Companies hiring similar roles
10Countries represented

Salary context

22 of 53 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 · Sr. Inside Business Development Manager · AbbVie $27/hr – $48/hr (≈ $56,160–$99,840/yr)
Highest disclosed · Associate Director, Search & Evaluation (Immunology) · Novartis $160,300/yr – $297,700/yr
Peer group range $78,000 – $229,000 (median $165,875)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 53 comparable roles

United States24
China10
Germany6
Mexico4
Singapore3
Switzerland2

+ 4 more countries

Seniority mix

53 of 53 peers have a known seniority level

Manager33
Associate Director16
Associate4

Therapeutic area mix

8 of 53 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Dermatology & Aesthetics3
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Immunology2
Oncology1

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How we calculate "similar"

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