Senior Director, Product Portfolio & Strategy

Novocure - Portsmouth, NH

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Portsmouth, NH

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Director of Product Portfolio & Strategy at Novocure Inc. plays a crucial role in the Product and Portfolio Strategy Team, focusing on the long-term success of Tumor Treating Fields therapy. This position is responsible for overseeing product innovation launches and developing portfolio strategies to ensure successful market introduction and sustained product performance. The role involves managing new product developments, including hardware and consumables, and requires collaboration with various teams to drive innovation and strategic direction.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic company-wide program management.
• Provide strategic direction to Program Development Teams and Product Management on the prioritization of the technology roadmap for new product innovations.
• Lead the development and execution of product/indication strategy and ensure prioritization of internal and external growth opportunities in line with each disease-area-strategy.
• Drive a culture of innovation and excellence within the organization, encouraging creativity, risk-taking, and continuous improvement.
• Translate key insights from scientific experts into clear, actionable strategies for the organization.
• Communicate with senior leadership to ensure alignment on strategies, budgets, and preparation of material for executive level presentations.
• Manage execution against agreed upon goals and project milestones, tracking program progress against the plan.
• Lead the development of target product profiles/claims and integrated development plans based on thorough understanding of regulatory pathways, clinical benefit, market opportunity, reimbursement, competitive dynamics, and potential future trends.
• Drive accelerated development of pathways from early development through registration, leading cross-functional evaluation of different scenarios and risks/benefits to develop team recommendations.
• Lead development of the market release sequencing strategy for each new product innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent combination of education and experience) required; MBA or advanced scientific degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years cross-functional project management/program leadership experience in a medical device, pharmaceutical or biotechnology environment; Oncology experience required.
• Independent, motivated team leader who can thrive in a matrix environment and support multiple asset teams.
• Previous experience in a clinical and commercial assessment role with a comprehensive understanding of oncology markets from multiple customer perspectives.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in teams; ability to lead in a cross-functional team environment.
• Strong scientific background and ability to engage credibly with internal and external stakeholders around scientific topics.
• Experience working within a highly matrixed global environment.
• Demonstrated ability to shape and deliver business cases.