Oncology Territory Account Specialist, Solid Tumor – Edison NJ

Summary

Novartis is seeking a field-based Oncology Territory Account Specialist to support key accounts and health care providers in an assigned geography. The role builds strategic territory plans, develops customer relationships, navigates access solutions, and coordinates cross-functional resources to drive product demand and improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Navigate and resolve challenges within accounts to ensure customer needs are met with effective, tailored solutions
• Build a strategic territory plan by aligning shared priorities and applying insights and tactics that drive product demand and support better patient outcomes
• Partner proactively with territory teammates, field teams, and home-office colleagues to address customer needs and deliver access support
• Apply deep knowledge of the market, competitive landscape, and cross-functional dynamics to anticipate opportunities and respond to challenges with agility
• Use territory data and market trends to uncover local insights, support pull-through efforts, and lead impactful customer engagements – virtually or in person
• Facilitate planning sessions with key stakeholders to solve complex challenges and collaborate across functions to meet customer needs with urgency
• Deliver real-time access support and work closely with Patient Specialty Services (PSS) to ensure seamless customer experience
• Harness digital tools and omni-channel strategies to personalize outreach and engage customers across both virtual and face-to-face settings

Skills

• Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role. Please only apply if this location is accessible to you
• Company will not sponsor visas for this position
• • Bachelor's degree required from 4-year college or university
• • Experience (see leveling guidelines below) in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or similarly structured industries with large, geographically dispersed sales teams within the last 5 years
• We also welcome candidates from other complex sales environments such as medical devices, diagnostics, life sciences services, insurance, consumer health, or B2B sectors, especially where strong field leadership and customer engagement are central to success
• For Associate Level opportunities, applicants with limited prior sales experience are encouraged to apply
• • Proven track-record of consistent high-performance, and well-versed in navigating and successfully selling to large accounts and key customers
• • Self-starter with analytic abilities to seek out, prioritize, and apply relevant information to solve problems to meet the needs of key customers, while also demonstrating ethical leadership and ability to foster environment that promotes ethical behavior and compliance with company policies and laws
• • Candidate must reside within territory, or within a reasonable daily commuting distance of 50 miles from the territory border
• Ability to travel 60-80% over a broad geography is required, with the ability to drive and/or fly within the territory
• Must have a valid driver's license
• • Experience across therapeutic groups, disease states, account management strategy, and new product launches
• • Broad understanding in patient services, market access, buy and bill, specialty pharmacy, reimbursement and/or medical calling on HCPs with respect to a sophisticated product or reimbursement pathway
• • Associate Territory Account Specialist: Recently separated from the US Military with 4+ years of military service in a leadership capacity (Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Company Commander, etc.), or applicants with limited prior sales experience
• + Demonstrates strong ability to collaborate, work cross-functionally within a matrix environment, and communicate product information effectively
• • Territory Account Specialist: 2+ years' experience in specialty pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, medical device, diagnostics, life sciences services, insurance, consumer health, B2B sectors or sales role of similar complexity within the last 5 years
• Strong ability to collaborate, work cross-functionally within a matrix environment and can communicate clinical product information
• • Senior Territory Account Specialist: 5+ years' experience in specialty pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, medical device, diagnostics, life sciences services, insurance, consumer health, B2B sectors or sales role of similar complexity within the last 5 years
• Strong ability to collaborate, work cross-functionally within a matrix environment and can communicate clinical product information
• Because driving is an essential function of the role, you must have a fully valid and unrestricted driver's license to be qualified for this role
• The company provides reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified individuals with medical restrictions if an accommodation can be provided without eliminating the essential function of driving
• • Preferred experience in the 2-year Novartis Sales Internship Program; demonstrated proven leadership experience in student sports, fraternities, clubs, activities, and other extracurricular activities

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role. Please only apply if this location is accessible to you
• Company will not sponsor visas for this position
• • Bachelor's degree required from 4-year college or university
• • Experience (see leveling guidelines below) in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or similarly structured industries with large, geographically dispersed sales teams within the last 5 years
• We also welcome candidates from other complex sales environments such as medical devices, diagnostics, life sciences services, insurance, consumer health, or B2B sectors, especially where strong field leadership and customer engagement are central to success
• For Associate Level opportunities, applicants with limited prior sales experience are encouraged to apply
• • Proven track-record of consistent high-performance, and well-versed in navigating and successfully selling to large accounts and key customers
• • Self-starter with analytic abilities to seek out, prioritize, and apply relevant information to solve problems to meet the needs of key customers, while also demonstrating ethical leadership and ability to foster environment that promotes ethical behavior and compliance with company policies and laws
• • Candidate must reside within territory, or within a reasonable daily commuting distance of 50 miles from the territory border
• Ability to travel 60-80% over a broad geography is required, with the ability to drive and/or fly within the territory
• Must have a valid driver's license
• • Experience across therapeutic groups, disease states, account management strategy, and new product launches
• • Broad understanding in patient services, market access, buy and bill, specialty pharmacy, reimbursement and/or medical calling on HCPs with respect to a sophisticated product or reimbursement pathway
• • Associate Territory Account Specialist: Recently separated from the US Military with 4+ years of military service in a leadership capacity (Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Company Commander, etc.), or applicants with limited prior sales experience
• + Demonstrates strong ability to collaborate, work cross-functionally within a matrix environment, and communicate product information effectively
• • Territory Account Specialist: 2+ years' experience in specialty pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, medical device, diagnostics, life sciences services, insurance, consumer health, B2B sectors or sales role of similar complexity within the last 5 years
• Strong ability to collaborate, work cross-functionally within a matrix environment and can communicate clinical product information
• • Senior Territory Account Specialist: 5+ years' experience in specialty pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, medical device, diagnostics, life sciences services, insurance, consumer health, B2B sectors or sales role of similar complexity within the last 5 years
• Strong ability to collaborate, work cross-functionally within a matrix environment and can communicate clinical product information
• Because driving is an essential function of the role, you must have a fully valid and unrestricted driver's license to be qualified for this role
• The company provides reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified individuals with medical restrictions if an accommodation can be provided without eliminating the essential function of driving

Nice to Haves

• • Preferred experience in the 2-year Novartis Sales Internship Program; demonstrated proven leadership experience in student sports, fraternities, clubs, activities, and other extracurricular activities

Benefits

• This is a field-based and remote opportunity supporting key accounts in an assigned geography.
• Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive.
• Depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.
• US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits.
• A 401(k) with company contribution and match.
• A generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.