Summary
About the Role
Location – Hyderabad #LI Hybrid
About the Role:
The Senior Analyst, Competitive Intelligence (CI) role is responsible for conducting comprehensive analysis at the franchise, brand, and disease area levels, generating actionable insights that support strategic priorities. This role requires identifying opportunities and communicating competitive threats from external factors to cross-functional teams, in a timely and proactive manner.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business value through secondary research and support primary CI activities.
- Monitor competitive developments using subscribed databases (e.g., ClinicalTrials.gov, TrialTrove) in coordination with CI, Medical, Commercial, and other teams, ensuring adherence to CI communication and compliance standards.
- Track and report competitive intelligence within assigned therapy areas, contributing insights to clinical, commercial, and regulatory strategy discussions.
- Support pre-congress planning (e.g., abstract mining) and post-congress reporting activities.
- Review and summarize materials from primary CI vendors, distilling key takeaways and supporting CI advisors in delivering insights to brand and cross-functional teams.
- Develop strategic implications and communicating findings to internal teams; contribute to ad-hoc projects and internal meetings such as scenario planning, pipeline updates, and LCM planning.
- May mentor junior analysts and contribute to quality assurance of CI deliverables.
Essential Requirements:
- Education: PhD/Master’s degree in Life Sciences or Pharmacy. Additional qualifications in business or healthcare analytics are a plus.
- Languages: Fluent spoken and written English essential.
- Experience: 5+ years of experience in Competitive Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Business Analysis, or related roles in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or consulting sectors. Immunology experience is a plus.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and accommodation:
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversityandincl.india@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Accessibility and accommodation
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
