Alcon

Associate Director, Novartis Patient Support (NPS) Enterprise Platform Management

Alcon$145K — $270K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred in quantitative fields.
  • 5+ years in product/data management and technology in healthcare or regulated industries.
  • At least 3 years in patient services and reimbursement operations (Pharma or HUBs).
  • Strong understanding of patient services technology landscape.
  • Experience in regulated industries (HIPAA, FINRA, CCPA, etc.).
  • Proficient in user-centered design principles, usability heuristics, and interaction design.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for agent experience with business and technical leads.
  • Ensure communication flow between end users and development teams to enhance agent experience.
  • Develop compliant agent experience focusing on accuracy and transparency.
  • Document product requirements for technical teams to build applications in alignment with business strategies.
  • Update key stakeholders on product status and maintain support for initiatives.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility anywhere in the U.S.
  • Travel required for business purposes, both domestic and international.
  • Engagement with a multidisciplinary team.
  • Opportunity to influence product development and user experience.
  • Access to a comprehensive benefits package including medical and 401(k).
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
#LI-Remote

This position can be based remotely anywhere in the U.S. (there may be some restrictions based on legal entity). Please note that this role would not provide relocation as a result.
This position will require travel as defined by the business (domestic and/ or international).

In this position, you will collaborate with a diverse and multidisciplinary team to gather, structure, and prioritize agent experience related product requirements from stakeholders. Your goal will be to execute your roadmap across our advanced technology stack, delivering scalable. industry-leading services.

Job Description

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
  • Own and drive the agent experience product vision, strategy, roadmap, and end user satisfaction in collaboration with business and other product, design, and engineering leads.
  • Facilitate effective communication between end users and product development teams to ensure the delivery of an efficient agent experience and to translate insights into product features that address user needs.
  • Build best-in-class and compliant, agent experience with accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.
  • Lead the documentation and ongoing maintenance of product requirements for Product/IT to build technical applications across all products working alongside business strategy and franchise teams.
  • Demonstrate deep understanding of the patient services internal and vendor landscape, including Benefit Investigation, Prior Authorization, Co-pay, patient & practice authorizations, consent / opt-outs, and ongoing re-fill management solutions, for all product archetypes.
  • Update key stakeholders (PSC, Franchise, IT, Vendors) on product status to maintain their continued support.


Required Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree in relevant area. MBA or Advanced degree in quantitative subjects (e.g., Computers, Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Social/Life Sci-ences) strongly preferred.
  • 5+ years of product/data management and technology experience in healthcare, life sciences and / or regulated industry.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in patient services and reimbursement operations, either in Pharma or at reimbursement HUBs.
  • Demonstrated understanding within the Patient services technology landscape.
  • Multi-functional experience in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare, preferred.
  • Familiarity with operating in regulated industries (HIPAA, FINRA, CCPA, etc.)
  • Experience in driving results in a matrix organization.
  • Creative analytical person with the capability to provide innovative solutions to challenges and roadblocks.
  • Proven initiative-taker and ability to deliver strongly in a firsthand role.
  • Proven expertise and a solid grasp of user-centered design principles, usability heuristics, and interaction design patterns.
  • Knowledge of information architecture, wireframing, and prototyping.
  • Familiarity with design tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD.
  • Ability to conduct and interpret user research, including user interviews, sur-veys, and usability testing.
  • Understanding of user personas and user journey mapping.
  • Proficiency in applying design thinking methodologies to solve user problems.
  • Ability to facilitate workshops, brainstorming sessions, and influence leadership teams


The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $145,600 and $270,400.00/year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/25 through 12/31/25, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Salary Range
$145,600.00 - $270,400.00

Skills Desired
Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Engagement, Customer Insights, Data Analytics, Digital Marketing, Market Research, Media Campaigns, Product Marketing, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, Waterfall Model

About Alcon

Alcon is a global medical company specializing in eye care products and services. The company's products include surgical equipment, contact lenses, and eye drops. Alcon was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. The company operates in over 70 countries and has over 20,000 employees. In 2019, Alcon became an independent publicly traded company after being spun off from Novartis.
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Size
24,389 employees
Market Cap
$33.3 billion
Industry
Founded
1945
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