Associate Director, U.s. Strategy & Planning

The Associate Director, US Strategy and Planning (S&P) is a critical contributor on the Strategy & Planning team, which is responsible for leading and realizing US commercial strategy, by working in close partnership with the business units: Oncology, Vaccines, US Pharma and PAH/Rare Disease, alongside key stakeholders across the enterprise. As a member of the Strategy and Planning (S&P) team, this position partners to develop long-term strategy & make strategic investment recommendations working in close partnership with key stakeholders, to include the USMLT (US market leadership team).

This team gleans insights, understands, informs, and provides recommendations relating to pivotal external healthcare and macro trends that could impact the US Market and translate how the evolution of the dynamic healthcare and macro environment should shape our strategic choices, commercial model evolution, and transformation priorities.

This position reports to the Director, US Human Health Market Strategy.

Primary Responsibilities

• In collaboration with Marketing, Finance, and other revenue-enabling functions, lead the evolution of LROP and the Annual Profit Planning process for the US Market
• Act as a strategic partner with business units and brand teams to help them understand the impact of macro trends and their strategic implications.
• Work with corporate & global strategy, to ensure tight integration with the US Market
• Lead and facilitate strategic discussions to include but not limited to external trends, competitor strategies, potential disruptors and translate these into actionable strategic priorities/recommendations.
• Lead cross-functional projects that aim to inform or build above-brand / business unit strategies, capabilities, and solutions that will tangibly enhance our commercial operating model.
• Support the development of long-term Strategic Roadmap to guide the US market’s ongoing commercial transformation.
• Build effective and sustainable partnerships with internal stakeholders, as well as leading external organizations, to ensure that our Company's point of view is well-rounded and represented in the appropriate healthcare dialogue.
• Partner on high-priority strategic initiatives that will drive transformational impact and position the US market, for future success.

Position Qualifications

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Required: BA/BS degree
• Preferred: MBA or MPH degree

Required Experience And Skills

• Understanding of US / Global Healthcare ecosystem.
• Energized by working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment in strong partnership with peers and key stakeholders, both within and outside the US market.
• Strong project management and execution skills
• Inspire impact through strong collaborative relationships. Ability to lead without direct influence.
• Strong vision for the future, with the ability to inspire change, translate data into business implications, gain support, and partner to drive organizational transformation and operating model evolution.
• Ability to analyze external and industry trends, form educated opinions and deliver tangible recommendations to key stakeholders.
• Strong executive presence to include advanced written and verbal skills.
• Minimum of 7 years of work experience to include Strategy Development, Marketing, Sales, Access / Policy, Commercial Operations, and/or Organizational transformation.
• Strong fluency in written and spoken English.
• Demonstrates high degree of ethics and integrity.

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Employee Status

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship

No

Travel Requirements

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements

On-Site

Shift

1st - Day

Valid Driving License

No

Hazardous Material(s)

n/a

Requisition ID:R253133