Associate Director, Medical Affairs Capabilities, Strategic Planning & Effectiveness

About the role

The Role We are seeking an Associate Director, Strategic Planning and Effectiveness Lead for Medical Affairs Capabilities (MAC) focused on operational excellence across the portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Refine process frameworks for contracting, resource tracking, and budget reconciliation to strengthen transparency and audit readiness
• Collaborate with finance and key business stakeholders to review the monthly budget, ensuring accuracy of accruals, invoices, and other key budget management responsibilities in alignment with strategic and operational objectives
• Establish robust project governance, KPIs, dashboards, and measurement frameworks to ensure transparency, accountability, and effective decision-making
• Champion continuous improvement and automation initiatives to shorten cycle times and improve stakeholder experience
• Collaborate across MAC team, Digital & Analytics, and enabling functions to accelerate adoption of new processes, tools, and technologies
• Develops agendas for key internal meetings, facilitates effective discussions, documents clear action items, and drives communication and accountability within the MAC organization
• Serves as a strategic advisor to the MAC leadership team, contributing insights that influence operating rhythm, planning cycles, and investment decisions

Qualifications & Experience

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in or resource planning, contracting strategy, or Strategy & Operations, ideally within Commercialization or Medical Affairs
• Strong understanding of financial planning systems (e.g., SAP) and contracts lifecycle management tools (e.g., DocuSign)
• Understanding of Medical Affairs Capabilities Systems (Steeprock, IRMS, iEnvision) is highly valued
• Proven success in building and operationalizing scalable processes that integrate strategy, finance, and execution
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across functions and levels
• High attention to detail balanced with strategic foresight, able to simplify complexity and ensure alignment
• Strong analytical and communication skills; adept at presenting operational insights to senior leadership

Pay

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as discretionary bonuses and long-term incentives.

Schedule

This role offers flexibility to work away from the office for 20%–40% of a typical schedule. Employees may use this work schedule in increments of single days or multiple consecutive days, provided it does not exceed 40% within a 60-day period, and is approved by the hiring manager.