Associate Director, US Strategy & Planning
About the role
The Associate Director, US Commercial Strategy is a critical contributor on the US Market Strategy team, responsible for Commercial Strategy, Launch Strategy and Operations, and Customer Experience in the US Market. This role partners closely with leadership across Oncology, Specialty, Pharma & ID, Commercial Excellence & Innovation, and Digital Human Health. The position reports to the Director, US Commercial Strategy Lead and works to develop long-term commercial strategy and identify opportunity spaces in partnership with key stakeholders, including the US Country Council Leadership Team.
Responsibilities
- Strategy Development: Lead end-to-end strategy support—define opportunity spaces, structure approaches, conduct analyses, translate insights into Commercial Strategy, align stakeholders through workshops, and deliver executive-ready presentations.
- Translate strategic opportunity spaces into now/near/next strategic blueprints with realization owners.
- Partner on high-priority strategic initiatives that drive transformational impact and position the US market for future success.
- Resource Prioritization & Optimization: Develop frameworks and models to support data-driven resource allocation decisions across products and functions. Identify critical assumptions and prioritization model logic.
- Generate strategic insights from data and apply those insights to strategic opportunity spaces.
- Work with corporate & global strategy to ensure tight integration with the US Market.
- Build effective and sustainable partnerships with internal stakeholders and leading external organizations to ensure the US commercial strategy is forward-looking, well-rounded, and represented in the appropriate healthcare context.
Qualifications
Education
- Required: BA/BS degree.
- Preferred: MBA or MPH degree.
Experience and Skills
- Minimum of 5 years of work experience in Strategy Development, Marketing, Sales, Access/Policy, Commercial Operations, and/or Organizational Transformation.
- Strong executive presence, including advanced written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to analyze external and industry trends, form educated opinions, and deliver tangible recommendations to key stakeholders.
- Understanding of the 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 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.
- Exceptional working knowledge of MS Office applications, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
- Ability to lead without direct influence and inspire impact through strong collaborative relationships.
- Demonstrates a high degree of ethics and integrity.
Required Skills
- Adaptability
- Agile Project Management
- Business Strategies
- Commercial Strategies
- Corporate Strategy Development
- Customer Satisfaction
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Developing Proposals
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- Environmental Scanning
- Executive Presence
- Feasibility Studies
- Global Strategy
- IT Demand Management
- Market Research
- Pharmaceutical Market
- Portfolio Management
- Prioritization
- Project Management
- Resource Allocation
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Strategic Initiative
- Strategic Insights
Pay
The salary range for this role is $142,400.00 – $224,100.00. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for an annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- Paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days