Business Planning Lead

About the role

Lead role, aligned to the Franchise Head, serving as business partner and core member of the Franchise Leadership Team. Dotted line reporting into Head of Oncology innovation and business planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and implementation of franchise goals/scorecard and priorities by collaborating with key internal cross functional stakeholders
• Drive strategic planning processes by partnering with brand teams to produce, review, and continuously update strategic plans aligned with business objectives
• Lead brand strategic planning projects, ensuring key achievements are achieved and progress is monitored against established timelines and deliverables
• Prepare comprehensive planning outputs and present strategic recommendations to senior leadership to support critical decision-making processes
• Cook up financial (budget) planning and processes (HLOP, DLOP, BSP, tactical plan, etc.) as well as sales operations—be the liaison between HO and field in terms of ensuring key deliverables and plan execution
• Lead operational planning processes including budgeting, ensuring strategic alignment with broader business objectives, timelines, and resource requirements
• Serve as Project Management champion and critical link into Central Portfolio Management Office, providing inputs for accurate demand capture, risk identification and mitigation strategies aligned to US Oncology Scorecard
• Coordinate portfolio prioritization within brand teams and provide strategic support to therapeutic areas (TAs) for resource allocation and execution of key priorities
• Lead the planning and execution of all franchise (FLT/National sales meetings) and above franchise (ONx) level meetings, develop and maintain calendar of key leadership touchpoints throughout the year
• Develop and lead franchise or functional communications, including weekly update emails, and engagement plan

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Life Sciences, or related field
• 5 + years of pharmaceutical marketing and/or sales experience with deep industry knowledge
• Comprehensive understanding of pharmaceutical business including commercial operations and drug development processes
• Showed ability to lead teams through ambiguous situations by providing transparency, structure, and strategic focus
• Expertise in strategic planning processes, tools, and methodologies
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical capabilities, and executive influencing skills
• Sophisticated understanding of forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes
• Excellent project management, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Cross-functional team leadership experience with stakeholder management capabilities

Skills

• Expertise in strategic planning processes, tools, and methodologies
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical capabilities, and executive influencing skills
• Sophisticated understanding of forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes
• Excellent project management, communication, and relationship-building skills
• Cross-functional team leadership experience with stakeholder management capabilities
• Experience in therapeutic area strategy and portfolio management
• Advanced analytics and business intelligence expertise
• Global pharmaceutical market experience

Pay

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $190,432.80 - $285,649.20 USD. Annual and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Schedule

Hybrid: 3 days a week in office