Director, Strategy Engagement Lead

This position is based in East Hanover, NJ and is not remote. Only local candidates will be considered; relocation assistance is not provided. Travel up to 20% (domestic and/or international) may be required, with specific expectations defined by the hiring manager.

About the Role

Reporting to the Executive Director, US Business Strategy Lead, this role drives day-to-day strategy engagements within US Business Strategy. The Director, US Strategy Engagement Lead translates the pillar lead’s agenda into structured projects, aligns stakeholders, delivers decision-ready recommendations, and ensures smooth execution handoffs.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of strategic framing, issue trees, hypotheses, opportunity sizing, and US commercial enterprise strategy narratives.
• Coordinate functional strategy inputs and pressure-test alignment with US commercial enterprise priorities.
• Synthesize market, customer, competitor, policy, portfolio, financial, and operating model inputs into clear strategic choices.
• Prepare US long-term-ready recommendations, strategic options, and trade-off narratives.
• Coach Associate Directors and Managers to ensure analyses, narratives, and stakeholder processes meet executive quality standards.
• Own assigned engagements within US commercial enterprise strategy development, functional strategy alignment, annual/quarterly strategic planning, market/competitive synthesis, and US long-term decision options.
• Manage workplans, stakeholder alignment, synthesis, recommendations, and handoff quality.

Requirements

Education:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Preferred: Advanced degree (Master of Science and/or MBA).

Experience:

• 8+ years of consulting, corporate strategy, commercial strategy, strategic operations, transformation, or relevant pharma/healthcare experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead 1-2 complex strategy engagements concurrently with senior stakeholders and ambiguous scope.
• Strong hypothesis-driven problem solving, facilitation, storylining, analytical synthesis, and influence without authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Top-tier consulting, corporate strategy, commercial strategy, project leadership, or transformation experience.
• Experience converting recommendations into roadmaps, owners, KPIs, and governance handoffs.

Pay

The salary for this position ranges from $185,500 to $344,500 per year, determined by relevant skills and experience. Upon joining, salary will be reviewed periodically. The published range may change based on company and market factors.

Compensation includes a performance-based cash incentive and eligibility for annual equity awards.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, life, and disability benefits.
• 401(k) with company contribution and match.
• Generous time off package, including vacation, personal days, holidays, and other leaves.