Associate Director, Strategy & Realization (Hh Digital, Data & Analytics)

Job Description

Company Overview:

Our company is on a mission to use the power of digital and data to help us achieve our collective purpose: to use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives. By embracing the potential of digital and data, we are transforming into a globally united, digitally enabled and data focused Human Health organization. The HH Digital, Data and Analytics (HHDDA) organization is developing new capabilities to help unlock business opportunities and deliver on our strategic priorities to deliver the best customer experience, enhance marketing and commercial excellence, and ultimately deliver life-changing medicines and vaccines for better outcomes for all.

Competencies:

The preferred candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit, consultative mindset, strong comprehension of healthcare & pharma industries, defining and enabling strategy, pharmaceutical data landscape, commercial analytics capabilities, and technology. This person should have the ability to create structure, break down unstructured problem statements into solvable chunks and articulate what needs to be answered through innovative solutions.

• The candidate will have demonstrated consistently strong management skills, an ability to work independently and extensively with larger cross functional teams.

• The candidate will have a growth mindset and embody a culture of continuous learning.

• Strong communication skills are essential for a candidate to be successful in this role.

Job Summary and assignments:

The successful candidate for the Associate Director, Strategy & Realization will promote HH – US, Global & International leaders in many aspects of strategy development and execution within HHDDA.

This role is:

Accountable for HHDDA Taxonomy, Demand Management Tool & Project Approval & Review (PAR):

• Acting on behalf of Human Health Operating Committee (HHOC) and HHDDA Leadership Team to successfully rollout the integration of a newly defined taxonomy across Human Health

• Co-Develop and own a new HHDDA demand management tool in effort of increasing transparency and drive consistency across HHDDA, HR, Financial and BU processes.

• Define and convey the product vision to internal team and stakeholders. Ensure alignment between vision and the overall business goals.

• Actively engage and speak with stakeholders to comprehend their needs and expectations. Collaborate with stakeholders to gather feedback, incorporate their input and manage expectations.

• Document the new process, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, and guidelines, to ensure consistency and clarity in its execution.

• Monitoring quality of entries & drive user accountability

• Inform visualization needs to closely align with Taxonomy and synthesize inputs.

• Maintain a taxonomy playbook complete with structured business review templates to facilitate tradeoffs / reprioritization discussions with BU leaders during monthly meetings.

• Partner closely with Operational Excellence team for tracking spend of approved projects and integration of the taxonomy into HHDDA financial forecasting processes.

• Enforce and promote “Run the Business” reviews between HHDDA & Business Unit leads through thoughtful training programs.

• Establish and manage close relationships with partners and stakeholders within HHDDA, Finance, Marketing, Operational Excellence (OpEx) and HR

Strategy Enablement:

• Partner closely with Director, HHDDA Strategy & Realization to maintain and execute strategic planning roadmap; initially driving alignment toward the U.S. market strategy (Global and International Markets to follow) + partner with business stakeholders as needed.

• Collect and integrate data across HHDDA (e.g., demand inventory and business review decks, FTE and non-payroll spend allocation by category, impact metrics for Top Programs & Digital Solutions & Capability Builds (i.e – GAIN, NBX, ClearSight, GenAI)

• Direct strategic rollout and integration of a new taxonomy across core HHDDA & business processes (i.e – Strategic Portfolio Reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Prioritization meetings, etc)

• Synthesize & document key trade-off decisions and HHDDA aspirations for executive audiences.

• Prepare and socialize materials for semi-annual portfolio review meetings with HHOC through clear “story telling”.

• Partner closely with Executive Director, HHDDA Strategy Realization to facilitate QBR discussions (e.g., USMLT QBR trade-offs)

• Create strategy realization KPIs and evaluate results to make necessary adjustments.

• Develop a plan to address the additional needs and/or gaps to enable brand and commercial strategy by working with the functional principals across HHDDA organization.

Location/Commute:

• This position will be hybrid with up to 10%-15% travel for key leadership meetings (Rahway, NJ / Upper Gywnedd, PA) - Preferred

Knowledge & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree

• Minimum of 5 years’ knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry – Including Consulting, Marketing, Strategy or Operations

• Excellent influencing, organizational, communication and partnership skills

• Effective project management skills

• Ability to work effectively across franchises and functions.

• Ability to learn quickly and to assess a variety of scenarios both strategically and operationally and adjust as business needs.

• Strong business acumen and analytical skills

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills

• Budget management

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced degree in business, health system or a related discipline

• Healthcare data

• Life Science or consulting industry

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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Expected salary range:

$135,500.00 - $213,400.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. For Washington State Jobs, a summary of benefits is listed here.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Requisition ID:R286145