Executive Director, Neuroscience Portfolio Strategy Lead

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Position Summary

 

The Executive Director, Neuroscience Portfolio Strategy Lead will partner with the Neuroscience Therapeutic Area (TA) Leadership Team and Disease Area (DA) Councils to shape, integrate, and monitor Disease Area and Therapeutic Area strategies. The role will ensure strategic clarity, disciplined portfolio decision making, and strong connectivity between DA/TA strategy, enterprise priorities, and portfolio governance. The ED is responsible for coordinating TA aligned resources across Portfolio Analytics, Competitive Intelligence, and Enterprise Governance and will partner closely with Drug Development to align strategy with prioritization decisions. This leader brings strong cross functional business acumen and proven experience driving strategic, data informed portfolio choices across complex R&D and commercial environments.

Key Responsibilities: 

• In partnership with the TA Leadership Team and Disease Area Councils, shape and integrate Therapeutic Area and Disease Area strategies
• Drive portfolio‑level decision support, ensuring DA/TA strategies directly inform enterprise prioritization and investment choices
• Coordinate TA‑aligned resources across Portfolio Analytics, Competitive Intelligence, and Enterprise Governance to deliver consistent, data‑driven insights
• Drive core TA portfolio processes, including but not limited to portfolio prioritization, active portfolio management, and scenario planning
• Partner across R&D, Commercial, Business Development, and Drug Development to maintain alignment between strategy, execution, and enterprise portfolio priorities
• Develop clear strategic narratives and recommendations for senior management reviews and key governance forums

 

Qualifications & Experience

• 15 years of experience in pharma with diverse, cross-functional experience (e.g., Commercial, R&D, Manufacturing, etc.)
• Experience in TA and partnering with Commercial/Global Drug Development/Research & Early Development preferred
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills: effectively structures business problems; leverages data to identify insights and inform recommendations
• Demonstrated success in mobilizing cross-functional matrix teams to drive optimal business results
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including an ability to interact and communicate to senior level executives.
• BA/BS required. MBA or other Advanced degree strongly preferred

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Compensation Overview:

$269,790 - $326,922

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 

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