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We're Hiring: Director - Strategy & M&A Delivery Partner

Position Summary:

The Director, Strategy and M&A Delivery Partner serves as a liaison between the Strategic Execution Team (SET) and assigned business unit verticals, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership teams.

This individual is responsible for understanding business unit needs, aligning SET resources, and facilitating collaboration across SET functions - including Market Intelligence, Strategy Development & Business Development (M&A), Corporate Development (M&A), Global Products & Solutions, and Venture.

A critical part of this role is ensuring the delivery of insights and strategic recommendations that drive clarity in decision-making, accelerate operating income/EBITDA growth, and enable business expansion.

The ideal candidate is a resourceful problem-solver with understanding of strategy execution and the ability to engage with senior leaderships with credibility and influence.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Partnership & Business Unit Engagement

• Serve as the SET contact for assigned business group and business unit verticals, deeply understanding their strategic priorities, challenges, and opportunities.
• Act as a facilitator, ensuring business unit verticals effectively navigate SET’s capabilities to address their needs.
• Guide business unit verticals in prioritizing and sequencing strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Ensure strategy recommendations and insights translate into clear, data-driven decisions that enhance business performance, growth, and profitability.
• Build strong relationships with SET leaders and team members to understand their expertise and capabilities, ensuring alignment between SET resources and business unit needs.

Resource Allocation & Cross-Functional Facilitation

• Coordinate across SET functions (Market Intelligence, Strategy Development & Business Development (M&A), Corporate Development (M&A), Global Products & Solutions, and Venture) to bring the right expertise and resources to each initiative.
• Ensure active rotation of SET leaders to intentionally increase business unit exposure, highlighting key expertise domains that can add value to the business unit.
• Drive integration across multiple strategic initiatives, ensuring a cohesive and coordinated approach.

Executive Communication & Influence

• Develop and deliver high-impact thought leadership for senior business leaders.
• Synthesize strategic insights into clear, concise, and actionable recommendations for executive audiences. 

Strategy Execution & Performance Management

• Support assigned business unit verticals in translating strategic direction into actionable execution plans, identifying key milestones and success metrics.
• Monitor progress on strategic initiatives, proactively identifying risks and mitigation strategies.
• Drive measurable impact by ensuring strategic initiatives directly contribute to EBITDA growth and business expansion.
• Ensure continuous alignment between business unit performance and long-term strategic objectives.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 8+ years directly related and progressively responsible experience
• Previous experience in consulting, mergers and acquisitions, corporate development, or finance in healthcare industry preferred
• Degrees/Certifications: Advanced degree or MBA preferred

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills to interpret complex data sets and derive actionable insights
• In-depth knowledge of healthcare or pharmaceutical market research methodologies, both primary and secondary, with the ability to conduct thorough market analyses
• Ability to think strategically and develop long-term plans based on market insights and organizational goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively to various audiences.
• Strong project management skills, with the a