Associate Director, Social Impact Strategy & Reporting

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The Associate Director of Social Impact Strategy & Reporting is responsible for shaping and advancing the company’s global social impact agenda. This role defines and drives strategies that embed purpose into the business, ensuring initiatives deliver meaningful benefits to patients, communities, and society while aligning with enterprise SSI priorities.

The role leads cross-functional planning and delivery: defining goals and KPIs, building execution roadmaps, coordinating with teams, and removing barriers so programs advance equity, access, and innovation with measurable results. 

The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with operational discipline, turning high-level social impact goals into actionable plans and measurable results. Strong communication skills are essential to simplify complex social impact concepts for leadership and external stakeholders. A collaborative mindset, enterprise focus, adaptability, and commitment to continuous learning are critical in a rapidly evolving social impact landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Social Impact Strategy Development & Oversight

• Monitor emerging trends, stakeholder expectations, and regulatory requirements to inform strategy updates.

• Shape and advance the social impact strategy, building roadmaps for priority areas such as human rights, health equity, innovation, and workforce/people initiatives.

• Assess social impact material topic initiatives to ensure they advance SSI goals and strategic business priorities.

• Benchmark against industry leaders and integrate insights to maintain or enhance social impact reputation.

Goal Setting & KPIs

• Establish and monitor KPIs for material social impact topics to drive accountability and performance.

• Partner with business owners to set measurable, auditable goals that support transparency and external disclosures where required.

• Embed supporting KPIs into the enterprise social impact strategy for comprehensive performance tracking.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a strategic connector across Social Impact, Commercial, Medical, Legal, Procurement, and Data teams to align priorities and maintain data integrity.

• Lead internal capability building and thought leadership efforts to embed best practices in social impact strategy across the organization.

Social Impact Reporting

• Prepare high-quality qualitative and quantitative (audit-ready) materials to inform and support reporting requirements.

• Ensure regulatory oversight and compliance with relevant regulatory frameworks and reporting standards (e.g., CSRD, CSDDD), ensuring the business is prepared to meet these obligations.

• Support on internal audit and external assurance requirements for social-related topics. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Public Policy, Business, or related field; Master’s preferred.

• Proven ability to develop and execute enterprise-level strategies that align with business priorities.

• Strong capability to interpret complex data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable plans.

• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.

• Experience building partnerships internally and externally to achieve strategic objectives.

• Familiarity with performance measurement, KPI tracking, and reporting for accountability.

• Strong project management sk