Senior Manager, Strategic Options & Assessment (SOA), HOCT

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Position Summary:

Strategic Options and Assessment (SOA) team members are thought partners to global program teams (GPTs) and leadership decision makers. SOA team members enable value-driven decisions, aid Global Program Teams (GPTs) and decision makers in strategic framing to quantify risk profiles and generate valuation analyses of possible development paths. SOA team members empower high-quality decisions, derive insights into the tradeoffs among options, and clearly communicate findings to GPTs, program leadership, and company leadership to impact opportunity level, asset level, therapeutic area level, and enterprise level decision making and maximize pipeline value.

Role Responsibilities:

• Individual will apply therapeutic area expertise, risk assessment (probability of technical success), and financial analysis to drive the organization toward high-quality investment decisions at the opportunity and asset level using quantitative models and processes, conducting workshops, and facilitating discussions as a strategic partner to the Global Program Lead (GPL).

• Provide timely updates on projects and TA at internal SOA meetings and use project management tools to track progress and achievements.

• Implement decision analysis tools and processes (e.g., influence maps, impact scoring cards) to support strategic decision-making in collaboration with cross-functional leaders.

• Participate in the facilitation of strategic workshops to help GPTs define frameworks, assess options, and identify key value drivers and trade-offs.

• Establish and maintain healthy working relationships with key stakeholders influencing decisions and prioritizing work.

• Partnering within broader Portfolio Analytics Team in developing methodologies and approaches for contextualizing TA level portfolio decisions (e.g., portfolio prioritization, value baselining, long term financial plan, etc.). Supporting ad hoc requests and portfolio level activities as needed.

• Senior Manager level candidates are expected to function as SOA leads within programs and perform job activities independently.

• Senior Manager level candidates are expected serve as a resource for others in the broader Team of BD and Portfolio Analytics.

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate degree in science, engineering, economics, or other quantitative discipline, OR an undergraduate degree in a non-quantitative discipline, combined with significant quantitative experience.

• Senior Manager requires 3+ years post-degree related experience

• Expertise in spreadsheet modeling and analysis.

• Experience with forecasting, financial modeling, and/or valuation.

• Experience with matrix stakeholder management and comfort with ambiguity

• Knowledge of the drug development process.

Preferred Skills:

• Significant training or experience in management science or decision analysis to support decision making under uncertainty.

The starting compensation for this job is a range from $152,150-$184,400 , plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).

The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. 

Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 

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