Director, Strategy and Business Operations

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Position Summary

Reporting to the VP, Purpose/ESG/Health Equity, the Director, Strategy and Operations, drives the development and implementation of the Purpose/ESG/Health Equity strategic plans. In this role, you are responsible for supporting the implementation of our Purpose/ESG/health equity strategy, calibrating goals and KPIs, tracking progress, and reporting results. The successful individual must possess the ability to analyze complex business issues, manage divergent stakeholders, and bring together multiple concepts across functions. It is expected that this individual will be experienced in helping lead large scale, enterprise-wide transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and Insights

• Drives development and effective implementation of the Purpose/ESG/health equity strategy.
• Ensures that strategies are clearly understood by all stakeholders and that the organization is achieving its strategic goals at the optimum pace.
• Oversees annual planning process to ensure alignment with key business partners and across Purpose/ESG/health equity. Implement regular processes for sharing plans across the function and more broadly.
• Monitors the external landscape to stay abreast of industry and functional macro trends to inform and educate stakeholders and incorporate into Purpose/ESG/health equity strategic plan and processes.

Governance, Capabilities & Processes

• Creates and executes an ongoing department governance framework for a global function that is timely, efficient and promotes collaboration, information sharing and best practices.
• Accountable for continual process improvement, reducing inefficient processes and unnecessary work across the department; streamlines to remove costs where possible.
• Oversees annual planning process to ensure alignment with department strategy and key business partners.
•  Leads and manages operational calendars to support shared visibility to key events, speaking engagements, business milestones, etc.

Research, Analytics, Measurement & Reporting

• Manages all Purpose/ESG/health equity scorecards and results reporting, including external benchmarking and measurement of our overall performance.
• Manages Purpose/ESG/health equity headcount and budget process that includes monthly reporting and measurement for all department members.

Project Management, Planning & Logistics

• Leads and manages planning and logistics of internal and external engagements of the senior leaders of Purpose/ESG/health equity.
• Accountable for agenda development and planning of all Purpose/ESG/health equity team meetings.
• Responsible for management of overall Purpose/ESG/health equity budget.

Qualifications & Experience

• 15 years of demonstrated experience in project management, strategy and operations, consulting; corporate affairs and pharmaceutical experience preferred.
• Superior verbal and interpersonal communications skills, as well as strong presentation and facilitation skills.
• Professional maturity and experience working effectively with executive leadership and governing boards.
• Excellent writing and research skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong project management experience, with ability to develop and execute clear action plans.
• Collaborative leadership style and commitment to developing an organizational culture that seeks different perspectives and embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Proactive, highly motivated self-starter with a high level of intellectual, prof