Director, Business Excellence Lead, ASCVD

Role Summary

Location: East Hanover, NJ (on-site). This role requires 20% travel (domestic and/or international). The Director, Business Excellence Lead will provide strategic, operational, and business planning recommendations to the Integrated Product Strategy Team to increase impact of our products, integrating product and portfolio insights and analytics across functions to distill the most important insights and actions that drive impact.

Lead preparations for critical performance reviews, investor relations and business reviews with various leadership teams; as well as lead cross-functional team impact reviews to assess progress against KPIs that are integrated across all functions. Lead strategic core initiatives across the product/portfolio that will have long lasting impact for patients in need of, or treated with, our products and the ideal candidate is passionate about both strategy, insights and analytics and operational specificity required to translate strategy to impact. This individual will play an integral role in driving excellence in execution across the business.

Responsibilities

• Run the Integrated Product Strategy, including the setting of priorities, agendas, action items, and follow-ups
• Lead strategic, operational, and business planning recommendations/plans to GM and leadership teams
• Lead integration of product insights from multiple functions to prioritize the most impactful actions
• Lead preparations for impact reviews with various stakeholders across local and global landscape
• Lead creation of investor relations package and narrative for assigned product(s)
• Lead large cross-functional strategic projects that aim to improve operational efficiency and/or result in significant customer impact
• Partner with finance and insights and analytics to identify criteria for, and measure resource allocation decisions
• Ensures alignment to, compliance with, and ownership of all NPC policies, including the Code of Conduct and all applicable laws and regulations

Qualifications

• Required: 8+ years in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or healthcare consulting industry inclusive of at least 2 different types of cross-functional roles/experience
• Required: 2+ years in project management and translation of strategy into execution
• Required: 2+ years leading complex projects requiring global and local alignment
• Required: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant area; MBA or relevant graduate degree preferred
• Preferred: Therapeutic area experience
• Preferred: 2+ years within a significant consultancy group (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain)
• Preferred: Minimum 5+ years of commercial experience with multi-functional experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare or consulting
• Preferred: Demonstrated strategic acumen; strong analytical skills and ability to generate insights and develop actionable plans
• Preferred: Ability to simplify complex concepts and “tell a story” orally and in writing; curious with strong listening skills; able to challenge current thinking
• Preferred: Track record of exceptional performance and execution that drives results
• Preferred: Ability to lead, manage and motivate teams, with or without authority; experience working across the matrix
• Preferred: Strong influencing skills and diplomacy in stressful situations; ability to manage multiple priorities