Director, Business Excellence Lead - Renal

Role Summary

Director, Business Excellence Lead, located at East Hanover, NJ. This role requires up to 20% travel (domestic and international) and cannot be performed remotely. It provides ongoing strategic, operational, and business planning recommendations to the Integrated Product Strategy Team to increase the impact of our products by integrating product and portfolio insights across functions and translating strategy into actionable actions. The role leads preparations for performance reviews, investor relations, and business reviews with leadership teams, and drives cross-functional execution to deliver patient impact.

Responsibilities

• Run the Integrated Product Strategy, including setting 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
• Ensure 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 is required in 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+ year commercial experience preferably with multi-functional experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or consulting environment
• Preferred: Demonstrated strategic acumen
• Preferred: Strong analytical skills and an ability to generate insights and develop relevant action plans
• Preferred: Strong ability to simplify complex concepts & strategies and “tell a story” orally and in writing
• Preferred: Curious, with excellent 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
• Preferred: Experience working collaboratively across the matrix
• Preferred: Strong influencing skills, and the ability to exercise tact and diplomacy in stressful situations
• Preferred: Ability to manage multiple priorities and a heavy workload