Director, Business Excellence Lead - Renal

Role Summary

The Director, Business Excellence Lead will be located at the East Hanover, NJ site (remote work not available) and will require 20% travel as defined by the business. The role provides ongoing strategic, operational, and business planning recommendations/plans to the Integrated Product Strategy Team (IPST) to increase impact of our product(s). It integrates product and portfolio insights and analytics across functions, distilling the most important insights and actions that drive impact. The position leads preparations for critical performance reviews, investor relations and business reviews with leadership teams and oversees cross-functional impact reviews to assess progress against KPIs integrated across functions. The role leads strategic core initiatives across the product/portfolio with long-lasting impact for patients in need of, or treated with, our products, translating strategy into execution with operational specificity to drive impact.

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+ 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 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