Head of Strategic Planning
BridgeBio
August 12, 2026
Remote friendly (Palo Alto County, IA)
United States
Corporate Functions
Responsibilities:
- Lead development and ongoing management of BridgeBio’s long-range strategic plan; translate mission, pipeline, and commercial trajectory into a dynamic view of where the company is going and how it gets there.
- Own the annual strategic planning process (framework, cross-functional alignment, resource allocation/prioritization outputs).
- Drive goal-setting and operational planning processes (OKRs or equivalent) connecting enterprise strategy to affiliate/functional execution.
- Identify and frame key strategic questions; provide structured thinking and rigorous analysis to answer them.
- Partner across R&D, Regulatory, Commercial, and affiliates to evaluate/prioritize pipeline; build frameworks to assess portfolio risk, opportunity, and strategic fit.
- Synthesize external signals (scientific advances, competitors, regulatory shifts, market dynamics) into strategic implications; support competitive intelligence.
- Support licensing/partnership/transaction evaluation with strategic clarity; partner with Legal, Finance, and R&D on diligence/planning.
- Lead Board-level and investor-facing strategy materials.
Qualifications:
- 8 to 12+ years in strategic planning, management consulting, or investment banking with meaningful biopharma/life sciences exposure; top-tier strategy firm experience strongly preferred.
- Substantive biotech/pharma experience (pipeline valuation, rare disease competitive dynamics).
- Experience developing and presenting Board-level strategy materials.
- Strong analytical skills (financial modeling, scenario analysis) and excellent synthesis/storytelling.
- Precise communication; cross-functional collaboration.
- Advanced degree strongly preferred (MBA, PhD, MD, or equivalent).
Benefits (explicitly listed):
- Market-leading compensation; 401(k) match; ESPP; pre-tax commuter benefits; referral bonus; subsidized lunch/parking.
- 100% employer-paid medical/dental/vision premiums; HSA with employer contributions; FSA; fertility/family-forming benefits; expanded mental health support.
- Hybrid flexibility; take-what-you-need PTO and paid holidays; paid medical and parental leave.
- Lead development and ongoing management of BridgeBio’s long-range strategic plan; translate mission, pipeline, and commercial trajectory into a dynamic view of where the company is going and how it gets there.
- Own the annual strategic planning process (framework, cross-functional alignment, resource allocation/prioritization outputs).
- Drive goal-setting and operational planning processes (OKRs or equivalent) connecting enterprise strategy to affiliate/functional execution.
- Identify and frame key strategic questions; provide structured thinking and rigorous analysis to answer them.
- Partner across R&D, Regulatory, Commercial, and affiliates to evaluate/prioritize pipeline; build frameworks to assess portfolio risk, opportunity, and strategic fit.
- Synthesize external signals (scientific advances, competitors, regulatory shifts, market dynamics) into strategic implications; support competitive intelligence.
- Support licensing/partnership/transaction evaluation with strategic clarity; partner with Legal, Finance, and R&D on diligence/planning.
- Lead Board-level and investor-facing strategy materials.
Qualifications:
- 8 to 12+ years in strategic planning, management consulting, or investment banking with meaningful biopharma/life sciences exposure; top-tier strategy firm experience strongly preferred.
- Substantive biotech/pharma experience (pipeline valuation, rare disease competitive dynamics).
- Experience developing and presenting Board-level strategy materials.
- Strong analytical skills (financial modeling, scenario analysis) and excellent synthesis/storytelling.
- Precise communication; cross-functional collaboration.
- Advanced degree strongly preferred (MBA, PhD, MD, or equivalent).
Benefits (explicitly listed):
- Market-leading compensation; 401(k) match; ESPP; pre-tax commuter benefits; referral bonus; subsidized lunch/parking.
- 100% employer-paid medical/dental/vision premiums; HSA with employer contributions; FSA; fertility/family-forming benefits; expanded mental health support.
- Hybrid flexibility; take-what-you-need PTO and paid holidays; paid medical and parental leave.