Head of Global Life Science Strategy & Market Intelligence

Merck Group • $150K — $200K *
Burlington, MA 01803In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Reposted 1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's and postgraduate degrees (MBA, MS, PhD).
  • 8+ years in strategic project delivery within complex organizations (preferably life sciences, biopharma, or biotech).
  • Project leadership experience in addressing strategic challenges.
  • Strong self-starter with minimal guidance.
  • Demonstrated impact orientation rather than activity focus.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams with diverse skillsets.
  • Exceptional relationship-building skills with stakeholders.
  • Effective communicator of complex topics, especially to C-suite.
  • Skilled in creating compelling presentations under time constraints.
  • Analytical and quantitative finance capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy development for Life Science on a global scale.
  • Align strategic objectives with financial resources and collaborate across functions.
  • Drive execution of strategic programs and ensure vision realization.
  • Conduct thorough market intelligence to identify growth opportunities.
  • Leverage AI for enhanced market intelligence and strategy differentiation.
  • Coordinate with the Life Science Executive Team for strategic alignment and decision-making.
  • Foster a collaborative leadership style focusing on team and organizational growth.

Benefits

  • On-site position with 4+ days/week in Burlington or Darmstadt office.
  • Opportunities for international travel.
  • Inclusive work environment emphasizing collaboration and team development.
  • Engagement in high-impact strategic initiatives in the life sciences sector.
Full Job Description
Work Location: Burlington or Darmstadt office
Shift: No
Department: LS-SB-E Strategy & Market Intelligence
Recruiter: Lizi Masuko

This information is for internals only. Please do not share outside of the organization.

Your role:

Lead end-to-end strategy development for Life Science on a global scale, shaping priorities through an in-depth understanding of the market, customers, competitors, and the organization. Specifically, you will:
  • Align strategic objectives with capabilities, capacity, and financial resources across the sector; collaborate closely with finance, business, HR, and other functions.
  • Lead Life Science strategic programs and projects to ensure realization of strategic vision and plans.
  • Ensure balance between short-term objectives and long-term strategic value creation.
  • Conduct market intelligence, assessing the industry, competitive landscape, and customer strategies, identifying opportunities for growth and response to threats and disruption.
  • Enhance the use and utility of AI in market intelligence and strategy development as a source of differentiation.
  • Work with the Life Science Executive Team to identify interdependencies, drive strategic alignment, prepare strategic decisions, cascade strategic objectives into the organization, and coordinate execution.
  • Provide an inclusive and collaborative leadership style focusing on individual and organizational development; systematically improving strategy capabilities within the own team and beyond.


Who you are:

Minimum requirements:
  • Bachelor's and postgraduate degrees (MBA, MS, PhD).
  • 8+ years' experience developing and delivering strategic projects at the top level of complex organizations, e.g., in management consulting and corporate strategy roles. Strong preference for prior life science, biopharma, and/or biotech experience.
  • Project leadership for tackling strategic, critical challenges.
  • Proven self-starter, identifying and solving strategic challenges with limited guidance.
  • Strong focus on impact over activity.
  • Mobilization and leadership of cross-functional teams with wide ranges of skillsets and backgrounds.
  • Relationship-building across a wide range of stakeholders and ability to drive diverse interests towards alignment.
  • Effective communications of complex strategic topics to various audiences, including C-suite.
  • Development of compelling documents and presentations at pace.
  • Exceptional curiosity, rapid ramp up into new content and context.
  • Prioritization across competing demands for attention and capacity.
  • Understanding of the life sciences ecosystem, biopharma value chain, and market dynamics.
  • Management and development of international, diverse teams.
  • Strong analytical skills and quantitative / finance capabilities.


Preferred requirement:
  • Postgraduate degree (MBA, MS, PhD) in Business and/or Science.


On-site position: 4+ days/week (Burlington or Darmstadt office) and ability to travel (including internationally) orking days.

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