The Target Pay Range for this position is $169,000 - $210,000 annually. At Antech, pay decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, experience, education, training and budget.

Job Purpose/Overview

Mars Science & Diagnostics) is the newest division of Mars Petcare, the global leader in Petcare: Mars Petcare | Mars Incorporated.

Science & Diagnostics (SDx) is dedicated to building an outcome focused organization that brings to bear products and services that help pets stay healthy longer and support the people that love and care for pets - from pet professionals to pet owners. SDx uses science and technology to advance preventive health, early and precision diagnostics, and monitoring for pets. Our culture is centered on our guiding philosophy, The Five Principles: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom.

We understand that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today, and that's why we're inspired to make A Better World for Pets.

The SDx business consists of multiple product / service lines across the diagnostics spectrum across services (e.g. Reference Labs services), medical devices (i.e. point of care diagnostics and imaging equipment) and consumer-facing product (i.e. At-Home diagnostics). SDx is seeking a highly motivated and self-driven Strategic Initiatives Senior Manager to join our growing organization. In this role, the individual will be responsible for supporting the execution of key initiatives to support the value creation & strategic goals of the company. This individual will also help drive end-to-end implementation plans and work closely with cross-functional teams and the Leadership Team to ensure successful delivery of those initiatives. The Sr Manager, Strategic Initiatives will also serve as a key thought-partner to the Director of Strategic Initiatives on a variety of strategy-related topics. This role will report into the Director of Strategic Initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategic Initiative Execution: Support the execution, implementation, and tracking of enterprise transformation and strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities, timelines, and intended outcomes.
• Strategic Planning & Analysis: Partner with the Director and VP of Strategy to support strategic planning, develop recommendations, conduct analyses, and provide insights that inform key business decisions.
• Strategic Analytics & Insights: Lead deep-dive analyses on high-priority strategic questions, leveraging data and cross-functional input to identify opportunities, risks, and actionable recommendations.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Manage dependencies across initiatives, align stakeholders, identify risks and resource constraints, and support effective prioritization and decision-making.
• Governance & Leadership Support: Coordinate strategic governance forums (e.g., transformation reviews, program boards, SteerCos), including meeting preparation, stakeholder alignment, decision tracking, and follow-up actions.
• Program Management & Performance Tracking: Provide project management support for strategic initiatives, maintain project plans and reporting, and develop dashboards, tools, and metrics to measure progress and drive accountability.
• Executive Communications & Special Projects: Prepare executive communications, presentations, and business reviews, while supporting special strategy projects, enterprise initiatives, and ad hoc analyses as needed.

Education and Experience

• Required qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years of program/project management experience
  • 4+ years of experience in management consulting and / or strategy execution

• Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience with enterprise-wide cross-functional initiatives and change management
  • Demonstrated experience in supporting complex projects with significant business impact
  • Strong ability in communicating with and influencing senior stakeholders
  • Experience in the animal/medical diagnostics industry
  • Experience with financial modeling and analysis

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Problem Solving - Ability to assess a broad range of solutions and effective at developing structured approaches to problems and adapt to changing contexts
• Organizational Agility - Can navigate matrixed organization & cross-functional teams effectively
• Standing Alone - Reliable with a strong sense of personal responsibility
• Dealing with Ambiguity - Comfort with diving into ambiguous situations to understand key issues and structure a clear path forward
• Communication Skills - Strong written, oral and visual (PPT) communication skills

Travel

Some travel may be required (~10% of the time).

Working Conditions

This role will be based in New York,NY.

The associate is regularly required to apply manual dexterity, including hand/wrist flexibility, for computer keyboarding. The associate frequently is required to sit for extended periods of time, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The associate is frequently required to hear and speak in order to use the telephone, make presentations and communicate with people in an office environment. The associate is occasionally required to sit and stoop, bend, kneel, or crouch. The associate may occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

The associate will primarily work in a typical office environment including use of cubicles, computers and overhead lighting. Temperature extremes will be minimal to nonexistent. The associate will be required to use a computer, spreadsheets, data base management, email, and the Internet. The associate must occasionally use media equipment such as an overhead projector, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams.

Benefits

Antech offers an industry competitive benefits package and continues to invest in and evolve benefits programs that meet the health, wellness and financial needs of our associates.

Benefits eligiblity is based on employment status.

• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision (Multiple Plans Available)
• Basic Life (Company Paid) & Supplemental Life
• Short and Long Term Disability (Company Paid)
• Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition/Continuing Education Reimbursement
• Life Assistance Program
• Pet Care Discounts