Ad, Strategic Planning, Cas

Job Description
Our Human Health Digital Data and Analytics (HHDDA) team is innovating how we understand our patients and their needs. Working cross functionally we are inventing new ways of engaging, interacting and measuring with our customers and patients leveraging digital, data and analytics. We are seeking a dynamic talent to support the Vice President of Commercial Analytics and Digital Solutions (CAS). This role will enable strategic capability builds, drive operational effectiveness, and engage with the broader CAS team. The AD, Analytics Strategy and Planning will collaborate closely with the HHDDA leadership team, the CAS leadership team and, Global Marketing to achieve organizational outcomes.
The individual will act as the Chief of Staff to VP of Commercial Analytics and Digital Solutions, playing a critical role in developing and enhancing the strategic capabilities of CAS in support of Human Health organization. This role will anticipate, identify, understand, engage in, and support effective prioritization of priorities and opportunities across the CAS in a timely and effective manner. Primary Responsibilities: Understand and assess the team's current capabilities, identifying areas for improvement and enable development of strategic capability roadmaps Accountable for the efficient governance of key meetings and communication from the VP office. This includes attendee management; decision-oriented meeting agendas; capture, tracking and follow-up of action items and working with the appropriate colleague(s) to ensure seamless planning and logistics.- Communicate and ensure understanding of objectives across the organization. Drive the support of all ET, HHOC and/or market, HHDDA LT needs, quarterly business reviews , OKR tracking and adhoc requests, through proactive info gathering and presentation prep, ensuring quality and timely submissions Proactively identify and execute projects of importance to HHDDA and CAS, overseeing management and coordination of key initiatives. Manage day-to-day operations, including budgets, financial management, resource allocation, and vendor management. Activate the office of VP, CAS to drive a strong culture, alignment with strategic priorities and transformation agenda, through thoughtful partnership with various team across HHDDA. Enhance the effectiveness of the Office of CAS, HHDDA by proactively taking on work and adding value in ways such as preparation and review of presentations, briefing documents, speaker prep, triaging and responding to questions and requests, organizing and prioritizing materials for review, etc. Represent the VP, CAS in meetings across the organization as needed. Required Experience and Skills: 6+ years of experience in pharmaceutical and/or consulting industry and/or Ph.D in technical disciplines Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills. Exceptional communication, association, and alliance skills, with the ability to influence and partner with stakeholders at all levels. Strong business acumen and a proven track record of driving initiatives forward. Excellent project management skills, handling multiple outcome-focused initiatives simultaneously. Ability to work through ambiguity and make critical decisions. Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation capabilities. Ability to be on-site in Rahway Headquarters 2-3 days a week. Preferred Experience and Skills: Experience in healthcare data, analytics Experience in Life Science or consulting industry Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MA/MS) preferred. Our Human Health Division maintains a "patient first, profits later" ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide. Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). -Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.
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$135,500.00 - $213,400.00
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05/17/2024
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A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Requisition ID: R294368