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Scope:
Serves as Chief of Staff and works closely with the R&D Japan Head as a strategic thought-partner to refine the Vision and create from that an operationalizable Strategy. Supports the R&D Japan Head in transforming and running the organization. Drives the creation of the R&D Japan Leadership Team vision and execution of unified strategy through setting agendas, priorities and objectives for that team, including management of their meetings
Leads R&D Japan transformational activities, as well as strategic execution of operational activities, in partnership with relevant functions
Proactively manage R&D Japan Head's commitments with other key advisors to ensure proper planning and preparation for upcoming events and meetings, both internal and external. Identify areas of focus for R&D Japan Head and ensure alignment with R&D and enterprise needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy and Operations
Manage LT interactions (including leadership meetings and functional governance reviews, record minutes and follow up on actions)
Develop yearly objectives and priorities for the year, and translate these priorities into actionable functional plans, and track progress against these plans
Identify emerging risks through leadership dialogue, remediate and/or escalate these as appropriate
Engage with disease strategy teams (DSTs) to develop disease strategies
Identify emerging initiatives, and serves as a PMO for tracking and reporting progress, providing support to RDSP strategy implementation leads where applicable
Develop annual budgets in partnership with R&D finance, tracks resource requirements, and progress against value capture objectives
Drives quarterly budget projections for R&D including resource requirements, escalation of business risks, and tracking of progress against goals.
Tracks resourcing requirements and occupancy strategy in partnership with Human Resources.
Provide support and prep for external and internal engagements, including operational support for interchange at major congresses and Business Reviews
Play a central role in developing the functional calendar - including planning for business reviews, town halls, employee engagement opportunities
Support integration efforts when needed, partnering with HR, RDSP, Finance and other enabling roles
Portfolio Operations
Supports R&D Head in strategy execution and portfolio management (e.g., assess portfolio status, risks, systemic challenges to portfolio strategy execution), in collaboration with PSI&R on fit-for-purpose portfolio insights and analytics to enable informed decisions.
Drives early and late Drug Development portfolio prioritization in Japan and management processes (e.g., alignment on prioritization criteria, with resource management & long-term financial planning), in partnership with PSI&R, Commercial, BI&A. Partners with Commercial Portfolio Strategy to facilitate annual portfolio prioritization.
In collaboration with P&SO Lead, supports R&D Head in strategy execution and portfolio management; collaborates with PSI&R on fit-for-purpose portfolio insights and analytics that enable informed decisions for Japan.
Professional experience and qualifications
Degree in Life Sciences or Business Management, and advanced degree in related discipline preferred.
10-15 years of experience with the Pharmaceutical industry,
Experience with Clinical Development across multiple therapeutic areas and/or development stages
Proactive, organized and capable of working in an agile work environment and bringing structure to vaguely defined problems while using creative yet pragmatic problem-solving approaches
Ability to build strong, trusting relationships, lead large/complex programs, and work across divisions, diverse business backgrounds and cultures.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Strategic thinker who sees the bigger picture and possesses high business acumen; understands how the parts impact the whole (end to end enterprise) and makes the best decisions for the whole
Excellent influencing and negotiating experience and capabilities in a matrix environment. Must be able to interact with senior leaders from across the enterprise and as such is seen as a highly regarded and a credible leader
Strong project management and execution skills, and is able to manage multiple projects and prioritize as needed. Ability to plan and conduct projects within a multi-disciplinary environment.
Experience as Chief of Staff is a plus
Business operations experience and familiarity with divisional management preferred
Above business level English
Has a proven track record of delivering results
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