Associate Director Business Operations Partner - Deerfield IL
About The Position
The Associate Director - Business Operations Partner - Rheumatology and Nephrology will serve as the Business Operations Partner to the RDBU Rheumatology and Nephrology. This role acts as a trusted strategic advisor to the General Manager and Brand Leadership Team, helping to translate insights into action by identifying growth opportunities, connecting strategy to execution, and enabling better, faster business decisions. Working closely with the Business Operations Director, Commercial Data & Analytics, Finance, and cross-functional partners, this role brings together data, insights, and business context to improve performance, strengthen strategic planning, and ensure disciplined execution of business priorities.
Requirements
- Required skill set, education requirements, and experience as detailed by the hiring company.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted Business Operations partner to the General Manager and Brand Leadership Team.
- Support the development and execution of Business Unit strategy by integrating commercial insights, market dynamics, financial perspectives, customer feedback, and competitive intelligence.
- Proactively identify business opportunities, performance gaps, emerging risks, and strategic trade-offs, bringing forward actionable recommendations.
- Challenge assumptions and provide an objective, data-driven perspective to support business decisions.
- Partner with Commercial Data & Analytics, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate data into meaningful business insights and recommendations.
- Monitor business performance, identify trends, and help drive proactive actions to accelerate growth and improve execution.
- Support scenario planning, strategic analyses, and executive decision-making through structured problem solving and business storytelling.
- Develop executive-ready presentations and business narratives that simplify complex information and facilitate leadership discussions.
- Support Business Unit planning processes, including brand planning, business reviews, forecasting, Long Range Strategy (LRS), and Quarterly Business Reviews.
- Ensure strategic priorities are translated into clear execution plans with defined owners, milestones, and success measures.
- Establish feedback loops and performance metrics to monitor progress and support continuous improvement.
- Coordinate cross-functional alignment to ensure timely execution of key initiatives and leadership decisions.
- Improve ways of working by introducing structure, governance, and best practices into the Business Partnership function that enhance collaboration and execution with the BU.
- Lead or support strategic projects and cross-functional initiatives that advance Business Unit priorities.
- Contribute to the continuous evolution of Business Operations by sharing best practices, tools, and lessons learned across Business Units.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
