Associate Director, Corporate Strategy

Sarepta Therapeutics • Cambridge, MA

1d • $160,800 - $201,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Corporate Strategy works within Sarepta’s small internal consulting team, supporting high-priority corporate initiatives. The role spans diverse projects and requires independently driving and resolving ambiguous, complex problems with limited oversight, using consulting experience to help deliver the Executive Committee’s vision.

The team’s work includes strategic planning, long-range financial planning, portfolio strategy and prioritization, benchmarking, rapid-response initiatives, and functional strategic projects. The Associate Director coordinates annual strategic planning with the Head of Corporate Strategy, helps connect it to Sarepta’s long-range plan, and supports Finance during annual budget planning. The role also monitors the competitive landscape across the portfolio and leads and contributes to cross-functional consulting projects, from scoping and analysis through project management and communication of results to senior stakeholders.

This is a hybrid position. The employee is expected to work onsite at one of Sarepta’s U.S. facilities and/or attend company-sponsored in-person events from time to time. Travel may be required as business needs arise, although routine travel is not required. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. The targeted salary range is $160,800–$201,000 per year.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline.
• At least 7 years of professional experience.
• Direct experience in biotech or pharmaceuticals.
• Significant prior consulting experience at a top-tier management consulting firm.
• Demonstrated ability to independently drive and resolve ambiguous, complex questions with limited oversight.
• Ability to communicate with C-suite stakeholders, synthesize information, and present clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of basic business structure and drug development, including standard functions and their interdependencies in the drug development process.
• Ability to perform detailed financial analysis, including eNPVs, IRRs, and other financial modeling as needed.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong work planning and project management capabilities, including scoping and executing projects and developing actionable insights and recommendations.
• Full proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and understanding of how to develop fully dependent Gantt charts.
• Track record of forming strong working relationships at all levels and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Must be able to travel as business needs arise.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or higher, or MBA.
• Strong motivation to help bring transformative treatments to patients.
• Eagerness to learn about all facets of the biotech business.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate annual strategic planning with the Head of Corporate Strategy, connecting it to Sarepta’s long-range plan and supporting Finance through annual budget planning.
• Monitor the competitive landscape and keep leaders informed about the status of programs inside and outside Sarepta’s portfolio.
• Collaborate with project leads to define goals, scope, workstreams, analytical approaches, success measures, stakeholders, and roles and responsibilities.
• Design and drive analyses to answer key questions, including identifying sources, analyzing data, developing presentation outputs, securing stakeholder buy-in, independently executing work, and pressure-testing results.
• Develop integrated presentations covering project processes and content for project leads.
• Manage cross-functional project activities, including scheduling and coordinating meetings, setting objectives and agendas, documenting decisions and action items, identifying and monitoring risks, aligning senior stakeholders, and tracking progress against goals.
• Present analyses to senior management and lead presentations to smaller groups.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across organizational levels and functions, including HR, BD, R&D, CMC, and Commercial, with interactions extending to the Executive Committee.
• Maintain current priorities, action items, and open questions to proactively advance workstreams.
• Perform detailed financial analysis, including eNPVs, IRRs, and other financial modeling as needed.
• Travel as business needs arise; routine travel is not required.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Benefits and work-life resources supporting physical and emotional wellness, financial wellness, and caregivers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior