Associate Director, Strategy & Analytics
About The Position
The Associate Director, Strategy & Analytics serves as the operational and executional lead for the Business Modernization & Commercial Excellence team and as a strategic thought partner to the Head of Business & Technology Modernization and senior commercial leadership. The role helps shape the modernization agenda through rigorous analysis and structured problem-solving, with exposure to strategic planning and decisions across Commercial, Market Access, Operations, Finance, and Digital functions. The position owns portfolio operations for the modernization agenda, develops analytical frameworks and business cases, and turns strategic direction and analysis into leadership-ready materials. It also supports change management, process development, strategic consulting projects, innovation, competitive intelligence, market analysis, and the use of analytics and digital tools. The work is inherently ambiguous, priorities and scope may evolve, and the successful candidate is expected to work independently, anticipate leadership needs, and translate complexity into clear recommendations. The role is part of the Business and Technology Modernization team within the US Vaccines Commercial Operations Business Unit. The team maintains the modernization agenda and roadmap across North America Vaccines and manages a portfolio of initiatives intended to modernize business operations and technology, build commercial capabilities and analytical rigor, and accelerate time-to-value for customers and employees. The position is hybrid and located in Morristown, New Jersey.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience, including experience at a top-tier management consulting firm such as McKinsey, Bain, BCG, or equivalent.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Strong financial acumen and demonstrated ability to develop business cases, ROI models, and budget-tracking mechanisms.
- Exceptional attention to detail and experience managing complex timelines and accountability for deliverables.
- Ability to operate in ambiguous environments with evolving priorities and scope.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively across functions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in commercial activities within the pharmaceutical industry, or specifically in Vaccines, is strongly preferred.
- Ability to rapidly synthesize information and produce clear, professional presentations.
- Fluency with AI tools such as ChatGPT or Copilot and ability to independently integrate them into analytical and strategic workflows.
- Willingness to learn new tools, processes, and subject-matter areas as organizational needs evolve.
Responsibilities
- Own portfolio management and operations for the modernization agenda, including KPI frameworks, portfolio value and health synthesis, and surfacing risks, dependencies, and strategic tradeoffs to senior leadership.
- Develop analytical frameworks, decision-making methodologies, and strategic planning processes for the modernization agenda.
- Develop ROI models, cost-of-inaction analyses, and value-realization tracking in partnership with Finance.
- Create clear presentations and materials for quarterly business reviews, leadership updates, and stakeholder communications.
- Design and maintain dashboards, reporting mechanisms, and decision-support tools that provide leadership visibility into performance.
- Establish and manage the formal intake process for consulting requests, including scoping, timelines, deliverables, and project offboarding.
- Develop executive-level presentations and use data storytelling and structured business cases to influence decision-makers.
- Drive adoption of modernization initiatives through change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, and organizational capability building.
- Contribute to new ways of working and practical, repeatable processes for functional teams.
- Lead or co-lead strategic initiatives by defining problems, developing analytical frameworks, and producing data-driven recommendations.
- Support operationalization of the Innovation Accelerator and processes that encourage continuous improvement.
- Research and synthesize market opportunities, competitive intelligence, and voice-of-customer insights.
- Use data analytics and digital tools to support decision-making and identify process-automation opportunities.
- Anticipate emerging business questions and independently develop analysis to address them.
Benefits
- Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare, prevention, and wellness programs.
- At least 14 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave.
- Employee benefit programs; eligibility may apply.
- Rewards package recognizing employee contributions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
