Head of Strategic Planning

IDEXX • Westbrook, ME

2d • $175,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Corporate Strategist on our Corporate Strategy team, you’ll advance innovative, industry-leading diagnostic, software and technology solutions for pets, people and livestock. You’ll execute strategies and help make critical decisions surrounding three impactful pillars: Executive-level communications: The Senior Corporate Strategist will work with senior leadership across the organization to coordinate our strategic planning process and lead enterprise projects. Robust, top-down communication will be essential to the role and your skillset in driving multi-stakeholder projects will be a key driver of the impact you can have. Structured thinking and organization: The Corporate Strategy group, and this role in particular, must take a structured approach to managing process, working closely with teams in different lines of business on key topics, and delivering comprehensive strategies. Data-driven and context-enabled analysis: You’ll work hand-in-hand with the team’s Advanced Analytics group to develop key data for strategy work. You’ll also work alongside our Competitive Insights Lead to contextualize market opportunities. Location: You’ll need to be within a reasonable driving distance to Westbrook, Maine. This is a hybrid or on-site position, with the expectation that you'll be at our Westbrook headquarters at least 2-3 days a week. The work you’ll lead: In this role, you’ll advance priority enterprise strategic focus areas: You’ll drive high-priority strategic projects, including adjacent market assessments, and cross-functional initiatives aimed at delivering business growth You’ll co-lead the enterprise strategic planning process with the Head of Strategy, Corporate Development, and Advanced Analytics You’ll partner with colleagues across functions and teams, including those in Competitive Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, and Corporate Development, to develop insight-rich strategic assessments and/or proprietary assets You’ll maintain and update key annual market analyses, as well as frame and execute creative discrete market analyses, including customer, competitor, supplier, and distributor analyses You’ll develop rigorous statistical analyses and financial models to estimate market sizing opportunities (e.g. adjacencies, expansion) You’ll translate market insights into actionable recommendations for senior leadership, supporting strategic planning, product development, pricing strategies, and market expansion efforts You’ll assist in developing content and materials for Board presentations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, economics, or related field; MBA or advanced degree required, if less than 3 years of job experience in consulting or investment banking
• 3-5+ years experience working in a consulting or investment banking firm preferred
• Direct experience in corporate strategy, strategic planning, management consulting, or related roles, preferably in healthcare (ex: pharmaceuticals or medical products) or software
• Experience distilling complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations
• Executive facilitation and influencing skills, with the ability to effectively present findings and recommendations to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders; exceptional written and verbal communication skills are important
• Ability to structure problems, create digestible frameworks, and distill complex problems into a linear narrative
• Critical thinking, including ability to anticipate market trends and identify opportunities for business growth and differentiation
• Adaptability to changing market dynamics and ability to evolve thinking
• Financial acumen and ability to develop market models and executive-level strategic assessments; deep familiarity with PPT and Excel is a minimum requirement
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deliverables

Responsibilities

• Drive high-priority strategic projects, including adjacent market assessments, and cross-functional initiatives aimed at delivering business growth
• Co-lead the enterprise strategic planning process with the Head of Strategy, Corporate Development, and Advanced Analytics
• Partner with colleagues across functions and teams, including those in Competitive Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, and Corporate Development, to develop insight-rich strategic assessments and/or proprietary assets
• Maintain and update key annual market analyses, as well as frame and execute creative discrete market analyses, including customer, competitor, supplier, and distributor analyses
• Develop rigorous statistical analyses and financial models to estimate market sizing opportunities (e.g. adjacencies, expansion)
• Translate market insights into actionable recommendations for senior leadership, supporting strategic planning, product development, pricing strategies, and market expansion efforts
• Assist in developing content and materials for Board presentations

Benefits

• Base salary of $175,000+ (based on experience)
• Opportunity for an annual bonus and equity
• Health / Dental / Vision benefits from day one
• 5% matching 401k
• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees