Strategic Analysis & Planning Lead

Agilent Technologies•Santa Clara, CA

11d•Remote

About The Position

Agilent is a customer‑centric organization structured around the markets we serve: Life Sciences and Diagnostics Group (LDG): Serving Pharma, Biopharma, Clinical, and Diagnostics customers by delivering solutions for life science research, patient diagnostics, and safety testing. Applied Markets Group (AMG): Advancing Agilent's leadership in Food, Chemicals & Materials, Semiconductor, and Energy markets. Agilent CrossLab Group (ACG): Enabling customers across all markets through services, software, informatics, automation, consumables, and workflow solutions. Position Summary The Strategic Analysis & Planning Lead plays a critical role in developing market intelligence, financial insights, and strategic business case rigor that inform Agilent’s long‑term direction. Reporting to the VP of Enterprise Strategy, this leader partners closely with the enterprise strategy team, Group Strategy leaders, FP&A, and Segment Marketing. This role emphasizes financial analysis, ROI and cash‑conversion performance assessment, forecasting, and the use of AI tools to enhance analytical quality and efficiency. The Strategic Analysis & Planning Lead identifies emerging trends, evaluates competitive and market conditions, and highlights new growth opportunities, with a preference for candidates with healthcare, life sciences, or scientific tools industry experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree; business, finance, or life-science-related field preferred.
7+ years’ experience in strategy, business development, market analysis, consulting, investment banking, FP&A, or related disciplines.
Deep experience in market and business assessment, including primary and secondary research, market modeling, and business case development.
Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills, particularly in matrixed and globally distributed organizations.
Excellent communication—written, verbal, executive presentation, and interpersonal.
Proven ability to operate in a fast‑paced, ambiguous, highly cross‑functional environment.
Leadership maturity, high emotional intelligence, and the ability to constructively challenge assumptions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in healthcare, life sciences, diagnostics, or scientific instrumentation industries.
Demonstrated ability to use AI tools for market analysis, forecasting, or business optimization.

Responsibilities

Market & Financial Insight Development Define business and market taxonomy and partner with Market Intelligence to maintain segmentation and market-sizing models. Build deep insights into market structure, competitive behavior, and financial performance through systematic evaluation of value drivers. Collaborate with Finance and FP&A to assess ROI, cash conversion rates, rolling forecasts, and scenario modeling.
Strategic Opportunity Assessment Work with Enterprise Portfolio and Corporate Development to evaluate white‑space markets and adjacent expansion opportunities. Review and ensure rigor in strategic business cases, challenging assumptions and ensuring strong sensitivity analysis. Monitor macroeconomic, regulatory, and competitive trends to identify risks, disruptors, and long‑term implications.
AI‑Enabled Analysis & Efficiency Leverage AI tools to improve market analysis, forecasting accuracy, and analytical productivity. Identify opportunities to automate and streamline workflow, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of efficiency and modern analytical practices. Evaluate how AI, including generative tools, can drive better insights and faster execution.
Leadership, Collaboration & Communication Mentor team members in research methodologies, analytical frameworks, financial modeling, and business case development. Partner with Market Intelligence to deliver quarterly “state of the market” insights for senior leadership. Collaborate cross‑functionally with Segment Marketing, Group Strategy, FP&A, Corporate Development, and executive leaders.