Strategic Initiatives Manager

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Strategic Initiatives Manager We are seeking a Strategic Initiatives Manager to join our Enterprise Growth and Business Development team! This is an opportunity to shape the future of MSK as a thought leader and project driver by guiding strategic planning, evaluating high-impact business opportunities, and enabling data-driven decisions that fuel growth. In this role, you will partner with leaders to identify and execute strategic priorities while developing rigorous qualitative and quantitative analyses that inform key strategic initiatives. You’ll be part of a team that is passionate about solving complex, meaningful challenges that measurably impact the strategic direction of MSK.

Requirements

Experience in a strategic, competitive intelligence, analytic, or research position
Demonstrated skills in strategy development, strategic planning and/or business development
Analytical competencies to assess strategic opportunities and develop growth plans
Experience assembling, evaluating, and understanding large amounts of complex information to make business recommendations.
Proficient with Excel tools and functions (Pivot Tables, vLookup, ectc..).
Highly developed leadership facilitation, communication, planning, and presentation skills
Exhibit a sense of curiosity about the world and an experimentation approach
A good decision-maker, with proven success making timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
Skilled at building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives and goals
An effective communicator, capable of determining how best to reach different audiences and driving communications based on that understanding
Resilient in recovering from setbacks and skilled at finding detours around obstacles
Able to navigate effectively even when things are not clear or the way forward is not obvious

Nice To Haves

Experience with SQL or a dashboarding tool (Tableau or PowerBI) a plus

Responsibilities

Serve as an individual contributor to diverse teams that are tasked with developing and assessing new insights and ideas that will drive forward our strategy
Support execution of the enterprise strategic plan, monitor progress toward strategic goals, and enable communication across the organization
Work in partnership with clinical and administrative leaders to facilitate the development and implementation of strategic priorities aligned with the enterprise strategic plan
Support the production and evaluation of program-specific strategies including workshop facilitation, framework development, and identification of implementation roadmaps
Deliver presentations to key stakeholders on MSK’s internal dynamics, competitive and industry dynamics, and the interplay between these elements
Research and remain current on existing and evolving evidence-based strategic management methodology to ensure continuous improvement in the outcomes of the team
Translate ambiguous business problems into structured questions that can be answered analytically and strategically.
Translate complex analyses back into a straightforward narrative that can be understood by business leaders.
Find creative approaches to answering questions that do not have a clear methodology or data source.
Support the development of market position and competitor analyses, and other research as needed
Work across all levels of the business by establishing trusting and collaborative relationships with a wide range of peers, senior executives, and external contacts