Strategy Associate Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated leadership in pharmaceutical incentive compensation.
• Outstanding program and project management skills, especially across a broad, complex portfolio of brands, segments, field teams, and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to communicate and negotiate effectively with senior sales and brand leaders and key stakeholders.
• Experience leading teams and managing strategic vendor partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, plan, and execute.
• Deep understanding of sales incentive mechanics.
• Excellent strategic thinking, business acumen, and problem-solving skills.
• Skills listed include adaptability, brand management, business decisions, communication, customer relationship building, financial analysis, incentive compensation, leadership, results orientation, sales, sales strategy development, strategic planning, strategic support, strategic thinking, teamwork, financial acumen, partnership management, people leadership, product management, sales initiatives, and strategic objectives.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree, such as an MBA or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop effective, compliant sales incentive plan designs aligned with sales and brand strategic priorities, company compensation principles, financial controls, and compliance standards.
• Lead sales incentive plan execution, including objective setting, plan implementation, administration, payout, corrective actions, and financial accruals.
• Ensure sales incentive plan designs are implemented and executed on time, with prompt and accurate payouts.
• Oversee the sales incentive plan governance process and partner with Legal and Compliance to ensure plans align with policies and guidelines.
• Anticipate future sales incentive needs related to events such as launches, shifts in strategic prioritization, and field expansions or restructures, and plan accordingly.
• Partner with the Incentive Comp Data, Innovation, and Sales Crediting team.
• Manage a team of Senior Specialists and the vendor relationship to ensure plan-related work is executed as expected.
• Provide strategic, operational, and consultative support to the Human Health sales organization.
• Manage SIP program delivery within agreed timelines and budgets.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision healthcare benefits.
• Other insurance benefits for employees and family.
• Retirement benefits, including a 401(k).
• Paid holidays.
• Vacation.
• Compassionate and sick days.
• Eligible for an annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.