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Director, Strategic PlanningMerck • Rahway, NJ, US
Director, Strategic Planning

Director, Strategic Planning

Merck • Rahway, NJ, US
17 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Oncology R&D Strategy Leader

The Enterprise Strategy Office (ESO) develops, implements, and drives enterprise strategy in support of our company, its customers, and other stakeholders. The scope of this group includes strategy development, strategy execution and value realization, enterprise strategic planning, risk management, and strategic venture investments in healthcare as part of our Global Health Innovation fund. Together, we identify business critical opportunities, frame and evaluate options, and ensure effective implementation and cross-functional engagement to realize impact.

Oncology is a key area of focus for our company, and our portfolio is large, diverse and evolving rapidly. Within ESO, we provide deep strategic partnership in developing, assessing and shaping our strategy at the portfolio, indication and asset level, as well as the capabilities we need to continue delivering transformative therapies to patients.

Position Description : The person in this role will help develop and drive oncology R&D strategy priorities, tackling complex and often ambiguous questions that have significant upside for our company. They will work with senior leaders to identify and frame important topics, conduct rigorous assessments that can inform leadership decision-making; develop, refine and lead oncology strategic initiatives across our company; and help evolve and establish capabilities needed for our company's oncology research & development to be successful.

This individual will collaborate cross-functionally with oncology leaders across our company and will be a critical partner across multiple teams. They will be charged with solving problems, driving value, and building a coalition of support that is needed for the creation and adoption of change. This individual will foster a psychologically safe, diverse, and inclusive environment by leading teams both directly and indirectly and mentoring special assignment partners.

Primary Responsibilities :

  • Partner with oncology senior management and leaders to identify high-value strategic imperatives
  • Lead the framing, assessment, and recommendation of key initiatives in collaboration with executive leaders across oncology
  • Develop fact-bases using internal and external data sets to support leadership decision making
  • Interrogate a deep and broad research & development portfolio to aid in resource allocation, prioritization and maximization of patient impact
  • Bring to bear experience in oncology (across discovery, translational sciences, development and commercialization) to identify capability gaps and ways to evolve
  • Lead internal and external teams to drive ideas from conception to implementation
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to support implementation and deliver on key objectives
  • Drive cultural engagement with diverse and inclusive teams

Position Qualifications :

  • Education and industry experience requirement : PhD in a relevant scientific discipline (oncology preferred) or MD from a top ranked program, equivalent experience considered
  • 4+ years of strategy management consulting experience from a top-tier firm (e.g., BCG, McKinsey, Bain) or equivalent strategy experience driving R&D programs
  • Minimum of 5+ years of biopharma-related experience post PhD / MD in a relevant strategy consulting or industry context, with deep expertise in oncology R&D
  • Experience managing teams as well as external vendors
  • Required Skills :

  • Advanced degree (or equivalent experience) with demonstrated capability across diverse roles and functions
  • Problem solving and insight generation ability to frame and conceptualize complex, ambiguous questions and drive towards clear, substantiated answers relevant to the questions at hand
  • Strong analytical skills with ability to efficiently interrogate different types of data to deliver relevant, high-quality insights
  • Strong communicator with excellent verbal and written skills; ability to communicate effectively with senior management and across all levels of the business
  • Demonstrated leadership qualities with the ability to empathize, listen, and enable other colleagues to thrive
  • Ability to influence decision-making in a highly matrixed organization
  • Strong business acumen, with ability to build consensus
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and solve problems, focusing on the highest-impact initiatives
  • High emotional intelligence; growth mindset with strong curiosity and intrinsic motivation
  • Collaborative team player who is organized, coachable, and driven to improve
  • Location : Rahway, NJ preferred with the potential opportunity for placement in Boston

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