Associate Director, Corporate Strategy

About Servier

Servier in the U.S. is a Boston-based, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company launched by Servier Group in 2018. As a privately held organization, Servier is uniquely positioned to advance cutting-edge science, tackle underserved therapeutic areas, and make patients the focus of every strategic decision.

Role Summary

The Associate Director, US Corporate Strategy reports directly to the Head of US Corporate Strategy as a critical member of the CSDO (Corporate Strategy, Development & Operations) team. This person will serve as the strategic partner for our haematological cancer portfolio while designing and executing cross-functional initiatives that are critical to the company’s success. 

The Associate Director, US Corporate Strategy will be responsible for owning and supporting major projects and workstreams that are a priority our haematological cancer portfolio or Servier Pharmaceuticals overall. Work includes problem solving, leadership, developing subject matter expertise, and addressing critical business challenges. The Associate Director works as part of a team but is also expected to lead cross-functional teams such as commercial, insight and analytics, medical, finance, and patient office to prepare and deliver compelling executive presentations and supporting analyses for recommendations.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Strategic Planning & Deliverables

• Support management, creation, and coordination of the Servier Pharmaceuticals strategic planning cycle and deliverables.
• Engage internal subject-matter-experts develop content for US and global strategic deliverables.
• Take ownership of individual workstreams, especially those related to our haematological cancer portfolio, by leading framing, project planning, cross-functional engagement, final strategy and story development.
• Support and help optimize strategic planning cycle/calendar

2. Strategic Support of Financial Planning

• Pressure test forecasts and financial plans to ensure alignment with US priorities, vision and goals.
• Lead development of executive-level presentations that distil detailed and robust analysis into clear, actionable insights.
• Generate opportunity assessments and business cases (e.g., ROI, NPV, breakeven analysis).

3. Strategic Projects

• Lead and support cross-functional strategic projects that are highest priority to the US Leadership Team.
• Own strategic projects including scoping, framing, timelines, analysis, decision enablement and management of implementation.
• Leverage market, industry, competitive, and internal data to generate insights, design and facilitate strategic workshops, and develop comprehensive recommendations with supporting rationale.
• Identify, scope, and ideate on business transformation opportunities

4. Support CSDO Team Success

• Actively engage with CSDO colleagues to ensure the team is working efficiently and effectively to communicate insights and mitigate risks associated with our haematological cancer portfolio.
• Support team offsites, events, and the development and tracking of goals & budgets.
• Be an active contributor to the collaborative and transparent team culture.

Education and Required Skills

• Undergraduate degree with business and science focus, graduate degree (MBA, PhD) preferred
• 7+ year of professional work experience, ideally in both strategy consulting and a strategic role in the life sciences industry
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with comfort preparing research and data analysis to support business recommendations
• Experience leading without authority and gaining cross-functional alignment
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills including to executive-level audiences
• Professional and confident with an ability to work with all levels of colleagues, including senior leaders
• Understanding of oncology or rare disease markets, drug development, regulatory processes, and commercial and market access dynamics preferred
• Proficient with MS Office tools – particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Outstanding track record of success in past professional and academic endeavours

Travel and Location

• On-site in Boston Seaport office at least 3-5 times per week
• Travel ~5-10% of the time for meetings/workshops with Global, external conferences, and internal meetings/off-sites

Servier’s Commitment

Servier is committed to modeling diversity, equity, and inclusion within the industry. We are dedicated to fostering an environment that maintains equitable treatment for all and we welcome applicants who are passionate, committed, and innovative individuals. We encourage candidates to apply to our open roles as we are always willing to consider experiences and skills beyond what is listed in the job description.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.