Senior Strategy Manager, Global Healthcare Company (4558)

The role – objective:

• Build your network within the companies leadership, through direct exposure to the JPN President, who reports to the Global CEO, and JPN leadership team
• Familiarize yourself with the companies Japan management style and core business imperatives, thus positioning her/him for a future high-impact assignment.

The responsibilities – contents:

• Strategy development: formulate analysis and proposals on behalf of the President and/or leadership team (e.g.: proposals outlining benefits of a commercialization strategy for the Global Pharma CEO, investments on M&A/partnering opportunities for the Board of Directors, etc)
• Internal consulting: structure problems, evaluate alternatives, and define solutions for high-impact business issues (i.e.: evaluation of “go-alone” vs. “go with partner” commercialization strategies, design of a transformation program for an underperforming franchise, etc)
• Commercial Digital Transformation: design strategies to upgrade the pharma traditional go-to-market with novel approaches, leveraging digital channels, customer centricity, content marketing, smart analytics, recommendation engines, and agile marketing practices; lead execution of pilots to proof that these strategies have positive market impact/ROI.

The role –future:

• After ~1-2 years in the role, and depending on the candidate’s interest and aptitude, high-impact assignments in the Local or Global (Headquarters) are in scope

Requirements

• Consulting background with top tier consulting company
• High motivation to succeed in an international environment, as well as high interest in Pharmaceuticals
• Strategy consulting background (required), MBA from top global school (nice to have), and industry experience (nice to have)
• 3 to 7 years of professional experience; excellent structuring, analytical, and communication skills
• Fluent in English (TOEIC 800 or above) and business level Japanese (JLPT N2 or above)
• Solid communication skills and to be able to interact and negotiate with upper management
• Strong presentation skills