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Associate Director Strategy

Thoratec Switzerland GmbH

Publication date:
22 November 2024
Workload:
100%
Contract type:
Permanent position
Place of work:Basel

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Abbott Established Pharmaceutical Division (EPD) is looking for a</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Associate Director Strategyfor its global Pharma Division Headquarter based in Allschwil- Basel.Primary Job FunctionEPD's Strategic Management Office (SMO) has been tasked with (1) defining growth objectives around portfolio, markets and technology requirements (2) shaping the organization for effectiveness and (3) ensuring sustainability of the processes and operating model defined under the first two objectives.The Associate Director of SMO would be responsible for structuring, building and rolling out the strategy management office and projects across EPD. End to end design, detailing, execution and project management of key projects of Established Products Division. The position is responsible for working with and/ or leading cross functional teams across the commercial geographies.Key focus areas of the role would be defining where the EPD should play and how to win (markets, therapeutic areas and technology imperatives), project management of organizational transformation initiatives (driven with internal and external capabilities) and geographic expansion of existing assets (through development of regional manufacturing hub strategies in conjunction with Operations) that would yield efficiencies and margin expansion across the BU.The role will also support business in defining and articulating project management across the organization, creation of internal and external insights framework and preparation of BU Project Frameworks and executive briefing documents.Associate Director of SMO will lead EPD internal and external cross-functional teams to assess optimal process and organizational design and make recommendations around structure, operating set-up and ultimate end state.This role will work in a matrix across EPD and support functions to enable a consistent and structured approach and buy in from GMs and Regional Functions.Core Job Responsibilities<ul><li>Build best in class organization.</li><li>Continually refine the future vision of EPD. Develop structured processes to ensure sustainability of the business.</li><li>Identify and conduct detailed design of strategic / transformational initiatives and projects, bringing in best practices and insights from internal and external sources (market, competition and other industries) into the project design.</li><li>Influence BU leadership on changes arising out of key project recommendations, with sound logic and supporting insights.</li><li>Assess what EPD needs to do differently, what capabilities this will require and how this compares with EPD organizational capabilities today.</li><li>Assess and challenge all departmental processes with an eye towards innovation and operational excellence.</li></ul>Minimum Education<ul><li>Graduate from a reputed institute; MBA from a reputed institute highly preferred</li></ul>Minimum Experience/Training Required<ul><li>8-10 years of total experience required including experience with top tier management consulting firm</li><li>Prior experience in driving strategic projects and cross functional teams is a must.</li><li>Prior experience in emerging markets is a must.</li></ul>Skills and Competencies Required<ul><li>Strategic and Project Management conceptualization and articulation skills</li><li>Ability to effectively communicate and influence in a matrix and at Sr. Management level</li><li>Problem solving skills, business acumen, industry knowledge and project management skills</li><li>Data analytics and quantitative skills</li><li>Accountability for delivering high quality results</li><li>Ability to multitask and work within a matrix organization</li><li>Being adaptable towards new situations and having an out of the box approach</li></ul>Do you like the sound of this job and think you’ve got what it takes? Then send us your CV today. We look forward to receiving your application as pdf.(If you want to upload several documents, don`t save in between uploading them to be able to do so. Once you save your uploads, you will not be able to add more documents)</div>

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