Director Strategy and Execution, Corporate Development-Healthcare

ARI (Axcel Recruiting Inc.); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

ARI (Axcel Recruiting Inc.) seeks a Director of Strategy and Execution for Corporate Development–Healthcare to drive corporate strategy across Retail, Healthcare, and Pharmacy. You will engage with C‑Suite stakeholders, oversee large-scale change initiatives, and lead multi-disciplinary teams from strategy through execution.

You will conduct analyses, translate insights into recommendations, and help design and implement complex cross-functional programs in collaboration with senior executives

Responsibilities

• Leads and/or works with multi-disciplinary teams (product management, product development, sales, customer solutions, corporation communications, and operations) to develop and implement strategic initiatives. Conducts strategic analyses, prepares business cases, and performs business intelligence research.
• Contributes to business growth by developing organic and inorganic growth strategy.
• Develops and drives strategic initiatives based on thought leadership of current trends and analysis relevant to the appropriate domain.
• Effectively cascades and implements initiatives properly aligned with the enterprise-wide priorities.
• Develops appropriate opportunities to implement strategic priorities and current development efforts.
• Defines a robust stakeholder approach to engage the business for an effective end-to-end strategy delivery model.
• Provides functional and industry expertise to support analysis and review of business development opportunities.
• Collaborates within Strategy to identify opportunities for cross-functional synergies and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborates with Business Services to enable seamless integration from strategy formulation to execution.
• Leads work streams and virtual teams.
• Presents findings and recommendations up through Executive Committee level.

Job description

Director Strategy and Execution, Corporate Development-Healthcare

Job Summary

Directly Reports into the Global Chief Innovation Officer.

• Have direct contact with executive stakeholders (C-Suite) and a high degree of independence and executive presence
• Conduct analyses, interview clients and their customers, plan and facilitate workshops, translate conclusions into recommendations and help design and implement large-scale organizational-change programs or initiatives
• Gathering and analyzing data and contributing to the team’s recommendations, strategic innovative thinking skills, complex cross-functional project lead experience
• The Director of Strategy will be responsible for corporate strategy formulation and execution in various areas of the business including Retail, Healthcare, and Pharmacy.
• In collaboration with senior executives, other senior clients, and M&A team members, the Director of Strategy will be responsible for corporate development activity.
• By monitoring, analyzing, and interpreting trends, become a source of insight with the ability to lead complex cross-functional projects, problem solve, and innovate.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads and/or works with multi-disciplinary teams (product management, product development, sales, customer solutions, corporation communications, and operations) to develop and implement strategic initiatives. Conducts strategic analyses, prepares business cases, and performs business intelligence research.
• Contributes to business growth by developing organic and inorganic growth strategy.
• Develops and drives strategic initiatives based on thought leadership of current trends and analysis relevant to the appropriate domain.
• Effectively cascades and implements initiatives properly aligned with the enterprise-wide priorities.
• Develops appropriate opportunities to implement strategic priorities and current development efforts.
• Defines a robust stakeholder approach to engage the business for an effective end-to-end strategy delivery model.
• Provides functional and industry expertise to support analysis and review of business development opportunities.
• Collaborates within Strategy to identify opportunities for cross-functional synergies and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborates with Business Services to enable seamless integration from strategy formulation to execution.
• Leads work streams and virtual teams.
• Presents findings and recommendations up through Executive Committee level.