Manager - Global Commercial Strategy

Elsevier Inc. Company; Georgia; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid Vacation

Educational Assistance

Disability, Life and Accidental Death

Job summary

Elsevier Healthcare Education seeks a Manager of Global Commercial Strategy to drive the portfolio strategy for Databases & Tools. You will lead data-driven analyses, inform go-to-market plans, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize revenue growth across global markets.

The role requires 5–8 years in strategy or consulting, strong problem-solving, and experience with SaaS monetization. Based in the US with time-zone flexibility to collaborate globally.

Qualifications

• Five to eight years of business/corporate strategy or consulting experience with a global perspective.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams across global markets in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic commercial workstreams or small projects independently.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; ability to translate data into actionable business recommendations; proficient in Excel & PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic commercial workstreams that shape portfolio investments and pricing across regions.
• Develop and apply data-driven analyses to inform market opportunities and go-to-market strategies.
• Collaborate with Product, Strategy, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to maximize revenue growth.
• Design revenue models (subscription, licensing, data-as-a-service) and monetization across regions.
• Test new products/markets and prioritize opportunities with senior leadership.
• Communicate insights and recommendations to senior leaders with clear, structured storytelling.

Skills

Cross-functional

Problem solving

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

SaaS

Communication

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Manager - Global Commercial Strategy

Elsevier Healthcare Education (EHE) brings together the company’s evidenced-based nursing, health and medical education information with its advanced digital learning, assessment and enterprise solution platforms designed to better serve healthcare educators, students, and institutions worldwide by improving learning outcomes and clinical readiness for future healthcare professionals. Elsevier’s Healthcare Education business unit is prepared to shape the future of learning by delivering AI-enabled SaaS courseware, clinical experiences, and assessments to help students build foundational knowledge, develop and apply clinical judgment skills, and prepare for licensure success. Examples include: Sherpath AI, ClinicalKey Student, Osmosis, Shadow Health, Complete Anatomy, HESI, and Elsevier 360 for Nursing.

About The Role

Reporting to the VP, Global Commercial Strategy, Elsevier Healthcare Education, the Manager, Commercial Strategy will support the global commercial strategy for EHE’s portfolio of Databases and Tools. The Manager, Commercial Strategy will lead high-impact commercial strategy workstreams, apply structured problem-solving, conduct data-driven analysis, and leverage strategic frameworks to evaluate market opportunities, develop go-to-market strategies, address complex internal commercial challenges, and design revenue models that drive sustainable growth. The Manager will support the VP in prioritizing product investments and planning customer testing for new products/markets, and will work closely with Product, Corporate Strategy, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success to maximize revenue growth, customer penetration, and long-term value creation across global markets. This role focuses on leading discrete strategic commercial workstreams and analyses that support portfolio optimization. The individual will bring experience in B2B and/or B2C digital business models and monetization, applying strategic frameworks and functional knowledge to assess commercial opportunities, solve complex business problems, and develop recommendations that inform portfolio decisions. The role requires the ability to work independently across multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and adapt approaches as business needs evolve.

Responsibilities

• Leading strategic commercial workstreams that shape Databases & Tools’ portfolio — analyzing information and insights to influence where to invest, expand, or sunset — in line with EHE's growth goals.


• Leverages existing strategic frameworks—or develops new ones—to inform, guide, and track portfolio decisions.


• Assesses strategic-fit and revenue potential through a data-driven approach to shape commercial strategy recommendations.


• Researching market trends, customer needs, competitive dynamics, and emerging technologies, using data to inform strategic decisions.


• Evaluating global investment opportunities and regional prioritization, aligning recommendations across markets with local pricing, regulatory, and customer considerations.


• Partnering with Product and Strategy leadership to ensure market insights, customer needs, and willingness-to-pay inform product roadmaps.


• Leading workstreams on business model innovation — subscription, licensing, data-as-a-service, and platform monetization — translating competitive intelligence and customer insights into pricing and monetization recommendations across regions.


• Building revenue models grounded in customer research and monetization strategy, securing Sales and Product alignment through execution.


• Supporting the VP in identifying and developing partnerships, services, and licensing opportunities that expand market reach and product value.


• Working independently across multiple concurrent workstreams, adapting quickly to shifting priorities with minimal oversight.

Requirements

• Have 5-8 years of business / corporate strategy, and/or consulting experience with a global perspective.


• Experience partnering with and influencing cross-functional teams across global markets; comfortable working in a matrixed environment.


• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic commercial workstreams or small projects independently, adapting quickly to shifting priorities and ambiguous situations.


• Have exceptional, structured problem-solving and strategic analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business recommendations; advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.


• Display excellent communication skills, able to distill complex analyses into clear, compelling findings and present to senior leadership.


• Have understanding of SaaS platforms, data-driven products, platform ecosystems, and subscription-based economics.


• Have a background in management consulting or corporate strategy highly valued, with strength in shaping strategic thinking and business case development.


• Experience in healthcare or medical education is highly valued, but not required.


• Based in the US with preference for the Eastern or Central time zone, with flexibility to collaborate across global time zones.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

Benefits We are delighted to offer

• Health plan benefits


• Employee Assistance Program


• Retirement Benefits


• Various Leave Programs


• Educational Assistance


• Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance


• Paid Vacation


• Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

About the Business

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals' advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

US National Base Pay Range

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $95,300 - $158,800. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.

If performed in Illinois, the base pay range is $100,100 - $166,800.

If performed in Chicago, IL, the base pay range is $104,800 - $174,700.

If performed in Maryland, the base pay range is $100,100 - $166,800.

If performed in New York, the base pay range is $104,800 - $174,700.

If performed in New York City, the base pay range is $114,300 - $190,500.

If performed in Rochester, NY, the base pay range is $95,300 - $158,800.

If performed in New Jersey, the base pay range is $112,574 - $179,826.

If performed in Ohio, the base pay range is $90,500 - $150,900.

This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Company Values

Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision support for science and healthcare. We believe that by working together with the communities we serve, we can shape human progress to go further, happen faster, and benefit all. We support continuous discovery and uphold the highest standards of content integrity, reliability, and reproducibility so the communities we serve can advance their field of science, healthcare or innovation with confidence. By combining high-quality content with powerful analytics, we transform complexity into clarity and deliver mission-critical insights that help professionals make better decisions when it matters most. We deliver insights that help research institutions, governments, and funders achieve their goals. We help researchers discover and share knowledge, collaborate, and accelerate innovation. We help librarians provide verified, quality information to universities. We help innovators turn knowledge into new products. We help health professionals improve patient care and educators train the next generation of doctors and nurses. Connecting quality content and innovative technologies, we make progress go further and happen faster. And by championing inclusion and sustainability, we ensure progress benefits all.

Employee information

With 9,500 employees, over 2,300 technologists in 5 major tech hubs, and more than 60 locations across the globe, we are committed to supporting the scientific and healthcare communities around the world. We offer a diverse range of opportunities across technology, commercial, business, and early career jobs. If you are looking for a career that inspires progress in science, innovation and health, and allows you to grow every day, find your team at Elsevier. Elsevier is part of RELX Group. Let’s shape progress together. Join us. elsevier.com/about/careers