Manager, Strategic Portfolio and Business Management

External 2025 Update; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager to drive strategic portfolio and business development. The successful candidate will analyze product opportunities and prepare business cases, contributing to growth initiatives. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of pharmaceutical experience. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in market research tools are essential. This role can be based at various locations across the United States with a potential for remote work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years professional pharmaceutical experience, with 2 years in product ideation or business development.
• Strong ability to interpret scientific and financial data.
• Experience in the US pharmaceutical industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough analysis of potential product opportunities including forecasting.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations for senior management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop strategic plans.

Skills

Analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Market research

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related field

Tools

Pharmaceutical datasets and analytics tools

Job description

Job Overview

The Manager/Senior Manager Strategic Portfolio and Business Development within our Strategic Portfolio and Business Development (SPBD) organization will play a crucial role in supporting the strategic growth initiatives for the organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing and evaluating potential product, portfolio, and company collaboration and acquisition opportunities, providing comprehensive reports and recommendations to the Business Development and Portfolio functions, and for ensuring that the department meets company's immediate and long-term growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Analysis: Conduct thorough analysis of potential product opportunities, including forecasting and financial modeling, market research, and due diligence.
• M&A and Mature Brand Acquisition: Conduct analyses of potential company and mature brand target acquisitions monitoring for overlap and strategic Padagis pipeline and technology augmentation.
• Business Case Preparation: Prepare thorough business cases at the product and company level.
• Maintain Business Development Hunt List: Maintain product details for ideal inorganic pipeline augmentation.
• Segment Analysis: Macro (and product level as needed) analysis for segments in pharma market (by dosage form or indication or mode of action or drug category) that would inform strategic investment decisions in that segment.
• Reporting: Prepare detailed reports and presentations for senior management, offering insights and recommendations based on the latest data and market developments.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with the SPBD, and other cross functional teams to develop strategic plans for portfolio growth and drive insights from the organization’s long range planning.
• Risk Management: Assess and manage risks associated with product opportunities, ensuring alignment with the company's risk tolerance and investment criteria.
• Market Research: Stay abreast of market trends, industry developments, and partner / CDMO activities to inform product decisions and strategy.
• Liaise with other functions on topics such as new project due diligence kick‑off meetings, R&D project feasibility and updates, legal assessment and updates, launch management, operations planning, and commercialization/competitive scenarios.
• Update portfolio information tools, reports and databases as new information becomes available.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Intellectual Property Management or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional pharmaceutical experience; minimum of 2 years of experience in product ideation, business development, market research or pipeline valuation within the US pharmaceutical industry with preference for generics.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to interpret scientific and financial data.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other relevant software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to pharmaceutical datasets and analytics tools (e.g. IQVIA, Cortellis, Global Data, IPD Analytics, PriceRx, FDA websites) is highly preferred.
• Experience in generic pharmaceuticals industry.

Core Competencies

• Service delivery – Understand who your internal and external customers are, identify their needs, and deliver value above their expectations.
• Active collaboration – Seek opportunities to work together across teams, function, business units, and geographies to seek success.
• Demonstrate agility – Proactively identify changes in our environment and act quickly, leading or embracing change.
• Think differently – Create, develop, and implement new ideas, products, services, or processes that involve introducing something new or significantly improving something that already exists.
• Excellent execution – Achieve outstanding results in all aspects of our organization, including our culture, leadership, strategy, and processes.

About Padagis

At Padagis our focus is on health care products that improve people’s lives. We are a market‑leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in “extended topical” medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It’s a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We’ve already established a successful track record of launching first‑to‑file and first‑to‑market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.

Locations

• Padagis Headquarters – 5651 Byron Center Avenue SW, Wyoming, MI 49519, USA
• Padagis MN – 3940 Quebec Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55427, USA
• Remote locations: New Jersey (1405 Yosko Dr, Edison, NJ 08817), New York (311 E 85th St, New York, NY 10028), North Carolina (113 Layton Rd, Windsor, NC 27983), Pennsylvania (1929 Wallace St, Philadelphia, PA 19130; 422 Pleasant Valley Dr, Conshohocken, PA 19428; 1 S Putnam St, Mcadoo, PA 18237).

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.