R&D Strategy & Execution Leader

ViiV Healthcare

North Carolina

On-site

USD 190,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

ViiV Healthcare in Durham, NC seeks a Senior Director of Strategy, Execution & Planning to translate R&D priorities into integrated plans and actionable delivery mechanisms. You will lead high-priority workstreams, manage dependencies, and enable faster, better-aligned decisions across R&D, partnering with the Head of Strategy and other senior leaders.

The role requires strategic judgement, strong business acumen, and the ability to operate through ambiguity, simplifying complex priorities while

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Life Sciences with 12+ years’ pharma/biotech experience and strong drug discovery, development, strategy and planning knowledge.
Proven delivery of multi-year strategic initiatives in fast-moving, ambiguous, cross-functional environments.
Experience with external partnerships and innovative business models to improve R&D effectiveness.

Responsibilities

Translate R&D priorities into executable plans, governance and delivery mechanisms.
Lead priority workstreams, manage dependencies and enable faster, aligned decision-making.
Prepare board materials, strategic portfolio reviews and external partnership planning.
Define objectives, milestones and KPIs to track progress and surface gaps.
Provide strategic judgment and influence senior stakeholders across a global matrix.