Senior Director, Strategic Planning

Kyowa Kirin, Inc.- U.S.; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyowa Kirin North America seeks a Senior Director of Strategic Planning to guide annual cross-functional business planning and BD integration for the U.S. market.

You will partner with brand teams and finance to drive short- and long-term plans, enable go-to-market readiness, and ensure fiscal accountability across all functions. The role requires 10+ years of cross-functional leadership in pharma/biotech, with a track record in process transformation, regulatory awareness, and strong analytical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years leading cross-function teams with diverse experience in pharma/biotech marketing, sales or operations.
• Rare Disease and Oncology experience preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of best practices, business processes and commercial systems across the pharmaceutical industry.
• Understanding of regulatory, legal and marketing requirements for pharma products.
• Proven track record of building, leading and driving business process transformations in marketing or commercial operations.
• Demonstrated ability to seek diverse input from multiple stakeholders to drive complex decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the business planning strategy, partnering with NA leadership to support objectives.
• Collaborate with brand teams to support launch readiness.
• Coordinate brand planning with marketing; facilitate leadership reviews and action plans.
• Monitor resource allocation across teams relative to BD activity and NA healthcare landscape evolution.
• Proactively create or modify processes, structure, programs, and planning systems for NA success and fiscal accountability.
• Work with cross-functional partners (regulatory, legal, finance, compliance, HR) to update alliance integration policies and implement new processes.
• Build strong partnerships and drive role clarity with KKNA stakeholders across functions.

Skills

Strategic planning

Cross-functional leadership

Marketing leadership

Sales leadership

Operations leadership

Financial planning

Communications

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MBA or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Veeva

Salesforce CRM

Job description

Kyowa Kirin is a fast-growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four disease areas: bone and mineral; intractable hematologic; hematology oncology; and rare disease. A Japan-based company, our goal is to make people smile by delivering breakthroughs where no adequate treatments currently exist, working from drug discovery to product development and commercialization. In North America, we are headquartered in Princeton, NJ, with offices in California, Massachusetts, and Ontario.

Summary of Job:

The Senior Director, Strategic Planning oversees the annual cross-functional business planning activities and cross-function Business Development (BD) integration activities at Kyowa Kirin North America. The incumbent will partner with the brand teams and finance to support ongoing short and long-term business planning, cross-function alliance (BD) integration and go-to-market readiness for commercial launches. The incumbent supports or supports (with commercial operations, brands, finance) the Annual Business Planning Process (LRP, Brand & Financial Planning, First Look and Mid-Range Plan as well as BD (alliance) integration activities for the U.S.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and implement the business planning strategy, building the role as a strategic partner to the NA organization to support the achievement of business objectives.
• Working with brand teams to support launch readiness.
• Work with the marketing team on coordinating the brand planning process. Facilitate reviews with leadership, highlight areas of concern/opportunity, and develop action plans accordingly.
• Continual monitoring of resource allocation across teams relative to BD activity and evolution of the North America Healthcare landscape
• Proactively create/change processes, structure, programs, and planning systems to ensure NA region success and fiscal accountability across all functions and activities.
• Work with cross-functional partners (regulatory, legal, finance, compliance, and HR) to update policies governing KKNA alliance integration, as required. Lead the implementation of any new processes or documentation associated with updates.
• Build strong partnerships and drive role clarity with other stakeholders across KKNA functions

Job Requirements:

Education

Bachelor’s Degree required. MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.

Experience

At least 10 years’ experience leading cross-function teams with diverse experience, marketing leadership, sales leadership or operations leadership roles within the pharma/biotech market. Rare Disease and Oncology experience preferred but not required. Knowledge of best practices, business processes, and commercial systems across the pharmaceutical industry. Insightful understanding of regulatory, legal, and requirements for pharmaceutical marketing. Proven track record of building, leading, and driving business process transformation in marketing operations or commercial operations. Demonstrated ability to seek diverse input from multiple stakeholders to make highly complex decisions and drive innovative solutions.

Technical Skills

Proficient in MS Office Suite, and Veeva/Salesforce CRM Systems.

Non-Technical Skills

Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize, meet deadlines, make decisions, and change course of action quickly. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Strong work ethic is required. Detail oriented and excellent follow through. Has the ability to flex and deal with ambiguity in a dynamic, fast-paced, high growth environment. Has a passion for personal learning and development to be able to grow with the company. Cultural sensitivity and ability to develop consensus within a multinational organization

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