Senior Director, Strategy Operations

Becton Dickinson; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is seeking a highly analytical and strategic leader to support the President of the Pharmacy Automation business. This role drives strategy, operations, and execution of key priorities across the BD Connected Care segment and beyond.

You will synthesize information, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and deliver actionable insights to senior leaders, enabling focused, high-impact decisions and programs with broad visibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in strategy, business development, marketing, product management, operations, finance, consulting, or related fields (5+ years with an advanced degree).
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing without direct authority.
• Strong program and project management experience managing complex initiatives and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct rigorous quantitative and qualitative analyses across strategy, operations, commercial excellence, product management, and business development to support strategic decision-making and business performance.
• Lead and coordinate high-priority strategic initiatives across functions, businesses, and regions, leveraging data-driven insights, structured problem solving, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication.
• Drive the operating rhythm of the President's leadership team, including agenda development, action tracking, meeting facilitation, and follow-through to ensure effective decision-making and execution.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop annual and quarterly objectives, monitor progress against priorities, and provide visibility into business performance.
• Lead the development of executive and employee communications, including quarterly business updates, town halls, and leadership presentations that effectively communicate business strategy, priorities, and results.
• Support global and regional business reviews by providing strategic insights, business analysis, and recommendations to inform key decisions.
• Coordinate the development of quarterly business reviews, annual strategic plans, and other executive-level planning activities through effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Proactively identify business opportunities, risks, and emerging trends, providing recommendations that position the business for long-term success.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Executive communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description Broad Scope & Purpose This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, analytical, business-savvy, and well-rounded problem solver to support the President of the Pharmacy Automation business in driving strategy, business operations, and execution of key priorities. As an integral member of the President's leadership team, you will support and lead projects across diverse areas of the business, helping shape fact-based strategic decisions within Pharmacy Automation (~$600M), part of BD's Connected Care segment. Success in this role requires the ability to manage complex cross-functional priorities, synthesize data and information into actionable insights, derive strategic recommendations, and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, including senior and executive leadership.

We are seeking a detail-oriented, self-motivated leader with exceptional analytical, facilitation, and communication skills. Working closely with leaders across the global business, you will help drive strategic decision-making, coordinate execution of critical initiatives, and ensure alignment across business unit and regional priorities. The role requires strong collaboration, leadership through influence, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while keeping teams focused on the most important business objectives.

As a trusted advisor to the President, you will help drive organizational effectiveness and operational excellence by coordinating strategic planning activities, supporting executive communications, facilitating leadership team operating rhythms, tracking progress against key priorities, and helping ensure successful execution of the organization's most critical initiatives.

Reporting directly to the President, this role offers broad visibility across the business and a unique opportunity to gain firsthand experience supporting a global leadership team while developing deep expertise in general management, business operations, and strategy.

We value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct rigorous quantitative and qualitative analyses across strategy, operations, commercial excellence, product management, and business development to support strategic decision-making and business performance.
• Lead and coordinate high-priority strategic initiatives across functions, businesses, and regions, leveraging data-driven insights, structured problem solving, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication.
• Drive the operating rhythm of the President's leadership team, including agenda development, action tracking, meeting facilitation, and follow-through to ensure effective decision-making and execution.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop annual and quarterly objectives, monitor progress against priorities, and provide visibility into business performance.
• Lead the development of executive and employee communications, including quarterly business updates, town halls, and leadership presentations that effectively communicate business strategy, priorities, and results.
• Support global and regional business reviews by providing strategic insights, business analysis, and recommendations to inform key decisions.
• Coordinate the development of quarterly business reviews, annual strategic plans, and other executive-level planning activities through effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Proactively identify business opportunities, risks, and emerging trends, providing recommendations that position the business for long-term success.

Travel up to 30%.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in strategy, business development, marketing, product management, operations, finance, consulting, or related fields (5+ years with an advanced degree).
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing without direct authority.
• Strong program and project management experience managing complex initiatives and competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical devices, healthcare, management consulting and/or investment banking desirable.
• Experience leading or managing teams and change initiatives.
• Experience generating creative new business ideas and strategies.
• Outstanding analytical abilities, financial acumen and business judgment.
• Experience in financial modeling and ability to critically interpret the results.
• Experience with developing strategic business plans.
• Experience across multiple business or functional teams.
• Broad practical experience across multiple professional disciplines within the organization, combining theory, past practical experience and the organization’s business practices.
• Advanced Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do.

We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare.

At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture.

Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Required Skills Optional Skills . Primary Work Location USA NC - Durham - Roche Drive Additional Locations Work Shift We are the #MakersofPossible Working together, we make products that patients, families and their healthcare professionals rely on. We do this because we are committed to advancing the world of health™. But it takes the imagination and passion of all of us at BD, from manufacturing to marketing, to look at the impossible and find solutions that turn dreams into possibilities with real-life health benefits for people today, tomorrow and beyond. We make this happen, together. We are the makers of possible. Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics.