Strategy and Capability Development Lead, C&MO, Shanghai

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Strategic and Management Support

• Support the Head of Insights & Analytics on strategic projects and ad hoc requests from senior management.
• Collect and synthesize internal business information, external market data, competitive intelligence, and relevant stakeholder perspectives.
• Conduct structured analyses and translate findings into clear business implications and actionable recommendations.
• Develop executive-ready strategic narratives and decision-support materials for leadership discussions and business reviews.
• Ensure that key messages are supported by accurate analysis, relevant evidence, and well-structured communication.

Corporate Strategy and Planning

• Support key corporate strategy and planning processes, including Long-Range Forecasting, Business Planning, and other strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate inputs from Business Units, Finance, Market Access, Medical, Commercial Operations, and other relevant functions.
• Integrate diverse inputs into coherent, enterprise-level perspectives and leadership-ready outputs.
• Track timelines, deliverables, decisions, and follow-up actions to ensure smooth project execution.
• Identify information gaps, inconsistencies, and emerging issues, and escalate them appropriately.

Capability development

• Lead capability-development initiatives. Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to gather information, align perspectives, and facilitate timely delivery.
• Translate complex quantitative and qualitative information into concise and compelling management communications.
• Maintain high standards of accuracy, confidentiality, responsiveness, and attention to detail.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or above in business, economics, finance, life sciences, or a related discipline. MBA degree is strongly preferred.
• Relevant experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, commercial strategy, business analysis, or insights and analytics. Management consulting experience is strongly preferred.
• Excellent PowerPoint skills, with demonstrated ability to develop clear storylines, executive-level presentations, and compelling data visualizations.
• Strong Excel skills, including data analysis, modeling, scenario analysis, and chart development.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights and recommendations.
• Strong project-management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Chinese.
• Highly proactive, mature, reliable, and detail-oriented.
• Ability to manage changing priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight timelines.
• Pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life-sciences experience is preferred.

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