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Position Summary
The Director of Strategy & Operations for European Markets will support the regional commercialization success through driving strategic and impactful initiatives that support EUM success in light of our Strategic Compass and relevant global Enterprise initiatives. This role is critical to the overall business operationalization, the impact of the region and the effectiveness of the European Markets S&O function team and will work closely with the Head of Strategy and Operation for European Markets, Markets S&O lead and the European Leadership Team.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Operations:

• Source, design, drive, implement and track Europe launch excellence initiatives to support growth portfolio in European Markets, partnering and engaging markets stakeholders through innovation
• Develop strong S&O community with a focus on accountability and impact mindset
• Develop efficient cross-market collaboration and synergy development, partnering with relevant WWBT
• Support the EUM S&O Lead in developing EMLT key strategic imperatives and priorities. Monitoring success vs. priorities
• Collaborate with Worldwide Commercial capabilities and act as EUM ambassador for key enterprise initiatives to drive business forward including projects within country and across the region, ensuring communications of key strategies and tactics to the markets, and ensuring accountability

Leadership & Matrix Alignment

• Act as key point of contact for EU scale initiatives to EU Markets stakeholders and cross-functional stakeholders
• Contribute to relevant WW sub-teams and working teams, or lead European Markets strategic projects, as required.
• Driving strategic planning process in collaboration with the relevant functions, in light of the International Growth Strategy

• Unblocking barriers to knowledge and decision making and support navigation of complex challenges for EMLT and key stakeholders

• Support the EUM S&O lead, with pro-active communication mindset

• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
• Effectively interfacing with various Leadership teams and across BMS matrix to ensure appropriate understanding of European Markets strategic priorities, to ensure cross functional alignment and minimize company risk.
• Drive enterprise initiatives such as process simplification, engagement, transformation at European Markets level.
• Provide impactful recommendations and updates to Europe LT

Qualifications & Experience

• Masters Degree or MBA preferred but not required.
• Commercial operation experience strongly desired including understanding of European Markets; Marketing/Sales/S&O (or similar) experience would be a benefit.
• Mastery in large scale innovative project management, including cross-market implementation (ideally in launches and life cycle management processes).
• Result-driven mindset with proven track record of impact tracking design and follow through with an analytical lens

10 years of commercial business experience including US and/or international experience. * Leadership experience in achieving results through matrix teams ideally in a global context.

• Demonstrated agility to navigate and find innovative solution in complex markets
• Experience of change management through market or organizational transformation projects
• Ability to be proactive in challenge identification, solution finding and communication to management
• Ability to provide a strong voice to the markets and to the global team and success in effectively communicating and influencing decisions with senior management and matrix team.
• Ability to "flex" across different types of cultures, work, complexities, business situations and matrix partners.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully and effectively collaborate and work across boundaries (e.g. R&D, disease mgt., marketing, external development) and building strong external relationships.
• Broad and in-depth understanding of domestic and international issues relative to the pharmaceutical industry.

LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES: ESTABLISHED LEADER
ENTERPRISE MINDSET - Capability to make decisions, set priorities and create strategies based on what will benefit the whole. Build and maintain networks within and outside of the organization to both strengthen their understanding of the big picture and leverage diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise to maximize performance
Thinks more broadly than their role and uses this insight to prioritize, challenge and adapt current approaches. Makes short term trade-offs and or shares resources in order to create benefit for the long term.
Actively deploys people on work streams outside of their team to strengthen understanding of other areas. Maintains a network of relationships internal and external to BMS.
CHANGE AGILITY - Capability on constantly thinking ahead and scanning the environment for opportunities. Able to navigate ambiguity for themselves by demonstrating smart risk taking and personal resilience. Lead others through change by continuously creating the context and engaging individuals. Identifies and takes advantage of opportunities to do something new and different.
Able to frame and simplify complex situations into actionable plans, thinks two or three steps ahead. Remains optimistic in the face of a crisis, handles risk and uncertainty with confidence. Gets people to focus on the important points before, during, and after the change.
AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP - Capability to build legitimacy through cultivating honest relationships.
Generate trust by demonstrating the highest level of consistency between their words and their actions, especially under pressure. Role model and promote an environment of openness. Proactively seeks and acts on feedback. Reflects upon own development and growth as a continuous process. Understands and manages own imperfections. Is sensitive to the needs of others and proactively seeks to understand.
TALENT DEVELOPER - Capability to maintain a current and strategic view of talent management, aligned with the organization's priorities. This includes an understanding of the needs and diversity of the organization's current and future talent. In addition, proactively develop talent across the organization and engage external talent.
Creates opportunities for others within and outside of own team to develop new skills and experiences. Sees setbacks and failures as an opportunity to learn and grow. Hires from a diverse talent pool with capabilities matching BMS needs. Leverages external network to fill vacancies and/ or connect others with hiring needs. Builds talent planning into strategy planning.
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Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
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On-site Protocol
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R1598238 : Director Strategy and Operations European Markets

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