Cluster Strategy & New Product Planning Lead

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THE OPPORTUNITY

The Cluster Strategy & New Product Planning Lead will be a critical role for the Hong Kong Macau and Taiwan Clustershaping the Clusters strategic agenda converting priorities into high-impact execution and strengthening leadership decision-making on the most important growth choices. The role will bring strong project management discipline to ensure execution rigor clear accountability timely decision-making and cross-functional delivery of key strategic programs. The role will also lead new product planning for future high-impact assets ensuring the Cluster is strategically positioned externally informed and organizationally ready to accelerate patient access and maximize launch success.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Enterprise Strategy & Strategic Program Management

• Partner with the Cluster Leadership Team to shape the Clusters enterprise strategy pressure-test strategic choices and optimize short- and long-term value creation
• Lead the annual strategic planning process including development of a bold 5-year strategic plan and translate strategy into roadmaps and key projects
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the MD and COD leading special strategic & operational projects as needed framing the Clusters most critical strategic questions into clear recommendations decision pathways and executable action plans
• Serve as project management lead for key strategic and operational programs ensuring clear scope disciplined execution proactive risk management stakeholder alignment and cross-functional delivery
• Run the Clusters strategic operating cadence including program steering committees and progress reviews to drive timely decisions accountability and delivery of key workstreams
• Support storytelling for critical business reviews translating complex strategic priorities performance insights and key decisions into clear compelling senior-leadership narratives

New Product Planning & Launch Readiness

• Lead strategic planning for assets 2 years from launch in partnership with Clinical Medical Access Regulatory and Commercial teams
• Serve as the Clusters single point of contact for pre-launch asset governance ensuring transparent status tracking insight sharing issue escalation and alignment with regional/global stakeholders
• Own Cluster and market-level pipeline prioritization ensuring leadership focus resources and cross-functional efforts are directed toward the highest-value opportunities
• Develop robust business cases for priority assets integrating regulatory pathway access strategy medical and society engagement competitive landscape patient opportunity value proposition and positioning
• Shape and secure regional/global endorsement for acceleration asks including asset filing timelines and other strategic levers to optimize patient reach and commercialization opportunity
• Drive organizational launch readiness for future assets including launch milestones cross-functional ownership decision points risk mitigation and leadership visibility

People Leadership

• Coach and develop one junior analyst setting a high standard for analytical rigor delivery quality and review cadence across strategic programs and new product planning

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelors degree or above in Pharmacy Life Sciences Business Administration or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 8 years of experience in top-tier management consulting pharmaceutical strategy new product planning commercial excellence market access strategy business development or another senior strategic role
• Strong pharmaceutical or healthcare experience preferred with demonstrated exposure to pipeline strategy launch readiness asset prioritization or lifecycle planning
• Proven ability to shape enterprise or business unit strategy translate complex business issues into clear strategic choices and convert recommendations into executable roadmaps
• Strong analytical and business-case development capabilities with the ability to integrate market access regulatory competitive patient and financial insights into actionable recommendations
• Excellent senior stakeholder influence and cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to drive alignment without direct authority across Medical Access Regulatory Commercial Regional and Global teams
• Exceptional communication storytelling and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex topics into clear senior-level recommendations
• High ownership executive presence learning agility and comfort operating with ambiguity in a fast-moving environment
• Fluent in English and Mandarin; Cantonese is a plus

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