Associate Director, Strategy and Operations- Practice Economics-Irvine, CA

Position Overview:

The Associate Director Strategy & Operations Practice Economics is responsible for helping build the structure strategy and operating discipline for a newly evolving Practice Economics organization within Allergan Aesthetics. This role will support the Vice President Practice Economics and partner closely with the leadership team to translate strategic priorities into clear plans governance execution and measurable customer and business impact.

This role is based in Irvine California and will require close collaboration with Practice Economics leadership cross-functional partners and field-facing teams.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic operationally strong leader who is comfortable operating in ambiguity creating clarity influencing across a matrixed organization and driving disciplined follow-through on complex priorities. This individual will bring strong business judgment executive communication skills and the ability to connect strategy governance insights cross-functional execution and leadership communication in support of a newly evolving organization.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Business Insights: Partner with the VP Practice Economics and leadership team to define refine and execute Practice Economics strategic priorities including annual planning long-range planning goal setting prioritization roadmaps milestones owners and measurable outcomes.

Business Operations & Governance: Establish and manage the Practice Economics operating cadence including leadership team meetings business reviews prioritization forums governance mechanisms decision-making processes initiative tracking and accountability routines.

Cross-Functional Initiative Leadership: Lead high-priority cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution by coordinating workstreams across Practice Consulting National Accounts Strategic Planning Marketing Analytics Finance Operations and Field teams.

Organizational Effectiveness & Ways of Working: Help define and evolve the Practice Economics operating model including workstream ownership governance decision rights team interfaces leadership alignment role clarity and repeatable processes that move the team from reactive work toward proactive planning and disciplined execution.

Executive Communications & Special Projects: Develop concise executive-ready communications presentations briefing documents strategic narratives recommendations decision points and action plans for senior leadership audiences business reviews board-level discussions and major stakeholder engagements.

Performance Management & Accountability: Develop and maintain dashboards scorecards operating tools and progress updates that clarify performance risks dependencies decisions and execution status across key Practice Economics priorities.

Stakeholder Alignment & Influence: Facilitate alignment across stakeholders with different priorities timelines and decision rights while anticipating execution risks removing barriers escalating issues and ensuring initiatives remain connected to broader Practice Economics strategy and customer and business impact.

Qualifications :

• Education: Bachelors degree required. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Experience: 10 years of experience in strategy business operations commercial operations management consulting project leadership or related functions. Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed environment. Healthcare aesthetics pharmaceutical medical device commercial excellence or customer success experience preferred. Experience supporting senior leadership teams or helping build and scale a new function center of excellence or transformation capability preferred.
• Skills: Strong business acumen analytical capability executive communication skills and ability to influence without authority. Experience developing operating rhythms governance processes executive updates and performance management tools. Strong PowerPoint storytelling executive-level synthesis and data-driven problem-solving skills.
• Attributes: Strategic thinker with operational discipline. Proven ability to manage ambiguity prioritize competing demands and convert strategic ideas into disciplined execution. Ownership accountability high follow-through executive presence curiosity flexibility and a solution-oriented mindset. Ability to build trust and drive alignment across teams.
• Travel: Some travel may be required through the year up to 20% of the time.

Additional Information :

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: 

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. 
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation holidays sick) medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law.

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