This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director, Corporate Affairs Strategy, Analytics & Insights based in United States.
This is a strategic leadership opportunity within a global Corporate Affairs organization in the biopharmaceutical sector.
The role will help shape how Corporate Affairs plans, measures, and demonstrates its impact across regions and functions.
You will lead strategic planning, performance measurement, AI enablement, insights generation, and operational transformation.
Working closely with senior leaders, you will turn complex data and emerging technologies into actionable business recommendations.
The position offers significant influence across a highly matrixed organization and requires strong change leadership and stakeholder management.
You will help build scalable capabilities, governance models, and AI-enabled ways of working that improve effectiveness and decision-making.
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Corporate Affairs leader who combines strategic vision, analytical rigor, and operational excellence.
Accountabilities:
- Lead annual Corporate Affairs strategic planning processes, including AOP and LRP, aligning enterprise objectives, functional strategies, and regional priorities.
- Manage and scale an enterprise-wide Corporate Affairs Impact Intelligence framework, ensuring consistent measurement and visibility across regions and functions.
- Coordinate strategic milestones, governance processes, and cross-functional planning activities to support timely decision-making and organizational alignment.
- Lead execution of the Corporate Affairs AI roadmap, translating strategic priorities into practical implementation plans, governance models, operating processes, and measurable outcomes.
- Drive the Corporate Affairs AI Task Force, prioritizing initiatives that progress the function toward standardized workflows, connected intelligence, and AI-enabled decision support.
- Establish and scale AI-enabled workflows, tools, prompts, and best practices while monitoring adoption, compliance, business impact, and continuous improvement.
- Build the foundations for predictive and influence-based Corporate Affairs capabilities by integrating data, workflows, measurement systems, and feedback loops.
- Translate qualitative and quantitative information into actionable insights, identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Develop executive-ready reports, business reviews, briefings, and data-driven narratives that clearly demonstrate Corporate Affairs performance and business impact.
- Collaborate with regional and functional leaders to assess stakeholder perceptions, emerging issues, communication effectiveness, and relevant external intelligence.
- Define and evolve KPIs and success measures that connect Corporate Affairs activities to meaningful organizational outcomes.
- Operationalize strategic initiatives, process improvements, new capabilities, and change programs across regions and workstreams.
- Serve as a key connector across Corporate Affairs teams, promoting collaboration, knowledge sharing, consistency, and operational excellence.
- Manage operational workstreams for key external partners and patient-access initiatives as required.
- Support financial governance, annual planning, forecasting, resource allocation, and budget oversight across relevant Corporate Affairs activities.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in Corporate Affairs, Communications, Public Affairs, Patient Advocacy, or a related discipline within the biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences sector.
- Experience working within global or multi-regional organizations and navigating complex, matrixed environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise transformation initiatives involving AI, analytics, emerging technologies, organizational effectiveness, or decision-making capabilities.
- Ability to evaluate emerging AI technologies and translate them into scalable tools, processes, governance frameworks, and ways of working.
- Proven success driving technology adoption through change management, stakeholder engagement, governance, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Experience designing or leading enterprise measurement frameworks, operating models, strategic planning processes, or organizational transformation programs.
- Strong understanding of the external stakeholder, policy, regulatory, and reputational environment affecting global biopharmaceutical organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and build alignment across functions without relying on direct authority.
- Experience presenting to executive leadership teams and contributing to senior-level or Board-level reporting and strategic discussions.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights and compelling narratives.
- Experience with digital analytics, data visualization, and reporting platforms such as Power BI or Tableau is preferred.
- Strong operational and financial management capabilities, including planning, forecasting, governance, resource allocation, and budget oversight.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical, business, and executive audiences.
- Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline, comfortable operating in ambiguity and leading through change.
- Collaborative, proactive, results-oriented, and continuously focused on improving processes and organizational effectiveness.
- Strong analytical thinking, initiative, entrepreneurial mindset, adaptability, and commitment to continuous learning.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Approximately 10% travel expected.
Benefits:
- Salary: $169,000–$229,000 USD annually, with actual compensation determined by experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and work location.
- Annual bonus: Eligibility for an annual bonus program for non-commercial roles.
- Equity opportunities: Employees may be eligible for discretionary equity awards and an employee stock purchase plan.
- Healthcare: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Financial benefits: 401(k) plan, plus FSA/HSA options.
- Insurance: Life insurance coverage.
- Time off: Paid time off and other applicable leave programs.
- Wellness: Access to wellness-related benefits and programs.
- Work arrangement: Remote position within the United States.
- Career impact: Opportunity to shape AI enablement, analytics, strategic planning, and operational capabilities within a global life sciences organization.
- Inclusive environment: A collaborative culture focused on patients, excellence, innovation, and cross-functional partnership.
How Jobgether works:
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We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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