Associate Dir, US Portfolio and Strategy

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Full-time Employment / Unlimited

About Servier

Servier in the U.S. is a Boston-based, commercial‑stage biopharmaceutical company launched by Servier Group in 2018. As a privately held organization, Servier is uniquely positioned to advance cutting‑edge science, tackle underserved therapeutic areas and make patients the focus of every strategic decision.

Role Summary

The Associate Director, US Portfolio Performance & Strategy reports into Sr. Director of In‑line Portfolio Performance and Strategy within the Corporate Strategy Development & Operations department. US CSDO oversees corporate and pipeline strategy, development (business development and alliance management) and operations (PMO office, business excellence and shared operations) among other responsibilities.

The Associate Director, US Portfolio Performance & Strategy will be responsible for ensuring that the US is best positioned to deliver on its strategy and business priorities for marketed products. This person will lead collaboratively through influence and direct, as appropriate, cross‑functional project teams, chair the US core teams, and support the Inline Chair. The AD is responsible for supporting major Inline committee workstream deliverables and ensure the recommendations to Inline Committee are strategic, clear and actionable.

Inline Committee mandate is as follows:

• Deliver Enterprise Product Strategy: Complete enterprise portfolio product strategy, prioritizing product & indications, and developing tactical plan
• Execution Performance Management: Monitor tactical execution and achievement of enterprise goals
• Product Performance Tracking & Strategic Response: Align and recommend accelerators/mitigators; ensure adequate resourcing
• Support Enterprise Deliverables: Elevate function‑owned enterprise milestone deliverables

• Support Senior Director who sets strategic direction of Inline Committee eg.
• Sets the governance for all in scope deliverables - empowered to approve deliverables for elevation to leadership or request further iteration
• Sets In‑Line meetings, agenda, and required attendance
• Validates in‑scope deliverables and timelines for the Inline Committee
• As core team chair, sets and prioritizes deliverables (e.g., mitigation plans) for the core teams supporting the Inline Committee. Ensures appropriate templates and guidance inline to bring team members along to succeed
• Deliver performance of the core teams with executive presentations for inline leadership
  • Ensure deliverables are at the highest quality ahead of strategic planning cycle which includes an integrated cross functional plan, financial deliverables for annual business review and long‑range plan.
  • Engage internal subject matter experts based on knowledge of where gaps are and required information to develop content for strategic deliverables.
  • Synthesize recommendations from the working groups for US leadership.
  • Manage information flow and ensure appropriate executive communications among the matrixed and cross‑functional organization, this includes concise and timely updates to the USC including the CEO.
• Support enablement of a strong culture of empowerment, accountability, teamwork and mutual trust and respect for Inline team members. Coordinate with Emerging Portfolio Leader to share learnings and raise the bar for the group and organization.
• CDSO Team Success
• Contribute to success of the CSDO team by sharing best practices with other CSDO members and support team offsites, events, developing and tracking annual team goals and budgets
• Support identification of opportunities for improved team effectiveness and collaboration, being an active contributor to the collaborative and transparent team culture.

• Undergraduate degree with business, science, or quantitative focus
  • Graduate degree (MBA, PhD, or similar) a plus
• 8+ years of work experience in a professional capacity, ideally in strategy consulting and pharma operations to be able to pressure test and synthesize the deliverables to senior management
  • Understanding of oncology or rare disease markets and stakeholder…