Strategy Analyst

Are you passionate about shaping growth strategies that help R&D professionals innovate and commercialize ideas? Do you enjoy turning market insights into strategic action while collaborating with product, commercial, and senior leadership teams?

Elsevier is a global leader in information and analytics, helping academic and corporate researchers and healthcare professionals’ advance science and improve health outcomes. Our technology teams use cutting‑edge technologies to build products and systems that advance science and health. We provide our customers with powerful digital solutions, helping them to research the biggest problems facing the world today. Our Corporate business unit supports world‑leading, R&D intensive corporations deliver innovative products to their customers.

We provide solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, medical device developers, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing industries and more.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced strategy professional to play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the growth strategy across our suite of solutions serving Corporate R&D researchers. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your strategic consulting acumen and understanding of the R&D landscape to define market opportunities, guide product development, and accelerate our growth. You will work closely with senior strategy and product leadership as well as our commercial teams to ensure each element of our product portfolio is aligned to our portfolio strategy.

You will also be embedded with individual Product Teams to drive execution against our strategic priorities.

• Lead the development of product-level strategies for agentic solutions and specialty databases.
• Provide guidance and support to the Product Leadership Team in shaping product roadmaps aligned with portfolio strategy and market needs.
• Continuously monitor and analyse the competitive landscape, identifying potential threats and opportunities, including partnerships and M&A opportunities.
• Conduct in‑depth market research and analysis to identify and evaluate new market needs that can drive growth.
• Lead and manage strategic initiatives, including growth opportunity assessments, M&A screens, and strategic partnerships.
• Build strong relationships and communicate strategic recommendations and insights to senior product, commercial, and strategy leadership.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional and multidisciplinary teams to drive execution of strategic priorities.
• Translate complex insights into clear, actionable recommendations that support business growth.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business, Economics, Engineering, Chemistry, or other R&D‑focused disciplines).
• An advanced degree in a relevant business or scientific field (MBA, MSc, or PhD) is highly desirable.
• Strategy consulting experience (3+ years) with a top‑tier consulting firm or a strong in‑house strategy team.
• Professional experience and understanding of R&D‑intensive industries such as chemicals and materials R&D, semiconductor and electronics engineering, energy transition technology, or automotive systems engineering.
• Proven ability to develop strategic frameworks and translate insights into compelling strategic narratives with actionable recommendations.
• Experience evaluating and developing strategies for software and/or data‑driven products.
• Experience with advanced databases, AI/ML applications, or SaaS business models is advantageous.
• Experience driving execution across multidisciplinary teams in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and critical thinking skills with the ability to synthesize complex information.
• Experience leveraging generative AI tools for strategy, research, or analytical tasks.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey strategic concepts to diverse audiences.

Location:

London, UK or Amsterdam, Netherlands.

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives,…