Manager, Strategy

Overview

The Manager, Strategy Support enables effective strategy development and disciplined execution across North America. Supporting both the Director, Strategy Development and the Director, Strategy Deployment, this role helps create the structure, coordination, and analytical support needed to translate strategic priorities into informed decisions, aligned plans, and consistent follow‑through. The position plays an integrative role across planning, governance, insight generation, and executive support, ensuring strategic priorities are advanced with clarity, rigor and operational discipline.

This role is based at the Princeton, NJ U.S. Headquarters. Employees may work up to 50% of their monthly workday remotely, but the position cannot be fully remote. Preference will be given to local candidates; U.S. work authorization is required and visa sponsorship is not available.

• Support the Strategy Management Office (SMO) operations, including governance routines, portfolio tracking, risk and dependency monitoring, KPI tracking, and preparation of dashboards and scorecards.
• Support strategy development activities through market, competitive, policy and business analysis, synthesis of findings, and preparation of materials that inform roadmap discussions and leadership decisions.
• Coordinate strategic planning and deployment processes, including tracking priorities, milestones, owners and cross‑functional inputs to support alignment with the NA Strategic Roadmap.
• Prepare leadership‑ready materials for meetings, working sessions and steering forums, including presentations, briefings, summaries, action‑item tracking and follow‑up documentation.
• Support cross‑functional execution by coordinating stakeholders, monitoring action items, surfacing risks and interdependencies, and helping maintain timely follow‑through on strategic initiatives.
• Provide project management and analytical support for high‑priority strategy development and deployment initiatives as directed by leadership.

• Quality and timeliness of planning, governance and leadership support materials.
• Accuracy and usability of dashboards, trackers, scorecards and follow‑up documentation.
• Effectiveness of coordination across planning and execution work streams.
• Timely tracking and follow‑through of strategic priorities, milestones and action items.
• Quality of analytical support provided for strategy development and deployment activities.

• Structured Strategic Support – connect business priorities, relevant insights and data to support clear implications, informed decision‑making and actionable recommendations.
• Analytical Rigor – strong structured problem‑solving capabilities with experience in analysis, scenario support and data‑informed planning and decision support.
• Execution and Coordination – coordinate multiple work streams, manage priorities, monitor progress and support governance across strategic initiatives.
• Executive Communication – translate complex information into clear, concise, leadership‑ready materials for senior stakeholders.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration – stakeholder management and facilitation skills, able to work across functions in a matrixed environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, engineering, life sciences or a related field; advanced degree (MBA, MS) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in strategy execution, PMO, management consulting, transformation, corporate strategy or a related field.
• Experience supporting cross‑functional initiatives, governance routines and strategic planning or deployment processes.
• Experience applying structured problem‑solving and analytical tools, including dashboards, trackers, scorecards and KPI reporting, to support planning, governance and decision‑making.
• Experience preparing presentations, summaries and other leadership‑ready materials for senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment with competing priorities and deadlines.

• Experience in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, life sciences or other regulated…