Strategic Projects Specialist
Description
Do you want to play a vital role in shaping how we grow as an entrepreneurial pharmaceutical company?
At Shionogi we believe in doing things differently. In Europe, our unique DNA combined with our Japanese roots drives a strong and rapidly growing European operation. Central to our business is the real belief that ‘everybody counts’. That means that everybody in the organisation is valued for their personal contribution. We actively develop and support our employees to be the best they possibly can, building on their skills and adding new capabilities for themselves.
We have a history and heritage of providing critical medicines for over 145 years. Our driving focus is caring about people and “Putting Patients First”. We believe and live our values. For you this means we offer early responsibility and opportunity to develop into the role, in a contemporary and fun place to work.
As we continue to grow organically and through alliances/partnerships and acquisitions, in this position you will be one of the team contributing to Shionogi Europe’s growth and success. You will work across the Strategic Planning and Business Development teams, being at the intersection of strategy and implementation. The role is responsible for the building and delivery of critical cross-functional strategic priorities for the business, across a range of programs and capabilities (in many cases related to Business Development). You will also:
- Lead and take ownership of strategic projects or initiatives aimed at new sources of growth and opportunities to transform and strengthen our existing business and organization
- Take responsibility for supporting the strategic planning process to ensure that this process is timely, focused, and adding value
- Driving research, benchmarking and other analytical activities to make effective recommendations based on evidence, to our CEO/Executive Committee
- Identify operational and structural weaknesses, helping to improve existing or develop new processes to keep the business as efficient as possible
To be successful in this role demands a strong strategic and analytical orientation, together with project management, exceptional communication skills and a highly developed collaborative attitude. In addition, we need you to have:
- Experience in a corporate strategic position and/or in strategy consulting
- Experience working with data – data analysis, market insights, trends etc.
- Stakeholder management experience
- Ideally experience within Business Development/Acquisition function
- Some experience within Pharma Industry is desirable
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- Exceptional problems solving skills, with a proactive and innovative approach
If this sounds like you, please apply. We look forward to hearing all about you.