Director, Strategy Implementation

Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.

Join the Lonza Team!

Hiring for Director, Strategy Implementation

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it.

Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people.

In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Job Description Summary

The Director, Strategy Implementation plays a crucial role in the organization's success by ensuring that strategic plans are effectively implemented, and goals are achieved.

They work closely with cross-functional teams to align initiatives, monitor progress, and drive execution. The Strategy Execution Manager is responsible for overseeing project management, facilitating communication, and working with leaders to ensure that resources are allocated efficiently, and projects completed.

Key Responsibilities :

• Partner with initiative teams to ensure visibility and transparency to initiative progress via formal and informal status updates, monitoring of milestone plans, and reporting to the LT.
• Ensure close coordination across initiatives and a clear understanding of the interdependencies between initiatives.
• Monitor initiative risks and issues; partner with departmental leads and executive sponsors and other stakeholders to remove impediments to forward progress.
• Establish and manage a consolidated resource plan across initiatives to ensure appropriate and balanced resourcing is in place.

Skills :

• 10+ years of experience in biotechnology.
• Strong project management skills.
• Knowledge and experience in Cell & Gene Therapy market .
• Computer software skills including Microsoft Office and CRM.
• Interpersonal skills and comfort with public speaking in front of small groups.
• Communicate effectively and collaborate successfully within own team as well as cross-functionally.
• Financially competent robust understanding of P&L, business cases.

What You Will Bring :

• Proven experience managing complex projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong financial and business case knowledge.
• Comfort in multitasking and managing fluctuating priorities.
• Strong results-orientation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate high level strategic documents into tangible actions.
• Adaptability and openness to new approaches and navigating change.
• Ability to work with a remote team and in a global environment.

Education Requirement :

• BS or BA - Life Science.
• MBA Preferred.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility.

How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment.

Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically. People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences.

In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

The full-time base annual salary for this remote position is expected to range between $178,200 - $207,900. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including the location of the successful candidate, qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and job-related knowledge.

Full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefits package including performance-related bonus, medical and dental coverage, 401k plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off (PTO), and more.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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