Senior Manager, Asset Strategy

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Senior Manager, Asset Strategy

To work with senior biopharma clients throughout the product lifecycle to develop differentiated strategies and solutions at the asset, portfolio, and corporate level. From early market and asset evaluations to go-to-market strategy development and life‑cycle optimisation, you will lead delivery across client accounts and partnerships, collaborating effectively with the wider team, to help clients set the direction and align the organisation, transforming opportunities into actionable strategies and meaningful impact.

Senior Vice President or Director, Asset Strategy

• Provide leadership across client accounts and partnerships, collaborating effectively with the wider team to deliver for clients and for Lucid Strategy Consulting (LSC)
• Build valued partnerships with senior leaders in pharma resulting in an expanding industry network and revenue growth for LSC
• Proactively interrogate client strategy and identify client needs, translating those needs into consulting opportunities resulting in sustained organic growth
• Lead the design, management and delivery of consulting projects with input from Directors as required, guiding both senior clients and LSC team to a high‑value deliverable
• Lead / contribute to the development of asset and portfolio strategy, and cross‑functional planning at every stage of the asset lifecycle
• Contribute to the development of corporate strategy, providing direction for therapeutic area acquisition, development and portfolio prioritisation
• Facilitate effective collaboration across pharma functions, geographies and stakeholders to drive alignment on asset, portfolio and corporate strategy
• Support the development and delivery of high‑standard, consultancy outputs which benchmark LSC as a leading provider in the Strategy Consulting space
• Provide oversight and coaching to team in problem solving and analysis
• Responsible for new business growth through industry network and outreach strategies

• Significant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, inhouse or consultancy, with a proven track record of leading the development of successful strategies for assets and portfolios
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry including trends, key external‑to‑industry influences, pharma function responsibilities across asset lifecycle, service provider offerings and innovations
• Understanding of the healthcare landscape including healthcare innovations and trends, key Global policy implications, and knowledge of factors impacting medicines availability incl. regulatory, access and pricing considerations across key markets
• Expert knowledge of the asset lifecycle, and the strategic priorities and key processes governing the development and commercialisation of an at each stage
• Significant experience of leading the design or evolution of complex operational processes associated with asset /portfolio development, commercialisation and management
• Significant experience in cross‑functional launch excellence and planning at the Global level
• Expert in facilitation, in reading the room and effectively engaging diverse stakeholder groups, including external experts, while providing an informed point of view to guide discussions
• Exceptional ability to think strategically and problem solve
• Communicate with clarity and impact across all media, aligning and influencing effectively in every interaction, building and maintaining strong relationships
• Confident in ability to lead complex projects and tasks where definition, structure and process is undetermined, applying previous experience and seeking additional knowledge and skills as required
• Demonstrated ability to secure new business organically and through new client outreach, leading the preparation of successful pitches and proposals
• Ability to deliver high‑impact outputs suitable for senior stakeholder engagement and distribution
• High proficiency in Microsoft and wider tech tools to drive analysis and to deliver high‑quality, client‑ready outputs across formats

• In‑market launch / commercialisation experience e.g. US or UK market
• Ex…