About the Role
This position is responsible for defining and driving the strategic direction of the company International investment system, focusing on AI-native commercial models. The goal is to ensure that investment prioritization is aligned with critical market opportunities, rather than passively processing incoming proposals. The role necessitates close collaboration with senior market stakeholders to develop a cohesive investment thesis that guides capital deployment effectively.
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Key Accountabilities
- Co-develop market-level AI-native roadmaps in collaboration with country and cluster presidents, as well as therapeutic area leaders. Ensure that the AI-native ambition is translated into actionable capabilities and investment priorities tailored to specific market contexts.
- Continuously evolve the investment thesis for International Commercial Digital & AI, defining strategic arenas, assessing market needs, and identifying portfolio white spaces for capital investment based on market evidence and performance analytics.
- Create an active opportunity agenda by identifying areas for internal proposal commissions, engaging potential external options through Ecosystem & Partnerships, and proactively initiating strategic discussions to address gaps.
- Manage the intake and triage process for opportunities, maintaining an organized portfolio backlog that includes market-referred, internal submissions, and external proposals.
- Produce comprehensive investment memos for each proposal presented to the Investment Committee, detailing hypothesis, expected impacts, investment amounts, principal risks, and conditions for approval.
- Articulate clear recommendations, counterfactuals, and open questions within each memo, ensuring all submissions reflect a unified strategic voice.
- Oversee Committee governance, ensuring all investment memos are distributed a week in advance, maintaining the decision log, and tracking follow-up actions on approvals.
- Establish and maintain an institutional memory of decisions and rationales within a searchable system to inform future investment strategies and triage processes.
- Analyze trends across various markets and submissions, adapting strategic directions and portfolio priorities based on observed patterns.
- Lead end-to-end program and project management for strategy development and investment processes, monitoring dependencies, risks, and actions required for resolution.
Decision Rights
The role has the authority to
- Define the investment thesis and strategic fit criteria for opportunities.
- Determine priorities for active opportunity seeking and commission proposals when necessary.
- Decline proposals at the screening stage without Committee reference.
- Control the agenda for the Investment Committee, as well as set standards for evidence and intake requirements.
Required Experience and Capabilities
- Extensive experience in commercial and portfolio strategy, investment governance, or related fields, with additional experience preferred for candidates without an advanced degree.
- Exceptional ability to recognize patterns and trends across markets, translating fragmented insights into a cohesive investment strategy.
- Credibility in high-level discussions with senior leaders, including therapeutic area leads and presidents.
- Understanding of various market access models and healthcare systems, with the ability to highlight common strategies and local adaptations.
- Strong commercial judgment and strategic vision, capable of linking market shifts and business needs to technological advancements.
- Outcome-focused mindset, assessing AI as a transformative tool while understanding when technology may not be the solution.
- Competence in articulating positions in front of the Investment Committee, challenging assumptions, and ensuring strategic consistency across the portfolio.
- Organized and methodical in strategy documentation and governance, with experience driving complex initiatives in a matrixed environment.
Benefits
- Flexible workplace culture promoting work-life harmony.
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion, ensuring a supportive environment for all employees, enabling a culture of empowerment and respect.
- Support for applicants with disabilities, ensuring reasonable adjustments are made throughout the application process and beyond.
- Opportunity to engage in a digital transformation strategy aimed at enhancing health outcomes and patient experiences through advanced data usage and technology integration.
Application Deadline
- The closing deadline for applications is end of day November 10th.
