ACCELERON PHARMA INC Associate Director/Director, Portfolio Analytics Salary in the United States

What’s in it for you?

The Associate Director/Director, Portfolio Analytics and Economic Evaluation, reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Strategy, will help to define and align the organization on the overall corporate strategy and goals, with particular emphasis around supporting and driving pipeline direction and growth, strategic focus and prioritization and alignment of long term strategies across the organization.  This position will support identification and assessment of internal and external opportunities, including rationale, development and assessment of alternatives and external competitive landscape, technical and commercial considerations in partnership with key organization stakeholders, consolidated portfolio analytics and investment prioritization, and support for key executive decisions for Acceleron.  The key focus of this role is to provide financial and analytical support and oversight for long term planning for the entire business, including development and update of the annual Corporate Strategic Plan, Strategic Business Case and Portfolio Prioritization Summary, while leading economic project evaluations and assessment of in/out licensing and acquisition opportunities.

What will you be doing?

• Support annual corporate strategic plan development, including leading workstreams throughout annual cycle that help support key strategic and operational decisions and ensuring alignment across key stakeholders while adhering to timelines
• Lead annual processes related to portfolio assessment, long range planning, management and prioritization for Acceleron portfolio, including analyzing changes with respect to prior evaluations, and highlighting option space and potential consequences 
• Partner with appropriate functions to acquire data and incorporate business intelligence to develop, align and present key assessments to support executive level strategic decisions across internal portfolio; partner with BD and key stakeholders to lead assessments and deal structuring of external innovation partnering opportunities
• Manage the consolidation, analysis and management reporting of long term planning.  Ensure data integrity and provide ad-hoc and standard reports and presentations to Executive Team.  Identify variations from prior strategic plans and operational planning.  Provide information around potential consequences and recommendations for corrective actions.
• Maintain relevant knowledge of external market landscape, pipeline and competition in core therapeutic areas (pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal) and support development of internal expertise in potential new areas
• Representation of Corporate Strategy in key operating committees and act as expert consultant to advise and guide decisions across organization, ensuring progress and impact
• Drive optimization and continuous improvement of strategic planning processes, systems and operational excellence in partnership with ExCo and businesses
• Identify and drive development coordination and implementation of strategic priorities across organization

What are we looking for?

• Bachelors Degree in Business/Finance, MBA preferred; scientific background is a strong plus
• At least 7-10 years of experience in biopharmaceutical industry, with experience in one or more of the following areas:  strategic planning, corporate development/business development, business analytics, market research, finance/controlling or management consulting
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical modeling skills, including Monte-Carlo simulation and technical probability assessment
• Previous experience in leading processes spanning long term business planning, portfolio analytics and portfolio prioritization supporting Pharmaceutical R&D pipeline and Business Unit/Regional Unit P&L analysis, including detailed sales forecasting, cost analysis and project economic evaluation
• Experience analyzing and developing economic proposals for external innovation, including licensing and acquisition opportunities
• Ability to think strategically about current portfolio and future evolution in the context of competition and external trends
• Strong analytical and operational capability, with ability to manage projects and timelines; effective stakeholder management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication suitable for Executive Committee audience
• Highly collaborative, strong interpersonal skills and cross-functional team experience; ability to lead and influence within a matrix
• Willingness to travel (domestic, international) ~ 10% of the time, in accordance with company policies

How will you grow with us?

The Corporate Strategy team helps achieve our corporate goals and promotes our mission in a manner that embodies our shared values.   The strategy team serves as a resource for better understanding our business and driving informed, objective decision making across the organization, from executive level corporate planning to team and project specific operating initiatives.  This position is expected to engage and lead workstreams that impact all areas of the organization.  Workstreams are typically composed of multiple stakeholders within R&D, Commercial or Enabling Functions, including cross functional working teams, executive level leadership and decision committees.  Drawing from qualitative and quantitative research and rigorous analysis, Corporate Strategy delivers actionable insights to support discovery, research, development, BD and commercial efforts and ongoing company activities.

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