Hybrid Director, Corporate Strategy

at argenx

• Job title: Director, Corporate Strategy
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Ghent, United States

About the role

• Drive strategy, business case analysis, and portfolio prioritization for immunology biotech argenx. Support cross-functional asset teams and evaluate opportunities for rare-disease assets.

Responsibilities

• Support driving strategy setting and insights generation, opportunity identification, and business case analysis
• Help teams identify opportunities and risks across early-stage assets and support selection and prioritization of indications/programs across the portfolio
• Help create and evaluate business cases for our Immunology Innovation Program and Business Development to support Corporate Development Strategy
• Collaborate across functions to implement best strategy practices, bring structured thinking to complex problems, foster active communication, and inspire collaboration
• Support the analysis of business cases for new opportunities and existing programs
• Execute analyses to identify and assess portfolio/asset/program risks and opportunities (including new indications)
• Outline mitigation strategies for identified risks within new program opportunities and for potential program indications
• Analyse options for assets within strategic decision making framework to support decision-making
• Execute valuation analysis and provide inputs and support to strategic scenario analysis
• Synthesize cross-functional perspective and present/represent recommendations in senior and executive-level committee discussions
• Support the annual strategy setting across the company and drive ad-hoc corporate level strategic projects
• Collaborate with global stakeholders including Science, Preclinical, Medical/Clinical Development, Asset Leaders, CMC, Business Development, New Product Planning, Patient Advocacy, HEOR, Finance, Commercial, Clinical Science
• Collaborate with asset teams, global commercial, finance and business development to develop project level forecasting models and long term corporate forecasting

Requirements

• 10+ years strategic analysis, strategic finance and/or consulting experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, or healthcare
• Experience in or exposure to life sciences is required
• An advanced degree in a life sciences discipline or MBA is preferred
• Rare disease/high-value biologics experience preferred
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Fluent with Microsoft Office and other business-specific software
• Must have strong social skills, maturity, and be capable of presenting ideas and concepts to a diverse range of individuals
• Proven analytical abilities and mindset; ability to set up quantitative and analytical models
• Ability to provide business case analysis and perform valuation analysis
• Ability to outline and conduct market research (write questionnaires, facilitate interviews, synthesize findings)
• Ability to engage and influence outcomes across cross-functional teams
• High learning agility and excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• remote work is possible
• Inclusive environment: "all applicants are welcomed in an inclusive environment"
• Equal consideration for employment without discrimination
• Opportunities for growth and "once-in-a-career experiences"
• Work in global locations (Belgium, Boston, Japan, Amsterdam)
• Fraudulent recruitment warning and secure hiring processes