Piramal - Vice President/Head - Strategy

Business Unit : Piramal Pharma Limited

Department : Strategy

Purpose of Job: The Head of Pharma Strategy assists the Chairperson and CEO Global Pharma in providing strategic advice through data driven insights A thought partner and an SME who contributes to the growth of the business by helping evaluate future opportunities as well as providing ongoing support in running the business

Essential Qualifications: MBA from a Top Tier Institute, &/or a CA, CFA with minimum 7 years experience

Essential Skills & Experience:

- 7 10 years of experience managing CEO/CFO's and other CXO's

- Experience in consulting with leading strategy consulting organizations in the Pharmaceuticals/ Lifesciences practice, at a level equivalent to an associate principal or senior engagement manager

- A high EQ, good interpersonal and communication skills

- Ability to work strategically and collaboratively across businesses, functions, geographies

- Excellent understanding of strategy, investor relations, M&A, Finance, Risk Management Legal frameworks

- Ability to liaise effectively with the board

- Nimble business mind, with high focus on quantitative and qualitative analysis, scenario planning and business profitability

- Drive execution and program management while influencing without authority

Key Roles/Responsibilities:

- Serve as a subject matter expert on business strategy, new businesses acquisition, divestment, market trends, calling out changing paradigms to ensure profitable business growth

- Oversee strategic business initiatives from origination, development and successful execution in alignment with business strategy

- Seed in key shifts such as innovation capabilities, sustainability, digitization, analytics, business model review, M&A that can radically change the way PPL operates

- Serve as a key liaison between Chairperson, Global CEO, ExCom members and other key senior leaders, regarding various aspects of the business and help manage large programs and projects

- Assist in developing and communicating our strategic roadmap/long range plan Assist in the periodic reviews together with other business heads/CEOs

- Set strategic priorities for the Chairpersons Global CEO's office Helping identify the areas where Chairperson Global CEO must direct their focus and identify metrics for success

- Prioritizing between multiple meetings, representing the office in meetings as needed

- Work with the Finance, Legal, Secretarial, HR, M&A team and Business leaders to evaluate various transactions and different ways of structuring them

- Liaise closely with the Chairperson/Global CEO to prepare for Board reviews and engage with the Board members as appropriate

- Integrate and create cohesion among key individuals and functions, on both a formal and an informal, connecting the dots across the organization for improved alignment

- Author externally facing content for conferences, media interactions and other external forum