Director of Corporate Strategy

Join us as we transform immunology and deliver medicines that help autoimmune patients get their lives back. argenx is preparing for multi-dimensional expansion to reach more patients through a rich pipeline of differentiated assets, led by VYVGART, our first-in-class neonatal Fc receptor blocker approved for the treatment of gMG, and with the potential to treat patients across dozens of severe autoimmune diseases.

We are building a new kind of biotech company, one that maintains its roots as a science-based start-up and pushes our commitment to innovate across all corners of our business. We strive to inspire and grow our company, our partnerships, our science, and our people, because when we do, we deliver more for patients.

The Director of Corporate Strategy will support driving strategy setting and insights generation, opportunity identification, and business case analysis with a structured and fit-for-purpose approach to set strategies for, and enable structured thinking to support asset teams. The role will help teams to identify opportunities and risks across early-stage assets, support selection and prioritization of indications/programs across the portfolio, and help create and evaluate business cases for our Immunology Innovation Program and Business Development, to support argenx’s overall Corporate Development Strategy. 

In this role, you will collaborate across functions to implement best strategy practices, bring structured thinking to complex problems, foster active communication, and inspire collaboration in order to drive strategic outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have experience in or across the following areas: corporate strategy/strategic planning, strategic finance, and/or corporate development. Experience in or exposure to life sciences is required. This role will be based in Boston or Ghent, remote work is possible, and will report to the Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy.

 

Roles And Responsibilities

• 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)
• Help outline mitigation strategies for identified risks within new program opportunities and for potential program indications; 
• Support the analysis of business cases for new opportunities (external and internal) and existing programs
• Analyse options for assets within our strategic decision making framework to support decision-making 
• Execute valuation analysis and provide inputs and support to strategic scenario analysis to derive insights that support inform strategic decision making; 
• Synthesize cross-functional perspective and inputs into strategic recommendations and present/represent these recommendations in senior and executive-level committee discussions
• Support the annual strategy setting across the company;  
• Collaborate across functions with key global stakeholders including: Science, Preclinical, Medical/Clinical Development, Asset Leaders, CMC, Business Development, New Product Planning, Patient Advocacy, Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Finance, CMC, Commercial, Clinical Science; 
• Collaborate with asset level teams, global commercial, finance and or the business development team to help develop project level forecasting models with assumptions based on market research and literature analyses and help drive long term forecasting at corporate level; 
• Help outline mitigation strategies for identified risks; 
• Support or drive ad-hoc corporate level strategic projects when necessary. 

 

Skills and Competencies: 

• High learning agility, with excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.  Ability to engage and influence outcomes across cross-functional teams with purpose is essential;
• Ability to provide business case analysis at varying levels of granularity and gather/synthesize many strategic inputs (internal and external) to provide informed, strategic recommendations
• A curious, innovative mindset with the ability to approach situations creatively, to gather insights and data from multiple sources, appreciate the patient journey, treatment dynamics, competition and difficult to solve problems;
• Entrepreneurial instincts and creative problem solving ability;
• Proven analytical abilities and mindset;
• Highly organized with ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment;
• Ability to set up quantitative and analytical models to assess complex business questions and ability to perform value analyses;  
• Possess the ability to outline and conduct market research (e.g., write questionnaires, facilitate interviews, synthesize findings, and apply to business questions) and develop analytical models together with other strategy team members if needed;
• Desire to own and drive decision-making, in collaboration and consultation with internal and external partners and team members
• A sense of urgency and a passion for helping patients and their communities. 

 

Education, Experience And Qualifications

• 10+ years strategic analysis, strategic finance and/or consulting experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, or healthcare with a proven record of high performance and consistent results;
• An advanced degree in a life sciences discipline or MBA is preferred;
• Rare disease/high-value biologics experience preferred;
• Must have strong social skills, maturity, and be capable of presenting ideas and concepts to a diverse range of individuals;
• Excellence in additional professional competencies including collaborative and cross functional problem solving and communications, innovative thinking, sense of urgency, and a passion for helping patients and their communities; 
• Fluent with Microsoft Office and other business-specific software;
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

At argenx, all applicants are welcomed in an inclusive environment. They will receive equal consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. argenx is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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