Lead LDG’s end-to-end strategic planning process: annual strategy, multi-year roadmap, and targeted strategic deep dives
Translate enterprise priorities into LDG strategy and actionable priorities across divisions
Create alignment on investment theses, strategic trade-offs, and resource allocation across divisions and functions.
Build and maintain a portfolio view of LDG opportunities across core, adjacent, and whitespace areas—backed by market sizing, customer insight, and competitive dynamics.
Develop decision-grade business cases (value creation logic, risks, milestones, leading indicators) to enable data-backed prioritization.
Establish a clear pipeline of growth initiatives, with stage gates from concept → validation → scale.
Embed strategy into LDG operating cadence through balanced scorecard metrics, operating reviews, and performance dialogues
Maintain a forward-looking view of macro and market drivers affecting LDG; translate trends into implications for portfolio choices and capability building.
In partnership with Corporate Development and divisional leaders, support identification and screening of potential targets aligned to LDG strategic priorities.
Craft crisp, executive-ready narratives and materials that translate complexity into clear choices, consequences, and actions.

Bachelor’s degree required; MBA and/or life sciences/diagnostics-related technical degree preferred.
12+ years of experience in strategy, business development, strategic marketing, market/competitive intelligence, management consulting, investment banking, or related roles with increasing leadership responsibility.
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a global, multi-cultural, highly matrixed environment; track record of aligning stakeholders to decisions and outcomes.
Strong analytical skills (market sizing, competitive evaluation, portfolio trade-offs) and comfort operating in ambiguity.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear executive recommendations.
Exposure to M&A diligence processes is a plus; experience working cross-functionally with finance, corporate development, and business leadership.

AVP, Business Strategy – Life Sciences, Diagnostics

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