Senior Director Strategy (Remote)
About the positionTheSenior Director of Strategy will play a critical role in shaping the future of our multi-product platform. This role will be responsible for translating corporate growth strategies into 1 to 3+ year strategic roadmaps for a portfolio of products, collaborating closely with technical teams to drive alignment and success. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in product strategy within the technology and/or life sciences space, a sharp understanding of market and customer dynamics, and a strong ability to align cross-functional teams around a shared vision.Responsibilities • Define strategic priorities over the next 1-3 years based on unmet customer needs, market and competitive dynamics and 3DS / Medidata vision. • Co-own the strategy of a portfolio of products with the Product Leads. • Assess build/buy/partner approach to compete effectively and accelerate strategic priorities as required. • Lead primary and secondary market research, including interpretation of output and final recommendations. • Translate strategic priorities into an integrated 12+ month to 3 year roadmap for a suite of products, ensuring cross-product coherence and scalability.• Guide Product, Delivery and Sales teams in testing and validating true unmet need and market fit of major roadmap building blocks prior to investing in GA development. • Collaborate with technical teams to assess technical viability, gaps and resulting timing of building blocks to achieve strategic priorities. • Highlight risks, trade-offs, and identify accelerators needed to achieve goals. • Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Clinical, and Customer Success teams to ensure successful roadmap execution.• Liaise with Offering Management, Global Marketing and Product Marketing to roll-out aligned GTM strategy for new offerings, product launches and features. • Facilitate alignment across departments, fostering transparency and shared accountability for strategic goals. • Maintain strong market awareness by monitoring industry trends, competitive landscape and attending industry conferences. • Lead strategic customer conversations on new innovation areas to validate longer term roadmap, and generate feedback.• Collaborate with customer success and sales teams to gather and understand customer feedback and recommend strategic pivots as needed. • Showcase thought leadership and represent the company at key industry and customer events. Requirements • Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of work experience or equivalent, including a minimum of 3 years in management consulting, healthcare consulting, investment banking, venture capital, or strategy / product management in high growth tech. • MBA or advanced degree in a related field preferred.• Exposure to Life Sciences industry - including clinical trial ecosystem, regulatory environment, and healthcare tech landscape - or B2B software strongly preferred. • Proven track record of leading strategic planning and roadmap development. • Strong analytical, primary and secondary market research, business model, and financial modeling skills. • Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities. Benefits • Medical, dental, life and disability insurance. • 401(k) matching.• Flexible paid time off. • 10 paid holidays per year. Apply tot his job