Job offer: Strategic Programme Support Lead

Our client is one of the leading biopharmaceutical/ vaccine manufacturers rooted in Africa, committed to protecting life through the development, end-to-end manufacture, and global supply of vaccines and other biologicals.

The successful Strategic Programme Support Lead will be responsible for the following:

• Support Executive Team with our strategic planning infrastructure & translating strategy into action through strategy mapping, 3 year rolling plans, annual plans and 90-day plans
• Track and report on strategy execution plans including the alignment of resources and capacity.
• Coordinate key strategic KPI initiatives with relevant internal stakeholders, as well as external stakeholders, including funders and drive monthly reporting
• Performs competitor's analysis by conducting strategic mapping of vaccine company peers and competitors
• Create, consult and launch policies, processes, guidelines and templates related to own function.
• Identify and assess business value creation opportunities and define scope and business plans for review by the Executive team.
• Assist internal working groups with seeking further opportunities including:
  • business development opportunities for a specialist facility dedicated to clinical trial manufacture
  • product pipeline growth through finished products & new technology transfers.
• Provide project support to Product Development /Technology Transfer Working Group activities along-side Project Managers as required.
• Assist the CFO and the Exco team with co-ordinating fundraising initiatives

The successful Strategic Programme Support Lead will fit the following profile:

• 8 - 10 Years relevant experience in the vaccine, biotech, pharmaceuticals manufacturing industry or equivalent.
• At least 5 years' experience at middle to senior management level within a medium scaling up business or medium to large continental, or multinational corporates, or in a management consulting capacity with strong affinity to research and up to date with industry knowledge and insights.
• Business analysis, developing models, document writing, business & project planning, calls for proposal submissions, and business/management reporting.
• Demonstrated experience in managing projects and programs with multiple strategic initiatives with large budgets.
• Financial & economic analysis, commercial finance, project finance.
• Global and continental vaccine/ pharmaceutical landscape.
• Maintaining role related processes in full compliance with the current regulations and guidelines, both local and international.
• Microsoft Office 365 and related applications, especially MS outlook, MS projects MS Planner, excel, power point, MS teams and Power BI
• Strategic co-ordination and matrix management experience
• Will be based in Cape Town.