Deputy General Manager - Strategy Job in Syngene International

Designation: DGM/ AGM - Strategy
Job Location: Bangalore
Department: Finance

About Syngene
Incorporated in 1993, Syngene International Ltd. is an innovation-focused global discovery, development and manufacturing organization providing integrated scientific services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutrition, animal health, consumer goods and specialty chemical industries around the world. Syngene s clientele includes world leaders such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Baxter, Amgen, GSK, Merck KGaA and Herbalife. Its innovative culture is driven by the passion of its 4240- strong team of scientists who work with clients from around the world to solve their scientific problems, improve R&D productivity, speed up time to market and lower the cost of innovation.

Job Purpose:
This role will be responsible for strategic thinking, strategic planning and execution in the Company and ideally have a deep understanding of the Life Sciences space.

Key Responsibilities:
Profile shall be responsible for preparing the corporate strategy of Syngene for a 1-3-5-year period. Covert the strategy into multi-year execution plan for each business unit with identified key performance indicators across each BU and function.
Identify core strategic programs that needs to be implemented for achieving the targets including prioritization of initiatives.
Role will also involve working with each function like commercial, HR, supply chain to help formulate their respective strategies in line with the overall company strategy and execution plan.
Track the implementation of strategy with ongoing trends in the industry and suggest appropriate course corrections. Conduct Strategy board every quarter with Executive Committee to review progress of strategic execution.
Spot industry trends, shifts and disruptions and put them into perspective with companys strengths and capabilities for creating a dynamic and agile strategic roadmap for Syngene. Create a deep organizational understanding of the CRO market opportunities across categories
Understand competition platforms, technologies, capabilities and contextualize them for the company. Create insights on companys performance and benchmarking with competition to identify areas of competitive advantage, differentiation and growth, areas that needs improvement.
Other responsibilities will include:
o Coordinate with management to research, identify, analyze and execute new business initiatives, including business case preparation
o Prepare strategic plan and financial model reflecting 1-3-5-year plan and yearly refresh
Customer and market insights:
o Understanding of R&D budgets of large bio-pharma companies: research allocation, drugs under research, propensity to outsource
o Mapping out the bio-tech industry and their activities: explore the space and narrow down potential opportunities
o jointly build a sales strategy along with the sales function to develop a robust sales pipeline up to next 36 months
o Develop a market model for estimating demand
o Run market research to understand customer preferences and estimate Net Promoter Score for Syngene
Follow environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace ensuring individual and lab/plant safety
Ensure environment, health, and safety (EHS) measures are imparted via training and adhered within the team

Educational Qualification:
Should be an MBA, CFA, CA

Technical/functional Skills:
Excellent communication with inherent ability to articulate and express complicated matters in simple terms
Strong analytics and presentation skills with excellent proficiency in excel, power point
Good interpersonal skills with ability to drive strategic thinking within the company
Ability to solve problems
Possess the knowledge and exposure to environment, health, and safety (EHS) practices

Experience:
10 to 15 years overall experience with at least 5 to 7 years in strategy, planning, corporate development.

Behavioral Skills:
Leadership skills
Ability to provide inductive and deductive reasoning

Generals requirements
Highly resourceful team player with ability to be extremely effective independently. The incumbent will be part of a small team with the requirement to influence across the organization. Hence, influencing skills will very important. Very strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders
Demonstrated proactive approach to problem solving with strong decision-making capability
Strong organization skills with ability to perform, prioritize multiple task seamlessly with excellent attention to detail
Ability to exercise good judgement in various situations with strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills
Experience in relevant role in a large corporate or from a reputed company

Equal Opportunity Employer:
It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local law. In addition, Syngene will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.