Senior Director, Responsible Business Strategy & Governance

Key Responsibilities

• Translate Responsible Business strategy into governance processes, operating plans, decision pathways and clear escalation.
• Lead a defined portfolio of complex, cross-functional initiatives that require senior judgment, structured problem-solving and sustained execution.
• Lead Responsible Business strategy activation and cross-functional governance: align priorities, clarify decisions, mobilize functional owners and resolve barriers.
• Identify and lead separately agreed Responsible Business capability-building initiatives requiring senior-level alignment.
• Translate stakeholder insights and assessment findings into strategic options and agreed cross-functional action.
• Develop decision-ready materials and recommendations for executive leaders and governance bodies, and support preparation for selected external and investor engagements.
• Coordinate defined governance and strategic initiatives across Stakeholder Intelligence, Sustainability, Strategic Partnerships, reporting and communications.
• Build time-bound cross-functional teams, establish milestones and accountabilities, resolve delivery barriers and transition mature work to the appropriate permanent owner.
• Serve as a trusted adviser to the Executive Director and help strengthen the team’s strategic capability, operating discipline and bench.

Near-term Priorities

• Stabilize Responsible Business governance and critical work during the current leadership transition.
• Support reporting delivery when dependencies require broader strategy or senior cross-functional alignment.
• Lead selected priority initiatives that require sustained senior-level coordination and cross-functional execution.
• Clarify ownership, handoffs and controls across Public Affairs, Finance, Controllership, Legal, Sustainability, Human Resources, Investor Relations and other data or policy owners.
• Establish a practical roadmap for the future-state Responsible Business systems, governance and operating capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify or discontinue duplicative processes and transition work to the appropriate permanent owners.

Experience and Capabilities

• Significant senior-level experience across Responsible Business, corporate affairs, public affairs, sustainability, governance, strategy or a related discipline in a complex organization.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, high-stakes initiatives across functions and influencing senior executives without relying on direct authority.
• Strong understanding of governance, data and reporting architecture, controls, evidence, disclosure readiness, external assessments or related enterprise systems.
• Exceptional strategic synthesis, executive writing, facilitation and judgment, with the ability to convert technical material into clear choices and recommendations.
• Experience designing technology-enabled workflows and using data and analytics to improve governance, decision-making and operational visibility.
• Ability to establish structure quickly, distinguish material issues from process noise and move work from ambiguity to decision and execution.
• Strong cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management and disciplined follow-through.
• Experience in biopharma, healthcare or another highly regulated global organization preferred.
• Experience coaching colleagues and building strategic and operating capability across a team preferred.

Candidate Profile

• 14+ years of relevant experience with BS/BA
• 12+ years of relevant experience with MS/MA or MBA