DT Strategic Partnerships Lead

This role will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and cultivating a network of high-impact external partners that align with our DT strategic objectives. This position will define and implement engagement models that drive co-creation and deliver sustained, mutual value, translating the company's strategic needs into tangible partnership opportunities. By building and managing a robust portfolio of alliances, the role will accelerate innovation across Digital Technology (DT) and the broader organization, ensuring we remain at the forefront of technological advancement to better serve patients.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for identifying and scouting high-impact external partners by leveraging market outreach and fostering existing organizational relationships.
• Design and formalize clear, structured engagement models and compelling value propositions to ensure the creation of mutually beneficial and sustained partnerships.
• Act as the primary bridge between external innovators and internal Digital Technology (DT) teams, ensuring partner capabilities are effectively integrated with the organization's strategic goals.
• Oversee the entire lifecycle of strategic alliances, monitoring the health, performance, and value realization of key partnerships to ensure long-term success.
• Collaborate with domain leaders to understand their strategic challenges and proactively identify external technologies or partners that can provide solutions and accelerate impact.
• Establish and manage a governance framework for partner evaluation, selection, and performance management to maintain a high-quality, strategic ecosystem.
• Serve as a central point of expertise on the external innovation landscape, providing insights and recommendations to senior leadership on emerging trends and opportunities.
• Champion the value of strategic partnerships across the organization, communicating successes and fostering an environment where external collaboration is seen as a key enabler of growth.

• Skilled in strategic relationship management, with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable partnership strategies and engagement models.
• Knowledge of market landscaping and partner scouting techniques to identify and evaluate potential innovation partners.
• Ability to negotiate and structure complex partnership agreements and contracts.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively together within cross-functional teams and networks.
• Demonstrated communication skills, within a multi-cultural and multi-lingual global environment.
• Is agile and demonstrates adaptability, comfort with ambiguity, trust-building, and resilience.
• Derives energy from operating in a dynamic, complex, fast-moving, and frequently changing business environment.
• Demonstrable experience with project management, proactive planning, priority setting, and securing alignment.
• Drives toward outcomes.
• Ambitious, inquisitive naturally, a quick study, with demonstrated eagerness to continuously learn, self-improve and develop. This includes being comfortable giving and receiving feedback in a diverse environment.
• Passionate and prepared to lead and contribute to our culture, which is driven by our corporate values of co-creation, innovation, empowerment, excellence, and humility.

• Bachelor's or Master Degree preferred in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, BioTechnology,...