Strategic Assistant

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Job Description Summary

The Strategic Assistant acts as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the Country President and Leadership Team, supporting the successful execution of organizational priorities and business objectives. The role drives strategic planning, governance, and cross-functional initiatives, ensuring effective coordination, alignment, and delivery of key business outcomes. Through strong project management, analytical capabilities, and stakeholder engagement, the Strategic Assistant enables efficient decision-making, monitors progress against strategic goals and helps translate strategy into execution across the organization.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

Strategic Planning & Business Execution

• •Support the Country President and Leadership Team in defining, coordinating, and executing strategic priorities.
• •Lead key strategic planning processes, including business planning, tactical plans, strategic workforce planning, launch readiness reviews, business reviews, and country strategic roadmaps.
• •Identify organizational priorities and support leadership in ensuring accountability for key commitments and deliverables.
• •Partner with leadership teams to drive the execution and monitoring of strategic initiatives and business objectives.
• •Prepare executive presentations, reports, briefing materials, dashboards, and strategic updates for leadership discussions and business reviews.

Project Management & PMO Leadership

• •Lead, direct, and coordinate strategic projects across the organization from initiation to completion.
• •Establish project governance, timelines, milestones, success metrics, and risk mitigation plans.
• •Monitor project progress and proactively address risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful delivery.
• •Organize and facilitate project meetings, ensuring clear objectives, decision-making, and timely follow-up of action items.
• •Maintain appropriate documentation and reporting structures to support effective project execution and compliance requirements.
• •Drive a Project Management Office (PMO) mindset, ensuring prioritization, transparency, and cross-functional alignment.

Stakeholder Management & Organizational Effectiveness

• •Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• •Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and speak-up culture across the organization.
• •Align stakeholders around strategic priorities, organizational objectives, and business outcomes.
• •Support key organizational initiatives aimed at strengthening effectiveness, productivity, and growth.

Leadership Team Support

• •Coordinate the Leadership Team agenda, annual roadmap, governance processes, and strategic discussions.
• •Facilitate leadership meetings, workshops, and business reviews.
• •Ensure effective follow-up and execution of key decisions, actions, and commitments.

Key Performance Indicators

• •Successful delivery of strategic priorities and business objectives.
• •Quality and timely execution of strategic projects and initiatives.
• •Stakeholder management and effective leadership support.
• •Achievement of agreed project milestones and success measures.
• •Effectiveness of strategic planning processes and business reviews.
• •Contribution to organizational effectiveness, launch excellence, and business growth.

Ideal Background

Education

University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Life Sciences, Marketing, or a related field.

Experience

• •Minimum 5 years of experience in an international organization, preferably within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
• •Experience in strategic planning, project management, business development, commercial excellence, or consulting.
• •Experience working in cross-functional and matrix organizations.
• •Previous exposure to commercial, marketing, or business leadership environments is highly desirable.
• •Strong sense of challenging the status quo and innovative mindset
• •Business and financial acumen
• •Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and learning agility, embracing new technologies and responsibly leveraging AI to drive productivity, efficiency and business impact.

Language :

Fluency in Greek and English, both written and spoken.

Skills Desired

Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Engagement, Customer Insights, Data Analytics, Digital Marketing, Market Research, Media Campaigns, Product Marketing, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, Waterfall Model