Manager Corporate Strategy Full Time NEW

Role Overview

Indegene is hiring a high-impact strategy professional to join the Corporate Strategy team. The role focuses on identifying growth opportunities, shaping market entry and expansion strategies, and driving execution of key strategic initiatives across business units.

A meaningful part of the mandate sits at the intersection of pharma and technology — shaping Indegene’s POV on the evolving biopharma tech stack (commercial, medical, data, AI), driving partnerships with platform players, and supporting CIO / CTO / CDO conversations with global biopharma clients. The Manager will also support inorganic growth (M&A, alliances) as part of the broader growth agenda.

This is a high-visibility role working directly with the Director – Corporate Strategy and senior business leadership, with regular exposure to the C-suite and Board.

Role Snapshot

Job Title: Manager – Corporate Strategy

Reporting To: Director – Corporate Strategy

Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)

Function: Corporate Strategy

Key Responsibilities

1. Growth Strategy

• Develop and drive enterprise-wide GTM and growth strategies across business units and offerings
• Define market entry, expansion, and customer segmentation strategies for global biopharma, medical-device, and life-sciences clients
• Identify and prioritize high-impact growth opportunities grounded in market insights and business goals

2. Tech Strategy, Partnerships & CXO Engagement

• Build and refresh Indegene’s POV on the Biopharma tech stack – commercial (Veeva, Salesforce, Adobe), medical, data platforms (Reltio, Snowflake, Databricks), hyperscalers, and GenAI / Agentic-AI players
• Shape Indegene’s partnership strategy with platform vendors and AI-native players; structure joint GTM motions, co-sell programs, and solution partnerships
• Support CIO / CTO / CDO conversations with global biopharma clients – preparing perspectives, shaping discussion frameworks, and translating client tech priorities into Indegene offerings

3. Strategy to Execution

• Translate strategy into actionable plans with clear milestones, KPIs, and ownership
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Product, Delivery, and BU leadership to drive execution
• Track performance, surface course-corrections, and ensure measurable business impact

4. Market Intelligence & Competitive Insights

• Analyze industry trends, competitive landscape, and customer needs across pharma services, commercialization, medical, and digital domains
• Track competitive moves by tech-enabled pharma services peers (Accenture, IQVIA, Cognizant, EVERSANA, Syneos, etc.) and platform-led entrants
• Develop sharp strategic POVs and recommendations for the leadership team and Board
• Build POVs on emerging tech themes (Agentic AI, omnichannel, real-world data, content supply chain) and their implications for Indegene

5. Inorganic Growth & Strategic Initiatives

• Support M&A, partnership, and alliance initiatives – including target screening, strategic assessment, and commercial diligence
• Bias toward tech, platform, and AI-native tuck-in opportunities, alongside traditional services targets
• Collaborate on integration planning and synergy realization to maximize deal value

6. Stakeholder Management & Influence

• Work closely with the CEO’s office, BU leaders, and global business stakeholders
• Present data-driven insights and strategic recommendations with clarity and conviction
• Drive cross-functional alignment to enable execution of growth initiatives

What We’re Looking For

• MBA from a Tier-1 institution (ISB, IIM-A/B/C/L, FMS, XLRI, or top global MBA program)
• 5-8 years of post-MBA experience in strategy consulting (MBB, Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Big-4 strategy, EY-Parthenon, Accenture S&C, ZS, IQVIA, Kearney, Strategy&) or in-house corporate strategy at a global enterprise
• Proven ability to drive strategy-to-execution – not just slide-ware
• Working understanding of the enterprise pharma / life-sciences tech ecosystem and key players (Veeva, Salesforce, Adobe, IQVIA, Reltio, Snowflake, Databricks, hyperscalers, GenAI platforms) – or strong demonstrated ability to ramp up quickly on a complex enterprise stack
• Healthcare, pharma, medtech, or LS industry exposure (services or in-house) is a strong preference
• Exposure to M&A, commercial due diligence, partnerships, or analyst relations is a plus
• Analytical and structured problem-solving skills; comfort with ambiguity and unstructured problems
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-presentation communication skills

Who You Are

• A first-principles strategic thinker with strong commercial and business acumen
• Genuinely curious about the future of healthcare and the role of technology and AI in transforming biopharma
• Execution-focused with a bias for action, outcomes, and accountability
• Highly collaborative; able to influence senior internal and external stakeholders without authority
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, global, matrixed environment

Why Join Us

• Work on high-impact GTM, growth, and partnership initiatives shaping the future of healthcare
• Direct exposure to global markets, the C-suite, and Board-level decision-making
• Own end-to-end strategy – from hypothesis to execution – across organic and inorganic levers
• Be part of a high-performing Corporate Strategy team driving enterprise growth at a listed life-sciences company at the inflection point of pharma + AI