Business Operations and Strategy Manager, SandboxAQ

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
• MBA or similar preferred
• 4+ years of experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, or other business strategy role
• Experience leading strategic and operational initiatives and working with and presenting to executive stakeholders
• Experience designing and implementing business processes
• Experience managing your own deadlines and working cross-functionally to deliver work with minimal supervision
• Multicultural perspective and service leadership mindset with strong interpersonal skills adept at working cross-functionally and managing relationships across diverse teams
• Deep understanding of market trends, competitor activities, and industry changes spanning biopharma, materials, and chemicals industries with the ability to turn them into business opportunities
• Track record of identifying market revenue opportunities that have been translated to business growth

Desirable

• This position plays a key cross-functional role within the AI Sim team at SandboxAQ spanning the Biopharma, chemicals and materials industries
• You will work across our business unit to enable the success of our teams, ranging from strategy definition, financial modeling (eg P&L management) and business planning to sales enablement and customer success
• This role is part of the Business team and you will report into the Business Lead, as well as working with the GM of the BU
• Fundamentally, this role is designed to accelerate the growth of our BU by 1) shaping how we go to market and where (opportunity mapping / sizing) with each of our products & 2) building the business processes to deliver this growth sustainably
• Conduct market sizing, competitive and regulatory analyses and value chain mapping for our products
• Articulate our target customer profiles by product to aide alignment between product, research, delivery and business teams that drive product innovation and company growth
• Work with the product team to develop compelling narratives that appeal to target customer profiles and a competitive business proposals aligned with market needs
• Support competitive analysis efforts, helping the company position itself effectively in the market
• Run market analysis for investments and to drive internal forecasting of both top and bottom line results (both short and long term)
• Translate high-level strategy into operational execution relevant to multiple business lines
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights
• Build creative and adaptable business processes and strategies to support our rapid scaling goals
• Under the direction of the Business Lead, coordinate the company’s delivery and commercial teams to meet performance and revenue goals