Head of Strategic Planning

About this role

Mavericks Wanted

When was the last time you achieved the impossible? If that thought feels overwhelming, you might want to pause here, but if it sparks excitement...read on   In 2015, we pioneered a “moneyball for biotech” approach, pooling projects and promising early-stage research from academia together under one financial umbrella to reduce risk and unleash innovation. This model allows science and small teams of experts to lead the way. We build bridges to groundbreaking advancements in rare disease, and develop life-changing medicines for patients with unmet needs as fast as humanly possible.    Together we define white space, push boundaries, and empower people to solve problems. If you're someone who defies convention, join us and work alongside some of the most respected minds in the industry. Together, we'll ask "why not?" and help reengineer the future of biopharma. At BridgeBio, we value curiosity and experimentation—including the ethical & thoughtful use of AI to improve clarity, speed, and quality of work.

What You'll Do

Strategy at BridgeBio is not a support function. It is the connective tissue between where we are and where we are going.

The Head of Strategic Planning will partner directly with the Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Legal Officer to shape the corporate strategy of one of the most productive rare disease companies in the industry. This is a role for someone who thinks rigorously, communicates with precision, and brings the kind of structured, first-principles thinking that turns complexity into clarity for a Board, a CEO, or an affiliate head trying to make a critical decision.

This person will be at the center of BridgeBio’s most important strategic questions, focusing on organizational long-range strategic planning and strategic prioritization. They will be a key author of the materials that bring answers to life for senior audiences inside and outside the company.

Strategic Access

Reporting directly to the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Legal Officer, you will have meaningful visibility into the company’s strategic decisions and a genuine voice in shaping them as you build trust and demonstrate impact.

Builder’s Mandate

BridgeBio is at an inflection point. With multiple product launches approaching and a growing pipeline, the strategic planning function is being built for what this company is becoming, not what it has been.

Breadth of Scope

Long-range strategic planning, pipeline prioritization, partnership considerations, competitive positioning, Board materials: this role spans the full strategic agenda of a $15B publicly traded rare disease company.

Mission at the Core

Strategy here is not abstract. Every framework you build, every analysis you run, every recommendation you make is ultimately in service of getting life-changing medicines to patients who have no alternatives.

As Head of Strategic Planning, you will serve as a core strategic partner to the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Legal Officer and executive leadership, owning the analytical and planning infrastructure that drives BridgeBio’s most important decisions. You will not just analyze. You will advise, advocate, and help the organization act.

Corporate Strategy & Long-Range Planning

• Lead the development and ongoing management of BridgeBio’s long-range strategic plan, translating the company’s mission, pipeline, and commercial trajectory into a rigorous, dynamic view of where the company is going and how it gets there

• Own the annual strategic planning process: designing the framework, aligning cross-functional leadership, and producing the outputs that guide resource allocation and prioritization

• Drive goal-setting and operational planning processes (including OKRs or equivalent frameworks) that connect enterprise strategy to affiliate and functional execution

• Identify and frame the most important strategic questions facing the company, and bring structured thinking and rigorous analysis to answering them

Pipeline & Affiliate Prioritization

• Partner with R&D, Regulatory, Commercial, affiliate leadership, and other relevant functional teams in the firm’s efforts to evaluate and prioritize the pipeline, helping the company make clear-eyed decisions about where to invest, accelerate, and where to make harder calls

• Build and maintain analytical frameworks that allow leadership to assess portfolio risk, opportunity, and strategic fit with clarity and consistency

• Support affiliate leadership in developing and stress-testing their own strategic plans, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities

Strategic Intelligence & External Landscape

• Synthesize external signals into strategic implications: scientific advances, competitor pipeline developments, regulatory shifts, and market dynamics that could reshape BridgeBio’s position or sequencing decisions

• Work in close partnership with Business Development and Operations to supplement and add additional strategic considerations in connection with competitive intelligence, adding a distinct layer of strategic synthesis and enterprise-level framing

• Ensure the company is never surprised by a development it should have seen coming. Maintain a forward view of geopolitical, governmental, and market dynamics that could affect the business

Partnerships & Strategic Transactions

• When relevant, support the teams’ evaluation of potential licensing deals, strategic partnerships, and transactions, bringing strategic clarity and insight to how opportunities are assessed against portfolio priorities

• Develop frameworks for evaluating business development opportunities against portfolio strategy and resource priorities

• Partner with Legal, Finance, and R&D on diligence and planning for strategic transactions where they arise

Board & Investor-Facing Strategy Materials

• Lead the development of Board-level strategy presentations, long-range strategic plans, and other materials that communicate BridgeBio’s strateg

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