Revitalizing a Legacy Pharma Company's Innovation Pipeline
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Design a strategy execution framework to break silos in a pharma company. Deliver a 12-page plan and visual summary for a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
The company has a strong patent portfolio but has not launched a major new drug in 5 years. R&D spends €500M annually, but only 10% of projects reach Phase III trials.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
How can the company restructure its strategy execution processes to revitalize the innovation pipeline and increase the success rate of drug development?
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Analyze organizational barriers to strategy execution in a complex regulated industry
- Design governance and incentive mechanisms to foster cross-functional collaboration
- Develop a phased implementation plan for strategic change
- Apply frameworks for innovation management in a risk-averse context
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Aligned coursework coming soon.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Innovation Management
Structure and accelerate innovation processes within organizations.
- Organizational Design
Apply organizational design to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Incentive Design
Apply incentive design to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Pharma R&D
Apply pharma r&d to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: