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James Zuercher
Strategy and Planning at Astellas Pharma
Greater Chicago Area
Overview
James Zuercher is a Growth Strategy professional with an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, currently serving as a Senior Manager of Strategy and Planning at Astellas Pharma. With a background in sales, management, and strategic planning, he has excelled in roles such as Strategy Manager at Manifold and Director of Strategy and Business Development at PinpointCare.
Zuercher's career highlights include leading cross-functional teams, driving business process improvements, and developing successful marketing strategies. His current role at Astellas Pharma involves utilizing his expertise in sales and marketing, as well as his strong leadership skills, to drive growth and strategic initiatives within the company.
Work Experience
Senior Manager, Strategy and Planning
2023 - Current
Strategy Manager
2022 - 2023
Sr. Associate
2021 - 2022
Manifold is a venture holding company combining an advisory firm, venture fund, and incubation and acceleration studio all under one roof.
Account Executive
2019 - 2020
Customer Success Manager
2018 - 2018
Akamai is a provider of cloud services that help enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device.
Raised $1,135,000,000.00 from IVP.
Director of Strategy and Business Development
2017 - 2018
Value-Based Care, Solution Sales
2014 - 2017
We are looking to add to our team of designers, developers, clinical experts, strategists, and entrepreneurs.
Raised $15,727,988.00 from OCA Ventures.
Business Development/Operations
2008 - 2014