Elmarie Bodes
Strategy Development & Implementation | Business Transformation | Global Drug Development | Entrepreneur | Mentor & Coach
- Role
- Senior Director, Strategy Implementation & Business Transformation at AstraZeneca
- Location
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Elmarie Bodes
At AstraZeneca, our team excels in transforming businesses and implementing strategies that resonate across the life sciences spectrum. With leadership in both operational excellence and business management, our focus has consistently been on amplifying project leadership and refining process improvement methodologies.Our recent endeavors have included orchestrating enterprise-wide programs that integrate risk-based quality management, fostering innovation, and ensuring that global teams are aligned with the company\'s forward-thinking objectives. By prioritizing effective communication and robust change management, we have contributed to AstraZeneca\'s position as a pioneer in the industry.I am deeply curious about business strategy, models, processes and the drivers of long-term sustainable value creation. I champion of people development, creating culture where individuals can fulfill their potential.
Experience
Senior Director, Strategy Implementation & Business Transformation
May 2021 — Present
Spearheading strategic transformation initiatives across various domains, enhancing global growth, driving innovation and improving employee experiences• Strategy & Foresight: Leading the Growth Through Innovation Ambition 2030 Strategy PMO, collaborating with 65+ leaders to showcase AZ\'s future direction.• Partnering with business units to guide top executives in using foresight strategies effectively.• Lead author/editor of the AZ Global Trends Report, leveraging strategic foresight techniques, external knowledge and generative AI to identify macroeconomic trends shaping the future of pharma. • Real Estate/Infrastructure: Led Waltham Strategic Growth Transformation aimed at securing lab and office space to support doubling the workforce and science growth.• New Tech/BD: Championed innovative ideas, emerging technologies and business models.Honors, Awards & Extracurricular Activities Completed AZ Thinking in the Age of AI Program (2025) Completed TXSF Foundations in Natural Foresight course: Future of Healthcare Think Tank (2024) Received certification from Futures Academy, University of Finland: Mastering Practical Foresight (2023) Invited to participate in Alexion\'s Futures Innovation Accelerator (6m project future of HCP learning) Completed AZ Leader as Coach Program (credits toward ICF accreditation) Selected as one of 30 coaches to help develop global leaders in the Middle East and Africa (coached employees in South Africa and Lebanon) Volunteered to review and score nationwide applications for AstraZeneca’s ACT on Health Equity Community Investment Challenge Received 23 Peer Recognition Catalyze Awards (20••••24) for leadership roles and significant contributions, including recognition as the best business stakeholder by the Procurement Lead and as an inspirational and helpful mentor and coach Invited Speaker: Dubai Future’s Forum (2024) Invited Reviewer: Journal of Veterinary Pathology (multiple years since 2004)
Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Residency
University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
BVSc
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
PhD
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
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