China Regional Pipeline Lead
Job Summary
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ACCOUNTABILITIES: (Describe the primary duties and responsibilities of the job. Include only the essential functions of the job. Approximately 5 10 bulleted task statements should be identified).
- Regional Commercial Input Development & Integration
- Responsible for leveraging China-specific commercial insights to inform data-driven global product strategies across assigned programs (typically 35 priority assets/indications)
- Establish and evolve best-in-class frameworks and processes for incorporating regional perspectives across development stages (early through Phase 3)
- Synthesizes insights from market research competitive intelligence and local affiliate input to support incorporation of China perspectives into global asset strategy TPP and commercialization planning
- Serve as a key strategic advisor to global program teams and senior leadership preparing clear evidence-based deliverables to support decision-making in governance forums
- Market Landscape & Competitive Intelligence
- Leverages detailed assessment of China-specific disease landscapes translating insights into implications for portfolio prioritization and investment decisions including:
- Current standard of care and treatment paradigms
- Patient journey and segmentation
- Develops and maintains comprehensive competitive intelligence for assigned indications including:
- Approved products and in-line competitors
- China-specific and global pipeline activity
- Monitors anticipates and interprets external market shifts (regulatory reimbursement policy) proactively advising global teams on risks opportunities and strategic trade-offs
- Position self as a subject-matter expert on China market dynamics influencing cross-asset and cross-portfolio decisions
- Market Research Execution
- Designs and executes secondary market research to support indication assessments forecasting assumptions and strategic planning
- Supports and selectively leads insight generation work (e.g. KOL interviews advisory boards) in alignment with program priorities
- Synthesize complex and ambiguous data into actionable insights that directly influence asset strategy investment prioritization and lifecycle planning
- Forecasting & Commercial Analytics
- Develops and refines China-specific forecast assumptions including:
- Epidemiology and addressable patient populations
- Treatment adoption and share dynamics
- Pricing access and reimbursement considerations
- Act as a thought partner to senior stakeholders (commercial finance access) in shaping forecast assumptions and implications
- Ensure alignment of China forecasts with global financial and portfolio planning influencing investment trade-offs and prioritization
- Go-To-Market Planning & Resource Benchmarking
- Lead development of early China go-to-market strategies for assigned programs aligned with global guidance
- Conducts benchmarking and analysis of:
- Commercial models and launch archetypes
- Field force sizing infrastructure and investment levels
- Provides analytical support for resource planning and OpEx projections for China launch readiness
- Influence portfolio-level decisions on resource allocation and commercialization approach
- Risk Identification & Issue Escalation
- Proactively identifies key risks and uncertainties impacting assigned programs (e.g. competitive threats access barriers regulatory considerations)
- Lead development of mitigation strategies and influence decision-making through structured risk assessments and scenario modeling
- Elevate critical issues to senior leadership with clear strategic recommendations and decision pathways
- Supports tracking and resolution of program-level risks in collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serves as a key working-level partner to China affiliate teams to ensure local insights are appropriately reflected in global planning
- Influence and align senior cross-functional stakeholders (NPP clinical medical access finance) to align on assumptions and insights
- Supports preparation of materials for senior leadership engagement and governance interactions
- At times represent the function in global forums governance bodies and senior leadership discussions
- Contribution to Commercial Excellence & Knowledge Building
- Lead development and refinement of tools templates benchmarks and best practices for regional new product planning
- Drive consistency and quality of analytical approaches and outputs across assigned programs
- Shares learnings and insights to strengthen broader team capabilities advancing the organizations commercial excellence agenda
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