Country Director, Nordics Alexion
Country Director, Nordics Alexion
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Are you ready to lead the charge for rare disease patients in the Nordic countries
As the Country Director for Nordics youll spearhead and be fully accountable for our Alexion Rare Disease business actively improving patient equity of access and journeys driving product launches and navigating complex market landscapes across Finland Norway Sweden Iceland and Denmark. Your leadership will shape the local teams encompassing commercial medical market access patient advocacy and in cross-functional collaboration with synergistic CENE resources in business analytics finance legal and HR to foster long-term growth. Bring your vision leadership and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle the exciting opportunities and challenges ahead for Alexion rare disease. The job location is Stockholm.
Reporting directly to the VP Area Head Central & Northern Europe Area (CENE) this role is pivotal in driving our mission forward.
What youll do:
The role shapes and communicates the longterm strategy for Alexions rare disease portfolio across the Nordics aligning with CENE priorities while anticipating market shifts and uncovering new growth opportunities to deliver on our ambitions. It leads local business operations end to endtranslating global strategy into impactful locally relevant executionand serves as a visible ambassador for Alexion fostering meaningful external partnerships and strengthening our reputation. Internally it leads directly local Commercial Medical Access and Patient Advocacy functions working with locally dedicated Regulatory and Corporate Affairs and benefiting of synergistic CENE resources in other functions. You build trusted relationships across global regional and CENE teams championing truly crossfunctional collaboration attracting and retaining talent nurturing potential and driving shared accountability for results. Above all the role embeds a culture of ethics integrity inclusion and compliance in everything we do ensuring our work advances patient impact and sustainable business performance.
Essentials for the role:
- Masters degree in science or business (or equivalent experience)
- Consistent track record in market access and business unit leadership with robust people management experience
- Confirmed advanced strategic skills to drive national and local access through environmental and market shaping initiatives particularly within a cost-effectiveness and tender-based system
- Deep understanding of the Nordic healthcare environment and strong stakeholder engagement experience
- Strong familiarity with Medical Affairs and Patient Advocacy Group collaboration
- Exceptional strategic and crossfunctional leadership aligning disease strategies across Medical Access Government Affairs PAG and enabling teams
- Proven track record in building teams setting a clear vision and developing individuals
- Strength in complex problemsolving sound decisionmaking and outcome orientation
- Influencing skills across senior leaders and matrix teams
- Fluency in English
Desirable Skills/Experience:
- Additional Nordic language skills is a plus
- Rare disease experience preferably in hematology nephrology and/or neurology
When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing -person working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.
I&D
We are proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration! Here employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.
So what is next:
Are you already imagining yourself joining our team Great because we cannot wait to hear from you. Welcome with your application in Englishlatestby the 29th of September 2025!
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Date Posted
15-sep.-2025Closing Date
29-sep.-2025Our mission is to build an inclusive and equitable environment. We want people to feel they belong at AstraZeneca and Alexion starting with our recruitment process. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates regardless of characteristics. We offer reasonable adjustments/accommodations to help all candidates to perform at their best. If you have a need for any adjustments/accommodations please complete the section in the application form.Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
