Executive Director Pelabresib Hematology CLS

Basel - Switzerland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Band

Level 7

Job Description Summary

Location: Basel Switzerland
#LI-Hybrid

Our ambition is to build on leadership in Myelofibrosis with JAKAVI by innovation with pelabresib and thereby maintain leadership in Hematology across international markets.

The Executive Director International plays a pivotal role in aligning the Myelofibrosis and Hematology strategy for pelabresib encompassing the vision development orchestration implementation and evaluation of integrated strategies across major international markets including key countries with complexities including up to 3 years difference in launch timings. As an enterprise leader the ED will focus on the top three countries (Germany Japan and China) and Regions driving successful launch and growth across its indications.

The incumbent will collaborate closely with Global Drug Development (GDD) International Medical Affairs Value & Access and Customer & Market Activation as well as the US x-functional teams to drive consistent strategy development and execution. This role represents the commercial team across different instances of the organization.

Job Description

Major Accountabilities:

International Launch Strategy: Lead the development and implementation of the launch plan for pelabresib in Myelofibrosis ensuring alignment with overall Hematology strategy and corporate objectives.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Orchestrate a global/international cross-functional team (Medical Regulatory Access Commercial Supply etc.) to deliver seamless launch execution also aligned with US team ambitions even if the US may decide to launch later than first international market.
Launch Readiness: Assess and drive readiness across core and priority markets identifying risks and enabling mitigation plans to ensure timely launch execution.
Insight Integration: Leverage market research competitive intelligence and stakeholder feedback to refine positioning messaging and tactical planning.
International-Local Partnership: Partner closely with regional and country teams to ensure pull-through of global strategy providing guidance and tools to support in-market success.
Milestone Tracking & Governance: Define and track critical launch milestones and KPIs; lead governance updates and ensure timely decision-making across key forums.
Stakeholder Engagement: Effectively communicate our vision and strategic goals to senior leaders including the International Leadership Team (ILT) Country Presidents (CP) and regional heads.
Compliance & Excellence: Uphold the highest standards of compliance and launch excellence throughout all activities.
Collaborate closely with global development to influence target product profile & Integrated Evidence Plan to maximize commercialization & patient access potential for the new indications and LCM in key markets in international.
Lead the International Commercialization Excellence (ICE) initiatives driving best practices in customer engagement strategies. Foster a customer-centric mindset within the international and country teams focusing on personalizing experiences to extend patient reach and commercial impact.

Essential requirements:

15 years of commercial experience across various functions in country(s) and above country demonstrating a broad and deep understanding of the commercial landscape.
Proven track record of successful launches with commercial leadership experience and therapeutic area (TA) leadership in core markets.
Extensive commercial experience in immunology especially working with rheumatologists.
Experience with high-performing/high-growth brands or markets with a clear understanding of key drivers that influence shifting customer and patient behaviors to ensure successful asset launches.
Proficient in translating scientific data into differentiated brand value propositions enabling impactful launches across pre-launch through lifecycle management (LCM).
Strong track record in collaborating and partnering with cross-unit cross-functional & key markets to achieve strategic and performance targets.

Desirable Requirements:

Proven ability to manage and drive performance ensuring targets are met and exceeded in challenging markets.
Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams drive cross-functional collaboration and think strategically in dynamic environments.
Focuses on larger longer-term issues and creates plans and strategies. Comfortable in navigating the matrix and people related organizational dynamics.
Establish credibility & influence across diverse stakeholders and able to navigate in an environment of shared outcomes and cross-business accountabilities. Demonstrates enterprise leadership balance diverse stakeholders and conflicting priorities to drive results.
Empowered teams to execute efficiently through the layers of organization and across geographies.
Clearly and effectively communicates with senior stakeholders (both internal &external) to align on vision purpose & goals. Generates trust builds credibility and drives engagement with people and stakeholders.

Location:

This role is based in Basel Switzerland.

Benefits:

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation:

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Skills Desired

Agile (Programming Methodology) Building Construction Business Development Business Strategy Collaboration Curiosity Data Analytics Decision Making Skills Finance Go-To-Market Strategy Influencing Skills Leadership Operations Oscilloscope Pipeline (Software) Prioritization Strategic Partnerships Strategic Planning

Required Experience:

Director

BandLevel 7Job Description SummaryLocation: Basel Switzerland #LI-HybridOur ambition is to build on leadership in Myelofibrosis with JAKAVI by innovation with pelabresib and thereby maintain leadership in Hematology across international markets.The Executive Director International plays a pivotal ro...