Biologics Commercial Director

**Biologics Commercial Director, Europe and Canada**

**Location: Baar, Switzerland**

Get to directly impact the lives of patients by turning our deep and broad pipeline into a reality. Have the opportunity to be involved in the next big thing, whilst making a meaningful difference to patients and wider society.

Responsible for planning and leading the TA commercial operations for Europe and Canada Commercial consistent with global guidelines from the TA Brand Lead.

This position plays a pivotal role in delivering all Therapy Area strategies and tactics to improve growth for the portfolio for EU 6 large markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and Canada) and areas (Nordic, Western/ Southern Europe, Central & Eastern Europe & Baltic states). You will be based in the Regional offices in Zug, Switzerland.

**About AstraZeneca**

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies.

**Business Area**

Our BioPharmaceuticals pipeline is growing And it takes something special to get that out to patients, responding to their evolving needs, as well as those of healthcare professionals and partners. A challenger who is rethinking the way things can be done and acting on it.

Taking a forward-looking approach we look at the world through a different lens. We go above and beyond to find solutions that impact patients - harnessing science with technology and connecting the entire healthcare ecosystem.

**Core Responsibilities**

**1. Influences Global strategies and priorities to ensure they met the EUCAN Region needs. Provides a single voice for EUCAN within the prioritised Global Brand Teams and Global Capability Teams**
- Ensure and share consolidated EUCAN perspective as appropriate to shape EUCAN priorities and direction for must win brands/portfolio based on insight from prioritised countries.
- Champion EUCAN needs with global teams, influence global strategy and targets for the benefit of EUCAN and act as active member of GBT for must-win brands

**2.** **Supports Global strategy implementation into the EUCAN markets for TA alongside regional medical team**
- Define the TA priorities for EUCAN in collaboration with EUCAN LT, Medical and P&MA, with clarity on MC expectations and ensure prioritised countries have appropriate (& globally aligned) strategies and plans in place that are being driven effectively.
- Organise and coordinate all above market support functions to drive improved execution against the defined TA priorities the markets.
- Strong 1:1 business partnering with the BuDs/CPs to provide support in finding solutions to emerging business needs

**3.** **Deliver the EUCAN revenue targets and core metrics**
- Partner with BUDs/ CPs from priority markets to challenge and support improving the potential of the relevant brands in priority markets
- Define performance monitoring frameworks and metrics and ensure that clear, consistent and appropriate brand metrics are in place and utilised across all MCs
- Provide input into regional level QBRs and an informed view on core assumptions to support core financial planning exercises including RBU2, MTP and Phased Budget.
- Provide high level assessment of opportunities and risks to senior regional team

**4. Lead Pre launch planning for EUCAN including Early Assets alongside regional medical team**
- Alongside global, creation of Pre launch plan and assessment of pre launch metrics
- Ensure MC launch readiness for future must win products in prioritised countries
- Ensure EUCAN markets utilise and adhere to consistent pre launch planning frameworks
- Lead Early Asset teams across EUCAN
- Feed in to and consolidate MC3 analysis on relevant early assets.

**What experience are we looking for?**
- Excellent influencing and people leadership skills. Capabilities including proven ability to influence without authority
- Recent and extensive therapy area knowledge
- Proven marketing, sales and commercial leadership experience, resulting in broad commercial competence
- Experience of developing and implementing portfolio/brand strategy
- Strong drive for performance and project management track record
- Understanding of the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products in Europe as well as Europe Healthcare environment
- Mobility (frequent business trips)
- Proficiency in English
- Ideally experience as a CP in a medium market or BUD large market