Exec. Director TA Strategy Neuroscience

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop TA Strategy to inform pipeline and portfolio decision-making.
• Define and drive mid-and-long term portfolio strategy, goals, strategic objectives and leadership aspiration within TA and DAs in collaboration with other functions within Strategy & Growth (S&G), US and International commercial units, Biomedical Research, and Development.
• Provide early commercial insights to the early phase project teams, with clearly defined deliverables for the commercial transition to US and International teams.
• Develop forecasts and other commercial models for assets in early R&D
• Support the Therapeutic Area Leadership team (TAL) as the Enterprise strategic body that owns the TA Strategy and reviews all programs at Toll Gate transitions.
• Orchestrate stakeholder alignment around updates to the strategy as needed, e.g., due to internal or external market events.
• Identify potential pipeline gaps and make recommendations to address with other S&G functions, US, International, Biomedical Research, and Development
• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders (e.g., US, International, Biomedical Research, Development, and other functions such as Value & Access and US Market Access) to facilitate portfolio decision making in the context of our goal of becoming a top 5 Pharma player in the US while maintaining our international leadership.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree (PhD, MD or other advanced University degree) or equivalent experience in life science/healthcare; MBA or consulting
• Significant experience gained in Pharma Industry with a strong Scientific or medical background
• Experience in Research & Development and/or Commercial functions with experience conducting, commissioning, analyzing primary research.
• Demonstrated experience Consulting for New products planning.
• Demonstrated Therapeutic Area (TA) knowledge (or track record to acquire required TA expertise effectively and rapidly)
• Experience of strategy development and asset shaping early in lifecycle (any functional perspective).
• Highly agile having the capacity to manage several strategic Disease Areas (DAs) within a TA and multiple programs internal and external. Substantial experience evaluating new product opportunities through M&A, BD&L, and internal research programs.
• Highly analytical with the ability to lead and thrive in high challenging environment.
• Experience of strategy development and asset shaping early in lifecycle (any functional perspective).
  Proficiency in English required. (spoken and written).
• Effective and persuasive communicator with strong presentation, communication (both written and verbal), influencing and negotiation skills
• Travel: ability to travel domestically and internationally, to be determined based on business needs.