Join Our Team as Executive Director, Rare Renal
We are seeking an experienced and passionate leader to join our team and help us achieve our ambitious mission of becoming a leader in rare renal. In this pivotal role, you will lead the end-to-end brand strategy, encompassing the vision, development, orchestration, implementation, and evaluation of integrated strategies across major international markets.
As Executive Director Rare Renal, you will focus on the top three countries—Germany, Japan, and China—while also managing three regions. You will be instrumental in driving the successful launch and growth of brands with rare renal indications and other new assets within the renal portfolio, including lifecycle management (LCM).
This role reports directly to the Disease Area Head, Renal International, and entails close collaboration with various teams such as Development, International Medical Affairs, Value & Access, and Customer & Market Activation to ensure consistent strategy development and execution. Moreover, you will represent the commercial team across various instances of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- International Launch Strategy: Lead the development and implementation of the launch plan for the assigned product and indication, ensuring alignment with overall asset 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.
- 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 the pull-through of international 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 the Rare Renal 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 develop Target Product Profile & Integrated Evidence Plan to maximize commercialization & patient access potential for the rare renal portfolio indications and LCM in key markets internationally.
- Accountable for the overall commercial budget and alignment with the cross-functional team.
Essential Requirements
- At least 15 years of commercial experience across various functions in countries 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 markets.
- Experience with high-performing/high-growth brands or markets, with a clear understanding of the 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 teams, and key markets to achieve strategic and performance targets.
Desirable Requirements
- Commercial experience in the renal disease area.
- Launch experience in Top 11 International Countries.
Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.