Nordic Franchise Head Infectious Diseases – Nordic Marketing Company

Job Description

The Nordic Marketing Company (Nordic) employs around 400 people across 5 countries and has offices located in Södertälje, Copenhagen, Helsinki and Oslo. By 2025 AstraZeneca Nordic aims to become a recognized leader in its core therapy areas and improve the lives of millions of people. This will be achieved by driving innovative science, delivering key launches, building close collaboration and partnerships with stakeholders in health care systems, and developing high-performing teams.

We are now looking for a Nordic Franchise Head Infectious Diseases to lead our growing Infectious Disease portfolio.

The role

As Nordic Franchise Head Infectious Disease for the Nordics you are a key leader in the Nordic BioPharmaceutical Business Unit (BBU), one of AstraZeneca’s key growth platforms. You are accountable for driving Infectious Disease performance and managing the brands across markets. This includes developing the long-range franchise plan & strategic priorities including appropriate resource planning and assignment of responsibilities.

You are a confident and inclusive leader who will build, coach, inspire and develop a high performing diverse team, comprising brand managers and sales, to innovate and compete effectively in-market through cohesive cross-functional working both internally and externally. You also like to find creative solutions and test new ways of bringing our medicines to patients, using digital and virtual channels.

You are part of the Nordic Leadership team and contribute to the overall strategy in the Nordics. This also includes influencing and shaping the Global/European strategies and deliverables according to Nordic needs as well as leading the development and implementation of the strategic and tactical plan, as well as the Cross-functional Nordic Franchise Team.

This role will report into Nordic Country President.

What you will do

• Assess the markets and create the resource plan for the infectious disease market in Nordics
• Lead the Franchise to ensure strong collaboration across the cross-functional team and alignment to brand strategies and tactical plans
• Drive the implementation of Brand plans and activities, ensuring outstanding execution by Sales team
• Implement the Global strategy and develop localized Brand plans including launch plan development & management of launch plan/performance reviews
• Analyze market and customer insight to drive innovation and impact across the patient journey
• Ensure that strong external relationships are built and maintained
• Identify the roles and capabilities required for success and drives the recruitment of high caliber individuals, capability development for the team & talent management
• Partner with Governmental Affairs & Market Access partners in countries to ensure implementation of key policy shaping activities and secure market access to support growth of portfolio

In order to succeed, essential requirements are:

• Robust pharmaceutical experience in infectious disease and vaccine experience including in-market experience of marketing and sales management roles
• Proven success in launching products into competitive environments
• Previous experience of P&L management for specialty care, Vaccine or Immunology.
• Experience of market access mechanisms beyond classical reimbursement and tenders. Excellent leadership capabilities in leading and developing high performing teams
• Strong track record of leading cross-functional teams
• Good understanding of Nordic countries healthcare systems including pricing and reimbursement
• Good understanding of Account Planning and Customer Engagement program and processes
• Omnichannel experience, comfortable using data and analytics to drive insights informing go to market strategy and actions
• Digitally savvy using different tools and technologies
• Good knowledge in market ethical rules
• Excellent communication skills
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, e.g. in Marketing

Your proven success in launching products into competitive environments will be as important in this role as will be your strong track record of leading and developing cross-functional teams without formal line management responsibility.

You partner with multidisciplinary functions and therefore must have proven ability interacting with and influencing regional and global internal stakeholders. This includes excellent communication and presentation skills, proficient in written and spoken English.

Desirable qualifications

• Ambition and motivation for future leadership roles
• Previous experience in other functional areas of the business such as Commercial Operations, Medical or Market Access
• Previous experience in Specialty care and Vaccine
• Proven ability interacting with and influencing regional and global internal stakeholders

Why AstraZeneca?

AstraZeneca is committed to people ́s development. At AstraZeneca, we're 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.

Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant! Apply in the link.

If you’re curious to know more then please reach out to Talent Acquisition Partner Sarah Wahlstedt Corméry at [email protected] or HR Director Nordics Anna Scott at [email protected] .

We welcome your application, in English, no later than the 3rd of October, 2021.