Strategic Director – Iptacopan

Strategic Director – Iptacopan (Fabhalta)
Location: Montreal or Toronto
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role; please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
About the role:
We are looking for experienced and passionate professionals to help us achieve our ambitious mission to leave no cancer patients behind in Oncology. As a Strategic Director for this brand, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of a cross-functional launch strategy to ensure maximal patient access and commercial success.
The role reports directly into the Vice-President Oncology and will work closely with the Hematology cross-functional team.
Permanent position
Key Responsibilities:
• Overall brand performance and P&L responsibilities by maintaining full accountability of the annual sales objectives and budget investment.
• Lead with a “one-team” cross functional mindset role-modelling clear expectations on focused prioritization co-created with key cross functional partners.
• Foster and maintain strong customer relationships with top KOL’s in the therapeutic area
• Lead strategy development and execution of key competitive marketing initiatives to support business performance.
• Continuous engagement with international markets/Region to provide insights and to manage the local execution of strategy to the Canadian market.
• Present to senior management on strategy and action plans to address competitive actions/strategies and external market events.
• Ensure strong leadership and guidance on all marketing excellence requirements, IPS, sales meetings and business updates.
• Ensure adherence to all internal, external codes and ethics requirements.

Essential Requirements:
• 8-10 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical / pharma / healthcare industry
• 3-5 years of experience in brand management
• Strong business acumen / Strategic Thinking and Planning
• Agile, resourceful with strong leadership, collaboration, communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Initiative, self-motivation and superior organizational and time management skills
Desirable Requirements:
• Oncology experience, preferably in Hematology
• Bilingual: English and French an asset
Why Novartis ?
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s life and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this ? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us ! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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