Business Unit Head, Respiratory & Immunology - Singapore

BUSINESS UNIT HEAD, RESPIRATORY & IMMUNOLOGY - SINGAPORE

Do you have expertise in, and passion for, Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the lives of patients in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.

BUSINESS AREA – Singapore Marketing Company, R&I Business Unit

Our Singapore Marketing Company (SGMC) is responsible for the marketing of our medicines in Singapore. Here you’ll also find colleagues from AstraZeneca’s corporate functions and our Asia and International regions’ sales and marketing teams. As a member of theSingapore Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (SAPI), all of our sales, marketing and communications activities are subject to the SAPI Code of Conduct.

Our team proudly leads the way as the fastest growing pharmaceutical. But we’re not done yet – we’re fearless in setting the direction for a new future to keep progressing for our patients. We’re bringing transformative drugs to those that need them the most by combining continuous new launches with unique solutions across the whole patient journey. It’s how we are able to truly make a difference to the quality of lives and answer huge unmet patient needs.

What you’ll do

You will be responsible for leading sales and marketing for the Respiratory & Immunology Business Unit in Singapore. As a key member of the Country Leadership Team, you will share accountability for the leadership, strategic direction, business development and compliance of the market. Your role will involve driving efficient outcomes for patients who can benefit from our innovative medicines and establishing AstraZeneca as a global leader in the therapy area. You will be responsible for setting the vision and defining the portfolio strategy, leading new product development, and coordinating cross-functional therapy area and brand-level operational plans. You will also develop market access strategies that maximize patient access to AZ medicines and manage existing portfolio while ensuring organizational readiness for new pipeline opportunities.

Essential for the role

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 8 years of sales and sales management/marketing experience in pharmaceutical industry; with at least 2 years in marketing
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead teams
• Comprehensive understanding of the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and healthcare environment within the market
• Experience in successful product launches with hands on exposure to early patient access, affordability and market shaping initiatives
• Strategic and analytical skills, and experience with revenue forecasting, budget/expense management
• Experience leading cross-function collaboration esp. with Medical Affairs, Market Access
• Consistently driven results that outperform the market by driving strategic, financial and people performance
• Led critical changes on business new model, organization new structure, company culture etc.
  

Desirable for the role

• Master’s Degree
• Singapore market experience

So, what’s next?

• Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

Where can I find out more?

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.