Associate Director for Marketing and Business Development

• Develop a mid to long-term go-to-market transformation with strong emphasis on portfolio marketing strategy, life cycle management, activate campaigns, and provide strong guidance for marketing and sales execution, while working according to business ethical procedures, local law, NNWay, and NN policies and guidelines
• Leads the development, implementation and evolution of mid to long marketing strategies to drive sales growth, market share and brand awareness
• Possesses an in-depth understanding of channel-specific dynamics (e.g hospital, retail, e-commerce, public, private etc.) as well as current and future market landscape and develops strong pre-launch and launch plans to ensure high launch readiness and accelerated uptake
• Deploys lifecycle management strategies to anticipate and navigate loss of exclusivity (LOE) to optimize brand performance throughout the product lifecycle
• Partners with external agencies and organizations (e.g telemedicine, SEM, CEO, social media) to drive customer value and commercial outcomes
• Input to the mid-term sales forecast process based on solid market insights and assumptions.
• Anticipates financial opportunities and risks, and utilizes scenario planning and contingency planning to mitigate risks and leverage opportunities
• Proactively adjusts investments and reallocates resources to meet changing product/market circumstances to maximize financial performance of the brand(s)/portfolio

• Explore and identify business opportunities in eHealth, patient-journey simplification, and consumer-driven ecosystems across Obesity and other disease areas.
• Evaluate and shape potential business models, sales channels, and pricing strategies tailored to Obesity and diabetes and propose new business models and business sustainable source of business.
• Scout, identify, and assess potential partners to address unmet needs across the end-to-end patient journey, with a focus on innovative solutions.
• Conduct due diligence on partnership opportunities, including financial viability and strategic alignment; Develop and provide detailed partnership evaluations and recommendations to ensure alignment with organisational objectives; Lead partnership negotiations and establish agreements aligned to business goals and patient needs.
• Monitor and manage partnership performance to ensure delivery outcomes and maximise impact; Build and nurture relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to foster collaboration and maximise impact.

• Set strategies for Market Access which includes public affairs in Diabetes and Obesity areas.
• Oversee and take ultimate responsibility for the execution of planned activities, reaching milestones and measurement of outcome.
• Responsible for setting the internal and external communication strategy aligned with affiliates strategy and priorities.

• Coach and guide the team development

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing, or equivalent subjects would be considered as relevant.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in marketing within global pharmaceutical companies, with a proven track record of driving commercial success; Strong commercial and financial acumen, with ability to develop compelling business cases and manage P&L accountability is expected
• Minimum 3-5 years of people leadership experience, with demonstrated ability to build and develop high-performing teams
• Experience in portfolio management and working across diverse HCP specialties is important, experience in both Rx and OTC markets is an advantage. Experience in Philippines pharmaceutical market or similar market archetypes is an advantage.
• Proven experience in digital e-health partnerships and handling external communication and corporate reputation will be added advantages.
• Excellent English proficiency, both written and spoken and the strategic mindset with ability to balance long-term vision with short-term execution