Rare Disease Business Unit Director

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for sales and expenses budgetary compliance, and overall P&L management for the Business Unit.
• Leads and develops the sales and marketing teams including but not limited to performance management, talent management and career development.
• Consistently gathers insights, developing KPI’s, and analytics strategy to continuously improve customer experience.
• Leads activities across brands, including the definition, design, execution and measurement of all marketing strategies and tactics to deliver on the brands’ objectives.
• Responsible for sales execution and attainment of associated KPIs within geography.
• Comply with the standards and procedures that apply to the development and implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) of the Central America & Caribbean Area (CAMCAR).
• Report any quality event and complaint related to AstraZeneca products as per local procedures.
• Supports AZ’s external leadership objectives, identifying and developing strong internal and external alliances for cross functional planning and programs as core elements to create opportunities in the market.
• Sets direction for team and standards for success, leading and inspiring diverse, cross-functional teams to achieve performance results.
• Leads and develops sales and marketing teams to drive performance and results, through performance management, talent management and career development.
• Effectively coaches team, delegating responsibilities and guiding individuals to enhance their performance and skills.
• Consistently displays behaviors related to AstraZeneca’s values of following the science, putting patients first, doing the right thing, and being entrepreneurial.
• Works with the SLT to develop short- to long-term AZ rare disease strategy to ensure portfolio success.
• Inspires and leads the capability development for Business Unit teams and individuals.
• Ensures effective talent management, recruitment & succession planning.

Education, qualifications, skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead large teams to achieve results
• Demonstrated Level 3 abilities across all 6 AZ Leadership Capabilities
• Comprehensive understanding of the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products.
• Comprehensive understanding of the CAMCAR Healthcare environment
• MBA in relevant field (desirable)
• Previous exposure and/or experience in other functional areas of the business such as Sales/Sales Leadership, Market Access, Marketing/Brand Team, and Operations in CAMCAR markets (desirable)
• Experience leading cross functional teams in a multicultural business environment. (desirable