Strategic Medicines Portfolio Value Lead (12-Month Contract)

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. invites an Established Medicines and Portfolio Value Lead to drive value across the mature portfolio on a 12-month contract. You will shape strategy, governance, and partnerships to optimise performance as LOE considerations loom and new revenue opportunities are explored.

You will work with regional teams to assess indications, pricing, and lifecycle interventions, delivering actionable insights and a clear roadmap for sustainable value delivery.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of pharmaceutical, healthcare, consulting, business development, or commercial leadership experience
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical lifecycle management and mature brand strategy
• Experience managing external partnerships, alliances, or strategic business relationships
• Demonstrated success developing and implementing complex commercial strategies
• Experience building business cases and evaluating investment opportunities
• Knowledge of Australian pharmaceutical market dynamics and reimbursement environment preferred
• Strategic thinker with a strong commercial acumen and an ability to identify unmet opportunities
• Highly analytical with the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and leading initiatives without established playbooks
• Strong influencing skills with the ability to engage stakeholders across multiple functions and seniority levels
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for challenging conventional thinking and creating value
• Resilient, adaptable, and execution focused
• Strong digital proficiency, including CRM systems, virtual engagement platforms and Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive review of the Established Medicines portfolio to identify opportunities for value generation, growth, optimisation, and defence.
• Develop and prioritise strategic initiatives designed to maximise portfolio performance across mature brands.
• Assess commercial viability of new indications, market opportunities, access initiatives, pricing strategies and lifecycle interventions.
• Identify risks to portfolio performance and recommend proactive mitigation strategies.
• Develop and execute strategies to maximise value from mature blockbuster brands both leading into and beyond Loss of Exclusivity
• Evaluate alternative commercial models including authorised generics, partnerships, co-marketing arrangements, and other innovative market approaches
• Assess global and local best practices in mature brand and post-LOE management
• Build long-term scenarios and recommendations to support sustainable portfolio performance
• Lead governance and oversight of established portfolio partnerships
• Establish and maintain a robust cadence of performance reviews, business reviews, and accountability frameworks
• Manage existing and develop new partnerships, ensuring strategic alignment and delivery against agreed objectives
• Identify and implement interventions where partnership performance is below expectations
• Foster strong working relationships with external partners and internal stakeholders, including regulatory, market access, medical, legal/and compliance , finance and supply chain teams
• Lead cross-functional team in delivering any new supply partners
• Business Development & New Revenue Opportunities
• Evaluate potential expansion opportunities across Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Island markets, and other emerging commercial channels
• Assess business cases, ROI, risk, and strategic fit for new revenue-generating opportunities
• Explore alternative business models capable of leveraging BI assets, capabilities, and partnerships
• Partner with regional and global colleagues to identify and assess new growth opportunities
• Develop portfolio dashboards and performance frameworks to monitor value delivery
• Provide regular portfolio insights and recommendations to senior leadership
• Lead strategic reviews and support annual business planning processes
• Ensure robust governance, compliance, and operational discipline across all initiatives

Skills

Portfolio strategy

Partnership management

Lifecycle planning

Strategic thinking

Commercial leadership

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. invites an Established Medicines and Portfolio Value Lead to drive value across the mature portfolio on a 12-month contract. You will shape strategy, governance, and partnerships to optimise performance as LOE considerations loom and new revenue opportunities are explored.

You will work with regional teams to assess indications, pricing, and lifecycle interventions, delivering actionable insights and a clear roadmap for sustainable value delivery.