Director, New Product Planning, Partnerships EUR / INT (Remote)

Jazz Pharmaceuticals; Oxford; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in the UK is seeking a strategic individual to join their New Product Planning-Partnerships team. The role involves leading commercial assessments across multiple key markets, collaborating with various departments, and developing long-term revenue forecasts. Candidates should have over 7 years of relevant experience in management consulting or the industry, with a strong preference for those holding a life science degree and an MBA. This position offers opportunities for significant growth and impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in management consulting or industry.
• Experience leading commercialization planning for near term products.
• Experience interfacing with key customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial assessments for 7 key EUR / INT markets.
• Partner with US / EU Commercial, R&D, and Regulatory for deal assessments.
• Develop annual revenue forecasts extending over a 15-20 year period.

Skills

Superb analytic skills

Track record assessing clinical and commercial value

Proven track record interfacing and influencing senior leaders

Education

Bachelors in life science

MBA

Advanced science degree

Job description

Brief Description

This position resides in New Product Planning-Partnerships, reporting directly to the Head of New Product Planning-Partnerships, and will partner directly with Corporate Development, Search & Evaluation, and NPP colleagues to identify and assess the EUR / INT commercial potential and strategic fit of target assets, as well as partner with EUR / INT and Global leadership on portfolio and market access strategy. This individual will work through each step of the deal process, from initiation to signing, and ensure that strategic and critical success factors for EUR / INT commercialization have been identified. This person must collect and synthesize multiple layers of evidence and insight from a range of sources and across multiple European and international geographies to assess the potential value of a compound or technology. Jazz is committed to long-term growth associated with mergers, acquisitions and partnerships, deal flow and potential to complete transactions is high. Accordingly, for the position requires a self-motivated, strategically agile and unquestioned collaborator to join the New Product Planning-Partnerships team.

Essential Functions

• Lead commercial assessments (., epidemiology, product positioning and adoption, competitive landscape, pricing and market access) for a wide range of therapeutic areas across 7 key EUR / INT markets (UK, DE, FR, SP, IT, JP and partnered markets), for the purpose of partnerships, licenses and acquisitions
• Partner closely and collaboratively with many functions, such as US / EU Commercial, Search and Evaluation, R&D, Regulatory, and Corporate Development for deal assessments and diligence
• Gather input for all EUR / INT and global deals (neuroscience and oncology) across key EUR / INT stakeholders in marketing, medical, pricing / access, regulatory, and regional general management roles to inform commercial business case
• Gain internal stakeholder alignment and input on deals through regular (monthly or more frequently as needed) updates to a subset of the EUR / INT Leadership team
• Develop detailed annual revenue forecasts extending over a 15-20 year period, and presentations to communicate key inputs, assumptions and scenarios-
• Evaluate commercial synergies and strategic fit with the EUR / INT portfolio, including sales force and SG&A requirements
• Develop executive-level presentations and recommendations to senior management for required commercial investment, including marketing, sales and managed markets

Experiences required for success

• Superb analytic skills, especially those related to forecasting / modeling
• Track record assessing the clinical and commercial value of an asset in Europe and / or Japan utilizing KOL and internal clinical opinion, published scientific literature, primary market research, syndicated reports and various audits
• Proven track record interfacing and influencing senior leaders and cross-functional collaboration

Following experiences considered a significant plus

• Experience leading a commercialization planning effort for a near term development or in-line product
• Experience interfacing with key customers including doctors, payers and patients
• Experience with external business development initiatives
• Experience in commercial functions supporting European markets or Japan, such as commercial development, portfolio strategy, pricing / market access or marketing
• Deal transaction familiarity

Required / Preferred Education and Licenses

• 7+ years in management consulting or industry, or combination of relevant experience
• Bachelors in life science and MBA strongly preferred
• Advanced science degree highly valued