Assistant Vice President

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd; India; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd is seeking a senior leader to shape global innovation and new product development, spanning concept to launch across markets. You will build pipelines, lead cross-functional teams, and align regulatory, manufacturing, and commercial efforts for successful product introductions.

The role requires extensive experience in NPD, strategy, and global market expansion, with a strong emphasis on agile collaboration and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Science, Engineering, Biotechnology, Healthcare, or related field.
• Masters degree (MBA / M.Pharm / MS / PhD or equivalent) preferred.
• 15-22 years of relevant experience in New Product Development, Innovation, R&D, or Product Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the global innovation roadmap aligned with organizational growth strategy.
• Identify emerging market trends, customer needs, therapeutic/industry opportunities, and technological advancements.
• Build a robust short-term and long-term product pipeline across geographies.
• Lead portfolio prioritization based on market attractiveness, profitability, feasibility, and strategic fit.
• Oversee end-to-end product development lifecycle from concept generation to commercial launch.
• Ensure timely development and execution of new products within approved budgets and timelines.
• Collaborate with regulatory, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and commercial teams for successful product commercialization.
• Monitor stage-gate processes and ensure adherence to development milestones.
• Partner closely with Global Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Procurement, and Operations teams.
• Drive alignment between business requirements and technical development capabilities.
• Lead cross-regional coordination to ensure consistency in product development practices.
• Analyze global competition, customer insights, industry movements, and innovation trends.
• Evaluate white-space opportunities and develop differentiated product strategies.
• Drive customer-centric innovation initiatives based on market feedback and business intelligence.
• Ensure all new product initiatives comply with applicable global regulatory standards and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with regulatory teams to support dossier preparation, approvals, and product registrations across markets.
• Lead and mentor global NPD teams across regions and functions.
• Build high-performance innovation culture with strong focus on agility, collaboration, and accountability.
• Develop succession pipeline and strengthen organizational capabilities in innovation management.
• Present innovation pipeline, project progress, and strategic recommendations to leadership teams and board members.
• Engage with external partners, research institutions, vendors, and strategic collaborators for innovation partnerships.
• Manage NPD budgets, resource allocation, and project investment planning.
• Track ROI and commercial performance of newly launched products.
• Drive cost optimization and efficiency in product development processes.

Skills

Strategic leadership

NPD strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Market intelligence

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy / Science / Engineering / Biotechnology / Healthcare / Relevant Discipline

Masters degree preferred (MBA / M.Pharm / MS / PhD or equivalent)

Job description

Global Innovation & Product Strategy

• Define and drive the global innovation roadmap aligned with organizational growth strategy.
• Identify emerging market trends, customer needs, therapeutic/industry opportunities, and technological advancements.
• Build a robust short-term and long-term product pipeline across geographies.
• Lead portfolio prioritization based on market attractiveness, profitability, feasibility, and strategic fit.

New Product Development & Commercialization

• Oversee end-to-end product development lifecycle from concept generation to commercial launch.
• Ensure timely development and execution of new products within approved budgets and timelines.
• Collaborate with regulatory, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and commercial teams for successful product commercialization.
• Monitor stage-gate processes and ensure adherence to development milestones.

Cross Functional Leadership

• Partner closely with Global Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Procurement, and Operations teams.
• Drive alignment between business requirements and technical development capabilities.
• Lead cross-regional coordination to ensure consistency in product development practices.

Market Intelligence & Competitive Benchmarking

• Analyze global competition, customer insights, industry movements, and innovation trends.
• Evaluate white-space opportunities and develop differentiated product strategies.
• Drive customer-centric innovation initiatives based on market feedback and business intelligence.

Regulatory & Quality Compliance

• Ensure all new product initiatives comply with applicable global regulatory standards and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with regulatory teams to support dossier preparation, approvals, and product registrations across markets.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and mentor global NPD teams across regions and functions.
• Build high-performance innovation culture with strong focus on agility, collaboration, and accountability.
• Develop succession pipeline and strengthen organizational capabilities in innovation management.

Stakeholder Management

• Present innovation pipeline, project progress, and strategic recommendations to leadership teams and board members.
• Engage with external partners, research institutions, vendors, and strategic collaborators for innovation partnerships.

Financial & Operational Management

• Manage NPD budgets, resource allocation, and project investment planning.
• Track ROI and commercial performance of newly launched products.
• Drive cost optimization and efficiency in product development processes.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Number of successful product launches
• Time-to-market for new products
• Revenue contribution from new products
• Innovation pipeline strength
• Product commercialization success rate
• Portfolio profitability

Educational Qualification

• Bachelors degree in Pharmacy / Science / Engineering / Biotechnology / Healthcare / Relevant Discipline
• Masters degree preferred (MBA / M.Pharm / MS / PhD or equivalent)

Experience

• 1522 years of relevant experience in New Product Development, Innovation, R&D, or Product Strategy
• Strong exposure to global markets and cross-functional leadership
• Experience in managing large innovation portfolios and international product launches .