Regional Launch Director SIR

Sandoz India; India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandoz India seeks a Regional Launch Director to maximize the value of launches through end-to-end planning and cross-functional collaboration across commercial, platforms, regulatory, IP/Legal, and supply chain functions. Lead regional readiness and ROI-driven programs aligned with global launch strategy.

You will guide the market team, coordinate with regional and global stakeholders, and ensure compliant integration into Sandoz culture while driving market share and revenue growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in GLP-1 or Biosimilar field.
• Sales/commercial leadership mindset.
• Strong project management experience (min 5 years).

Responsibilities

• Proactively lead the development and implementation of strategic regional launch readiness.
• Monitor the launch performance and competitive environment to identify plan changes.
• Manage ROI assessments of tactical programs and develop action plans with Commercial Leadership.
• Engage with other functional teams to ensure operational launch readiness and E2E coordination.
• Collaborate with Platforms on issues related to market commercialization and global launch strategy.
• Drive regional product allocations with Supply Chain and Platforms, balancing upsides and risks.
• Provide leadership to the market team and extended launch team, coaching and development.
• Ensure compliance with policies and cultural integration at Sandoz.
• Perform other duties as required by the Region.

Skills

Sales leadership

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job Description:

Position Purpose

As Regional Launch Director, you'll be accountable for maximizing the value of the launch, leading development and execution of E2E plan through cross functional collaboration. Contributes to the development and execution of the strategic regional launch plan, tactical program development and implementation including marketing mix and operational plans that optimize sales, market share and revenue growth in the short and long term. Commercial launch readiness is achieved through close collaboration with Commercial teams in market, and with close collaboration and support from Platforms, Development, BD, Regulatory, IP/Legal, STO and ESO.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Proactively lead the development and implementation of strategic regional launch readiness.
• Monitor the launch performance, competitive environment to quickly identify plan changes.
• Manage ROI assessments of tactical programs & through collaboration with Commercial Leadership, develop and execute action plans to address competitive threats and/ or exogenous market events, maximizing pipeline value.
• Engage with other functional teams to ensure operational launch readiness of Region SIR launches and ensure E2E coordination to maximize commercial opportunities.
• Collaborate with Platforms on critical issues related to market commercialization, aligning as appropriate to their global product launch strategy.
• Together with Supply Chain and Platforms, drive decisions for regional product allocations if needed, at-risk manufacturing and API purchases to optimize upsides and mitigate risk.
• Provide leadership to the market team and extended functional launch team members including coaching, advising, and developing team members
• Ensure compliance with Sandoz policies and procedures and full integration into the Sandoz culture and support resources
• Perform other duties as required by the Region from time to time.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• A minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in the GLP-1 or Biosimilar field
• Sales/commercial leadership and mindset
• Sound Project Management experience (min 5 years)
• Hands-on approach combined with business acumen, strategic thinking, and pragmatism
• Experience in managing/leading cross-functional matrix teams
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills
• Stakeholder engagement with respect for different cultures and diverse groups.

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more, so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of access to good healthcare.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.

Commitment To Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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