Franchise Head - Immuno-Oncology Marketing Director

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme

Roma

Ibrido

EUR 88.000 - 150.000

Tempo pieno

4 giorni fa

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Descrizione del lavoro

Merck Gruppe - MSD Sharp & Dohme in Rome, Italy, seeks a Franchise Head for Immuno-Oncology Marketing. The role leads the IO franchise, develops and implements marketing plans to achieve sales, market share and strategic goals, and manages a team of brand managers.

Based in Rome with ~25% travel (national and international), you will drive forecasting, customer insights, and cross-functional collaboration while maintaining budget discipline and strong leadership across functions.

Competenze

Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA or other master preferred.
Minimum 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
Experience in Oncology is highly preferred.
Experience in marketing with product launch execution is mandatory.
Experience in managing direct reports.
Experience in coordinating cross functional team.
Fluency in business level English is required.

Mansioni

Development, communication and execution of Oncology commercial strategy.
People management responsibilities for the Marketing team.
Leading cross-functional Commercial Team and coordinating launch and brand plans.
Gaining and leveraging actionable customer insights.
Assessing risks and developing contingency plans.
Lead forecasting process (sales and costs) for product/indications.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key customers.
Fostering innovation and discipline to ensure execution quality.
Representing Italy at internal regional and global meetings and external medical congresses.

Conoscenze

Analytical Thinking

Brand Management

Brand Marketing

Brand Planning

Digital Marketing

Financial Goal Setting

Financial Management

Health Care Systems

Market Access

Marketing Operations

Marketing Strategies

Market Research

Multilingual Communications

Oncology Marketing

Partner Relationship Management

People Leadership

People Management

Pharmaceutical Industry

Pharmaceutical Sales

Pharmaceutics

Presentation Delivery

Product Management

Product Rollouts

Results-Oriented

Formazione

Bachelor's Degree

MBA or other Master

Descrizione del lavoro

Franchise Head - Immuno-Oncology Marketing Director

Job Description:

Cancer is one of the most significant global health challenges today, representing one of the world’s most urgent unmet medical needs.

Our goal is to translate breakthrough science into biomedical innovations to help people with cancer worldwide. For our Oncology division, helping people fight cancer is our passion, supporting accessibility to our cancer medicines is our commitment, and pursuing research in immuno-oncology is our focus to potentially bring new hope to people with cancer.

Our mission is to deliver breakthrough innovations that extend and improve the lives of people with cancer.

We are focused on advancing innovative molecules that harness the power of the immune system to fight cancer. We are making considerable investments in the field of immuno-oncology and we are committed to accelerating every aspect of development and commercialization in order to bring our innovative investigational medicines to patients around the world.

We also recognize that we have a role to play – in partnership with other key stakeholders – in helping to ensure our products are accessible and affordable to those in need. Through access to care, partnerships with the community and expansion of our capabilities, we want to help as many people with cancer as possible.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Business Unit Director, the Franchise Head is accountable for one of the our leading IO (ImmunoOncology) franchises.

His/her main responsibilities are development and implementation of marketing plans to achieve sales, market share, and strategic objectives while remaining within approved expense budgets. He/She will manage and develop a team of brand managers.

Position

Position is based in Rome. Regular travel required (mainly national but also international) for around 25% of time.

Areas of Responsibility

Development, communication and execution of Oncology commercial strategy
People management responsibilities for the Marketing team
Leading cross-functional Commercial Team and coordinating the development of high quality, integrated cross-functional launch and brand plans
Gaining and leveraging best-in-industry, actionable customer insights
Assessing risks, tradeoffs, and uncertainties and developing contingency plans where warranted
Lead the development of forecasting process (sales and costs) for the product/indications assigned in collaboration with oncology commercial operation lead and the Finance team
Developing and maintaining strong business relationships with key customers
Fostering innovation & discipline to ensure excellence in execution
Representing Italy at internal regional and global meetings and external medical congresses

Education/Experience/Language

Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA or other master preferred
Minimum 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry
Experience in Oncology is highly preferred
Experience in marketing with product launch execution is mandatory
Experience in managing direct reports required
Experience in coordinating cross functional team
Demonstrated track record of performance excellence in meeting targets and objectives
Fluency in business level English is required.

Skills and competencies

Strong understanding of the Oncology market including current & future trends
An understanding of the general Oncology market space, not only from a marketing standpoint, but also from the point of view of colleagues in medical affairs, clinical development, regulatory affairs, and market access
Demonstrated ability to understand and manage key levers that drive growth and profitability
Must possess a high degree of technical expertise, have excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; must be able to coordinate and manage a team and coordinate with other teams/peers.
Good analytical and problem-solving skills
Manages effectively under VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity).
Manages bottom-line and top-line, coping with trade-offs between them.
Outstanding leadership skills: can motivate, train, coach and give constructive feedback.
Demonstrated leadership skills in leading and influencing cross-functional teams and communication with senior leadership
Successful management of large budgets
Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
Drives effective collaboration across functions, business units, affiliates, and organizations.
Leads and performs with the highest ethical standards and respect of industry rules and regulations.
Strong knowledge of industry standards, laws and regulations.

This position is classified at the 'Dirigente' level, under the terms of the current National Collective Labour Agreement (NCLA) for Industry Executives.

The Primary Location for this position is ITA - Lazio - Roma

The salary range for this position is €88,200.00 - €149,900.00

This is the lowest and highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. It is based on the applicable NCBA, as well as an individual’s experience, skills, organizational needs, and compensation levels within their peer group. If applicable, employees may also be eligible for an annual bonus, long-term incentives, or other benefits. Our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information if needed.

Required Skills