Director, Portfolio Management, Biosimilars

Teva Pharmaceuticals; Haarlem; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Competitive compensation

Pension plan

Parental leave

Generous vacation

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Teva Pharmaceuticals in the Netherlands seeks a Director of Portfolio Management, Biosimilars to lead development and commercialization strategies across global programs. You will partner with R&D, Regulatory, Market Access, and Supply Chain to deliver commercially ready biosimilars on time while optimizing supply and lifecycle management.

The role requires strong strategic thinking, executive communication, and experience in biosimilars within a global matrix.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy, Business, Finance required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in biosimilars development and commercialization.
• Experience with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, External Manufacturing or related operations.
• Strong cross-functional leadership in a global matrix organization.
• Ability to translate technical, operational, and financial information into actionable business recommendations.
• Excellent executive communication and ability to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial leadership for biosimilar programs throughout development and launch.
• Collaborate with R&D, Regulatory, CMC and Technical Operations to align development with commercial strategy.
• Assess competitive biosimilar landscapes and determine launch timing and value.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to integrate demand, capacity and supply plans.
• Guide governance with external partners and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Biosimilars Portfolio Leadership

Cross-functional Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Executive Communication

Financial Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy, Business, Finance

MBA / MS / PharmD / PhD preferred

Job description

We Are Teva

We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

Our Team, Your Impact

The Director, Portfolio Management, Biosimilars will play a critical leadership role in shaping and executing the company’s biosimilar portfolio from development and portfolio evaluation through launch, commercialization, and lifecycle management.

The primary responsibility of this role is to deliver commercially ready biosimilars to the market on time while ensuring right supply. They will serve as a key link between Commercial, Business Development, R&D, Regulatory, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing/Technical Operations, and Marketing.

This is a highly cross-functional role requiring strong strategic thinking, financial and analytical capabilities, operational experience, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across both commercial and technical organizations.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

Biosimilar Development & Commercialization

• Provide commercial leadership and input into biosimilar programs throughout development, ensuring that development plans remain aligned with evolving market requirements and commercial objectives. Bring understanding of customer needs to program design.
• Partner with R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, CMC, and Technical Operations teams to enable development milestones, technical risks, regulatory pathways, and assess potential implications for launch timing and commercial value.
• Assess competitive biosimilar landscapes including expected entrants, development status, formulation and device differentiation, interchangeability strategies, indications, intellectual property considerations, and launch timing.
• Clear grasp of biosimilar regulatory pathways and patent/launch considerations. Partner with Market Access, Pricing, Trade, Sales, Medical Affairs, and Marketing to develop integrated go-to-market strategies.
• Strong understanding of biosimilar market dynamics in the US and EU, including payer and provider economics, ASP trends, buy-and-bill dynamics, GPOs, health systems, specialty pharmacy, contracting, reimbursement, and channel strategy into portfolio decisions.
• Contributes to development of positioning and differentiation strategies for biosimilars operating in increasingly competitive markets.
• Participate in governance with external development, manufacturing, and alliance partners as appropriate.

Supply, Manufacturing & Technical Operations

• Serve as the primary Commercial Portfolio partner to Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Technical Operations for assigned biosimilar products. Hands-on experience working with manufacturing & supply chain organizations is a plus.
• Integrate commercial demand forecasts with forecasts, manufacturing capacity, supply plans, inventory strategies, and launch requirements.
• Lead commercial assessment and decision support when supply constraints, manufacturing delays, quality events, capacity limitations, or other operational issues could affect customer supply or portfolio performance.

Your Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy, Business, Finance, or related discipline required. Advanced degrees such as an MBA, MS, PharmD, or PhD preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in the industry including demonstrated experience working specifically with biosimilars, including direct involvement in biosimilar development and subsequent commercialization or launch.
• Demonstrated previous experience working directly with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Technical Operations, CMC, or External Manufacturing organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed global organization.
• Ability to synthesize technical, operational, commercial, and financial information and translate it into actionable business recommendations.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills, with demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.

How We’ll Take Care of You

• Competitive Salary: We offer a salary that reflects your skills and experience.
• Bonus based on personal and company performance.
• Flexible Working Conditions: Enjoy the benefits of our hybrid work policy.
• Comprehensive Pension Plan: Includes occupational disability insurance and partner and orphan insurance.
• Generous Vacation: 26 paid vacation days, plus a Vabene Budget of 13 days (or a 5.3% payout of your annual salary) based on full-time employment.
• Parental Leave: Benefit from 9 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Wellbeing Initiatives: Take advantage of our bike plan, caregiver policy, "I Feel Fit" program, fresh fruit, and more.

Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment

Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, military status or status as a disabled or protected veteran, or any legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience. Request a reasonable accommodation by sending an email to [e-mail] with the nature of your request and your contact information. Only inquiries concerning a request for a reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.