Marketing Director, CVD

Band

Level 6

Job Description Summary

Accountable for the strategic and operational direction assigned brand s and leading the enterprise-wide teams to deliver sales and market
share growth with full profit & loss accountability.

Job Description

Location

This role is based in the London office in the UK on a hybrid working basis which requires 12 days per month in the office.

Hybrid

Major Accountabilities

• Lead the cross functional team in collaboration with other functional leadership members (Market Access, Medical, Finance) building consensus/buy-in and providing operational direction to these team members

• Accountable for the development and implementation of the strategic marketing plan

• Drive best-in-class launch preparedness and launch execution overseeing execution across all line functions(Commercial/Access/Medical)

• Accountable for the profit and loss for the brand/s, ensuring active management across the TA

• Monitor the product performance, competitive environment and customer base to quickly identify plan changes

• Provide leadership to the team and wider team members including coaching, advising, and developing team members, whilst creating a performance culture to drive high standards and promote engagement

• Accountable for ROI assessments of programs, and while collaborating with Solutions, PRMs, Market Access, Medical, Governmental affairs and P&O to ensure proper execution throughout the field force(s)

• Present to senior management on strategy and action plans to address competitive threats and/ or exogenous market events or deviations in sales targets

• Represent UK on calls with regional and global teams and contributing to Global/TA strategic decisions

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

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

Role Requirements :

• Significant leadership experience across Commercial or other Function

• Strong Sales & Marketing experience, with a strong track record of launches and performance turnaround/optimisation

• Cardiology experience is preferred

• Understanding of NHS and UK experience is preferred

• Proven ability to leading large, diverse multi-functional teams

• Experience of leading cross-functionally

• Effective, clear, motivating communicator, who can demonstrate gravitas with all types of audience

Why Novartis?

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people's lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here:

You'll receive:

Competitive salary, Sales incentive bonus, Pension scheme, Share purchase scheme, Health insurance, 25 days annual leave, Flexible working arrangements, subsidized dining facilities, Employee recognition scheme, learning and development opportunities.

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Skills Desired

Brand Awareness, Cross-Functional Work, Customer Engagement, Customer Experience (CX), Customer Insights, Data Strategies, Digital Marketing, Go-to-Market Strategies, Influencing Skills, Inspirational Leadership, Marketing Strategies, Media Campaigns, People Management, Product Marketing, Product Roadmapping, Return on Investment (ROI), Speed and Agility Training, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management

Our purpose here at Sandoz is pioneering access for patients. Our broad global portfolio comprises about 1,500 quality biosimilar and generic medicines. We provide more than 800 million patient treatments per year, generating more than USD 18 billion in direct savings in the US and Europe alone, improving healthcare by freeing up resources and resulting in a total social impact estimated at around USD 400 billion per year worldwide.

At Sandoz, we're the leading global provider of 'off-patent' medicines. That means when product patents expire, we swiftly develop matching high-quality medicines, which are more affordable and accessible.

By making our off-patent medicines affordable and not just for the few, we're freeing up resources, so healthcare systems can do more, with less.