Country Head Saudi Arabia

Major Accountabilities

• Lead, manage and develop the overall performance of the country organizations and distribution markets, delivering sales and profits within agreed budgets.
• Communicate clear Country business vision and strategy based on Sandoz Global vision/strategy.
• Provide a strong and consistent voice in global and regional Sandoz forums.
• Design, plan and oversee the creation of future-proof Legal and operational setup for the Cluster, including creation of Saudi Arabia Legal entity and satellite rep offices.
• Develop the organization's product pipeline and portfolio and maximize success of key launches.
• Proactively shape the country market environment and improve market position and depth of market access.
• Act as head and public face of the Sandoz Saudi Country organization, ensuring legal and ethical conduct and compliance.
• Oversee in-country joint ventures, in-licensing agreements, and other business relationships.
• Represent Sandoz in cross-divisional forums and build strong partnerships among peers.
• Strengthen the country organization by developing an excellence-oriented and customer-focused culture.
• Drive top-level talent acquisition, succession planning and development of all associates.
• Actively coach and partner with direct reports to build and implement their development plans.

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Ideal Background

• University degree in Life Sciences or Business.
• MBA preferred.
• Advanced degree in bioscience, medicine, business, and/or economics.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is a prerequisite; knowledge of other in-scope country languages would be an advantage.
• Proven track record of P&L responsibility.
• Extensive 10-12 years of experience in executive positions within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Diverse geographic experience is ideal.
• Strong track of developing and coaching others to grow into successful leaders and high performers.
• Extremely well-developed understanding of country regulatory and market environments.
• Strong relationships with KOLs in regulatory bodies, customers, and/or media.
• Proven sales and marketing management ability.
• Solid understanding of product launch and product commercialization processes.

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