Head of Adult Vaccines Franchise

Head of Adult Vaccines Franchise

Requirements

• At least 10 years of industry experience in Commercial / Marketing roles with skills in brand planning, Omnichannel strategy, launch excellence.
• At least 5 years’ experience in vaccines in Canadian Market.
• Demonstrated successful P&L ownership accountability.
• Proven experience in successfully defining and driving game-changing commercial strategy in evolving and competitive markets as well as for launching best in class products.
• Ability to provide strategic guidance and an inspiring vision, sees the “big picture” and reads emerging trends and patterns very effectively from a variety of sources to support decisions and to align others with the organization’s overall strategy.
• Strong accountability and executing for results: prioritize outcomes over activity, ability to progress in the face of uncertainty and inertia, and to challenge default positions while focusing on solutions, taking risks in one’s own sphere of responsibility.
• Leadership and people development: Ability to build, engage and develop teams, delegate effectively, celebrate diversity within the team, and drive performance. A leader who is self-reflective and aware of their own limitations; leads by example and drives the organization’s performance with an attitude of continuous improvement by being open to feedback and self-improvement.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build and cultivate effective relationships, and to influence and collaborate internally and externally at all organizational levels.
• Demonstrated leadership ability to innovate and drive change within an organization. Ability to work agile, demonstrate creativity and be a strong team player.
• Self-driven, results-oriented with ambition for optimal results
• Resilience, rigor and reliability
• Ability to build proper environment to enable Playing to Win culture to flourish (e.g Stretch, Take Action, Act for Patients & Customers)
• Mastery in business strategy/ development
• Experience in building partnerships with key stakeholders and leveraging omnichannel.
• Knowledge in product positioning, segmentation & targeting, operational/tactical marketing, resource allocation, resource effectiveness.
• Deep understanding of the entire local vaccines healthcare ecosystem and ability to drive and execute strong engagement plans.
• Strategic thinking and strong analytical skills, capability to deal with a vast number of information and prioritize according to business relevance, strategic analysis and scenario planning that includes consideration of challenges, alternative solutions and managing risks.
• Advanced Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, or a related field. MBA is a plus.
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English (French is a plus) both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction and development of the adult vaccines portfolio, achieving and exceeding targeted business goals for main brands such as Fluzone High Dose, Fluzone and preparing successful launches including for our COVID, RSV/hMPV older adult and next generation flu vaccines.
• Lead with a strategic and competitive mindset the brands development and execution for existing vaccines and prepare successful future launches.
• Provide strategic leadership and develop a best in class and agile franchise team, ensuring talent identification & development within the organization, and succession planning.
• Ensure the day-to-day management of the adult franchise through the appropriate individuals, drive the prioritization of franchise initiatives, and ensure franchise P&L on target vs budget including accurate planning, forecasting, budget setting, and OPEX management to meet the company BOI targets.
• Forge strong relationships with key immunization stakeholders and ensure engagement with patient and industry associations working in collaboration with the public affairs team.
• As a member of the Vaccines Canada Leadership Team, contribute to the strategic development and operational efficiencies of Vaccines business.
• Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration with internal cross functional teams (e.g. medical, sales, business operations, public affairs, regulatory, communications etc.), global teams and external stakeholders. Continuously look for opportunities to modernize and adopt AI and digital tools to develop added-valued and a true competitive edge.
• Constantly seek for additional business opportunities, share best practices and nurture innovation, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Embody science driven and patient focused culture and actively demonstrate company values of integrity, courage, respect, and teamwork.
• Comply with all forms of legal and statutory regulation within domain of responsibility, including compliance with applicable SOPs, industry codes of practice and best practices, and actively support and promote a compliance culture and safe environment throughout the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA is a plus.
• French language skills are a plus.