Head of Izervay

Astellas Pharma • Northbrook, IL, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Astellas Pharma - Head of Izervay - Northbrook, Illinois

Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians. If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong at Astellas!

Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com.

This position is based in Northbrook, Illinois. Hybrid work from certain states may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines. Candidates interested in hybrid work are encouraged to apply.

Purpose:

Leadership role at Local Brand Team supporting in a Co-Lead model in Brand at the Center (one Commercial, one Medical). Drives an empowered and cross-functional team focused on maximizing brand performance which is shared purpose of Local Izervay Team.

Responsibilities:

Maximizing Local Izervay performance: Own the development and implementation of the Growth Strategy and annual plans for the Izervay in close collaboration with Local Brand Team members and other stakeholders.
Set Brand Objectives and KPIs for entire Local Brand Team. Objectives consist of common Brand Objectives which should be shared with all the core Brand Team members, and individual operational Objectives which directly support ultimate Brand Objectives.
Lead progress on KPIs and course-correction in an agile way based on environment changes.
Responsible for performance evaluation on core Izervay Brand Team members, in cooperation with Functional Report Line Managers.
Align with Global Brand Strategy planning in co-creation market by being a part of Global Brand Strategy planning.

Team Culture:

Responsible for building agile Local Izervay Team culture by embedding 5 Behavioral Principles:

Outcome over Task Orientation
Enterprise Thinking over Functional Thinking
Act with Urgency over Waiting
Pursue Bold Ideas over the Status Quo
People Driven Transformation over Process Driven Change Management

Budget Management:

Responsible for managing Local Izervay Team budget:

Propose and oversee budget for the Izervay
Execute on approved budget for Brand Team, including any budget allocation changes within Brand Team (as long as they are within the Guardrails)
Izervay Brand Head Accountable for Local Brand Team P&L

Team Performance:

Responsible for Local Izervay Team performance:

Role model the transversal, co-creational and collaborative working model, sharing best practice across the business, to sustainably grow the team’s effectiveness.
Create the environment to provide frequent feedbacks within Brand Team members.

Qualifications:

Required:

Undergraduate degree required, MBA and/or post graduate preferred.
15 years of progressive experience in commercial roles.
Proven ability to effectively lead a US Marketing and Sales function with matrixed responsibility for Health Systems and Operations support for pharmaceutical brands.
Strong ability to recruit, inspire, mentor, motivate and manage a diverse workforce.
An accomplished strategic commercial leader from the biotechnology, specialty pharma or pharmaceutical industry.
A solid understanding of the industry’s complex regulatory, market access and commercial requirements.
Sophisticated and proven commercial experience with strong facility in devising complex commercialization plans.
Creativity in problem identification and resolution.
Ability to lead by example, attract and develop talent.
Strong executive presence, focus and drive to succeed.
Ability to travel.

Benefits:

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Generous Paid Time Off options, including Vacation and Sick time, plus national holidays including year-end shut down
401(k) match and annual company contribution
Annual Corporate Bonus and Quarterly Sales Incentive for eligible positions
Long Term Incentive Plan for eligible positions

Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans.

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