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General Management RRD Australia/New Zealand

ID:  2809
Date of Posting:  Sep 8, 2026
Business Area:  Other
Job Type:  Direct Employee
On site / Remote / Hybrid:  On Site
Hub Office: 

Sydney, AU

Territory: 
Full-Time or Part-Time:  Full Time
Seniority:  Executive

At Recordati, we are united by a clear purpose: unlocking the full potential of life. With a century of history behind us, we are building the next chapter of our journey, continuing to grow while keeping patients at the centre of all we do.

What drives us is a shared belief that health, and the opportunity to live life to the full, should be within reach for everyone. This brings energy to our work, shaping how we support each other and show up every day. Our values – Better Together, Never Settle and Always Deliver – reflect this mindset, helping us to keep improving and make a meaningful difference.

Above all, these values bring to life our promise to everyone at Recordati, you can unlock your full potential. We know that people thrive when they can be themselves, are trusted and supported, and are given the opportunity to grow and make a meaningful contribution.

Are you ready to unlock your full potential?

General Manager, Australia & New Zealand - Recordati Rare Diseases

Overall Purpose

Lead and grow the Australia & New Zealand rare disease business, delivering sustainable commercial performance while expanding patient access to innovative therapies. The General Manager is accountable for P&L, strategy execution, market access, government affairs, compliance, culture, talent development, and external stakeholder engagement across ANZ.  

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership

  • Define and execute the ANZ growth strategy and long-range plan.
  • Drive portfolio prioritisation, lifecycle management, and launch preparedness.
  • Build organizational capabilities required for future growth.
  • Translate regional and global priorities into an executable local strategy.  

2. Financial & Business Management

  • Full ownership of ANZ P&L.
  • Deliver revenue, EBITDA objectives. Ensure cash flow sustainability.
  • Lead annual budget, forecast and long-range planning cycles.
  • Build investment cases for new launches to accelerate growth. Prioritise investments and resources to maximize patient impact and business outcomes.  

3. Market Access & Government Affairs

  • Personally lead high-priority reimbursement and funding initiatives (PBAC, MSAC).
  • Manage relationships with Federal and State governments, Department of Health, PBAC, MSAC and policymakers.
  • Shape the rare disease policy environment and advocate for improved patient access to care and treatments.

4. Leadership of Cross-Functional Team

  • Lead a lean executive team spanning Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, PV/QA, Finance, Supply Chain.
  • Coach and develop functional leaders.
  • Build a high-performance culture focused on integrity, accountability, collaboration and innovation.  

5. External Stakeholder Leadership

  • Represent Recordati Rare Diseases with:
    • Key opinion leaders
    • Patient organisations
    • Medicines Australia
    • Government agencies
    • Academic institutions
    • Wholesalers and distributor
  • Build trusted partnerships to improve outcomes for patients with rare diseases.  

6. Compliance & Corporate Governance

  • Ensure compliance with Medicines Australia Code, TGA requirements, pharmacovigilance, quality systems and corporate governance requirements. Ensure adherence to all mandated PBAC/MSAC data collection requirements.
  • Act as company director and legal representative where required.  

7. Organizational Development

  • Continue the transformation of the ANZ affiliate.
  • Build organizational capability, talent pipelines and succession plans.
  • Foster a patient-centric and innovation-focused culture.  

Experience

Essential

  • 15+ years pharmaceutical industry experience.
  • 5+ years senior leadership experience.
  • Previous responsibility for significant P&L.
  • Experience working across Commercial, Market Access, Medical or Strategy functions.
  • Government affairs exposure.
  • Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams.  
  • Hands on leadership, being willing to help when needed.
  • Launch and business development experience.  
  • Strong Australian reimbursement knowledge (PBS, PBAC, MSAC).

Highly Desirable

  • Rare disease experience.
  • Global functional experience (Marketing, Market Access or Medical)
  • Specialty care, oncology, haematology and/or endocrinology experience.
  • Experience leading organizational transformation and culture change.

Leadership Competencies

The files consistently suggest the successor should be:

Strategic

  • Able to develop long-term vision and translate it into execution.

Externally Focused

  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Comfortable engaging with government, industry body, KOLs and patient groups.

Collaborative

  • Builds alignment across functions and geographies.

Agile

  • Thrives in a lean organization with limited layers and broad accountability.

Growth-Oriented

  • Combines commercial discipline with patient impact.

Talent Developer

  • Strong coach who develops future leaders.

Change Leader

  • Able to build culture and drive transformation.  

At Recordati we believe in people! Inspired by our purpose - unlocking the full potential of life - we are committed to creating a diverse environment and cultivating a culture of inclusion. We strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs, enabling our employees to bring their whole selves to work and develop their potential.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief.

If you are looking to join a company where you can try new things, speak openly, and be bold, we invite you to apply today.

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