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Portfolio Strategy Lead -Recordati Rare Diseases ANZ

ID:  1332
Date of Posting:  Jan 30, 2025
Business Area:  Sales & Marketing
Job Type:  Direct Employee
On site / Remote / Hybrid:  Hybrid
Location: 

Sydney, AU

Territory: 
Full-Time or Part-Time:  Full Time
Seniority:  Mid-senior

With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Correggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical company, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4,500 employees and turnover of over Euro 2bn.

We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our patients, customers, partners, investors and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries.

At Recordati, our mantra is simple. We’ve always believed that health, and the opportunity to live life to the fullest, is a right, not a privilege. Whether that is for common diseases or the rarest – we want to give people the opportunity to be the best version of themselves.

This drive will never stop. Together, we will always be reimagining tomorrow – with new ideas, new technologies and new innovations to fight diseases.

Recordati. Unlocking the full potential of life.

Job Purpose

The Portfolio Strategy Lead - ANZ is responsible for strategy planning, product management and solution delivery for the ANZ Recordati Rare Diseases Portfolio. This strategic role will focus on ensuring the organisation is set-up to develop a deep understanding of the customer and patient needs and deliver innovative solutions that improve patient care. The person will lead the Customer Engagement Manager in the delivery of bespoke solutions and marketing tactics. The Portfolio Strategy Lead – ANZ will develop a robust understanding of the patient demand and translate this into financial and demand forecasting, including strategic guidance and portfolio prioritisation. This role is critical to the success of the organisation and will be an integral part of the cross-functional team. It will report directly to the General Manager ANZ and be working side by side with medical, digital and sales teams.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning: Collaborating cross-functionally to define a product vision aligned with business goals. Leveraging disease area expertise to inform portfolio decisions. Driving innovation and defining the product roadmap for long-term growth. Monitoring product performance metrics to guide strategy.

Core Product Management: Driving commercial success by understanding customer and patient needs and developing innovative solutions. Gathering insights and integrating them into product strategy. Collaborating with the Customer Engagement Manager to deliver impactful solutions that enhance patient care. Co-creating solutions with customers to improve diagnosis, access to expertise, and treatment management. Acting as a cross-channel engagement expert to improve patient outcomes. Disseminating tools and resources to field teams. Engaging with external stakeholders like medical societies and health establishments. Contributing to the country Agile team.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ensuring alignment between commercial, global product, and enabling functions. Leading cross-functional teams to execute the product roadmap. Supporting the sales team in defining performance measures. Communicating product updates to stakeholders. Developing robust patient demand and financial forecasting.

Team & Thought Leadership: Coaching and mentoring the Customer Engagement Manager. Championing best practices for product adoption. Providing thought leadership, demonstrating deep product knowledge and understanding of customer needs. Staying current with scientific developments. Identifying external opportunities. Building a high-performing team. Pursuing self-development and inspiring others. Ensuring operational excellence. Bringing curiosity, diversity, empathy, and a strong sense of purpose to the team.

Required Education

Tertiary qualification in Marketing, Business or Science preferred. 5-10 years of pharmaceutical sales and marketing management.

Required Skills and Experience

Skills:

  • Extensive product management experience, from ideation to launch.
  • Proven strategic thinking, creating product vision, roadmaps, and strategies that achieve business goals.
  • User-centric approach, ensuring solutions prioritize user needs.
  • Demonstrated team leadership, management, and mentoring skills.
  • Strong influencing and collaboration skills, effectively working with cross-functional teams and senior management.
  • Knowledge of innovation processes and mindset.
  • Strong critical thinking, judgment, and influencing skills.
  • Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.

Experience:

  • 5-10+ years in pharmaceutical commercial and marketing roles.
  • Experience leading significant strategic initiatives.
  • Direct/indirect people leadership in a matrix environment.
  • Proven commercial track record and resource deployment skills.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at all leadership levels.
  • Passion for transformation and building organizational fluidity.
  • Full working rights in Australia.

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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