Job Description

ROLE PURPOSE:

Oversee the Group Portfolio Development team to evaluate, advise and deliver scientific, well-researched strategic product opportunities efficiently and effectively.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

Driving organic growth

• Initiate and support the Aspen Group and Affiliate organic growth initiatives via new product introduction and/or assessment
• Contribute to the portfolio decision-making and prioritisation of strategic initiatives through collaborating with stakeholders within Aspen, including, but not limited to, Regulatory, Medical, Strategic & Portfolio Development, Commercial, Marketing and Finance
• Support key strategic business development initiatives in analysis and evaluation
• Drive an inclusive and collaborative environment across affiliates to attain the organisationxe2x80x99s organic growth objectives
• Review, validate and interrogate PnLs and provide sound strategic advice

Portfolio analysis and evaluation

• Critically evaluate new product opportunities and M&A opportunities to ensure they are commercially sound and value-creating prior to significant investment of resources (financial and time)
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the pharma industry, products and market dynamics of each international territory in order to identify and optimise business opportunities
• Make recommendations using both a sense of what is correct and logical, supported by facts and figures
• Ensure buy-in of product development opportunities based on critical analysis and challenge assumptions
• Evaluate, manage and utilise competitive intelligence platforms
• Work independently and engage on a strategic level internally/externally
• Provide and communicate insights into molecules, product lifecycle, competitive landscape and market dynamics (current and future)
• Sourcing of new potential licensors for molecules to in-license, initial screening and discussion of high level terms
• Attendance of affiliate portfolio calls and assisting with queries raised by the relevant teams be it licensor, internal IP or New Products
• Assist to identify, make contact with, CDA execution and sending draft proposals to potential partners
• Assist the screening of new opportunities, in line with Aspenxe2x80x99s strategy
• Support portfolio review and undertake IMS assessment for portfolio acquisition opportunities being evaluated by Chief Strategic Development Officer
• uide the Group Portfolio Development Coordinator and align on opportunities to be shared, reviewing queries received from internal and external customers

Team management

• Effectively manage, coach, guide and empower the Portfolio Development team to remain engaged, motivated and, realise its potential to deliver the set objectives successfully
• Oversee the Group Portfolio Development team to deliver scientific, well researched strategic product opportunities efficiently and effectively

Reporting

• Track and present to senior management top key priority organic growth opportunities on agreed upon intervals
• Maintain accurate reflection of the 5-year pipeline to the Aspen Group

Customer engagement

• Serve as strategic and scientific interface between the Product Portfolio Development team, M&A Team and internal/external customers

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• B Pharmacy Degree (advantageous) or Science Degree with Post-Grad
• Computer literacy is a must
• 15 years experience in the Pharma industry
• Sales and marketing experience essential
• New Business Development experience essential
• Knowledge of Global regulatory requirements is an advantage
• Previous management experience
• Experience in working with different business units and interactions between business units
• Financial knowledge essential
• Knowledge of internal Aspen business and processes
• Good knowledge of contracts
• Product knowledge
• Pharmaceutical Industry knowledge
• Financial Acumen
• Knowledge of cost structures
• Project administration
• Database manipulation skills MS Excel
• Research skills xe2x80x93 Archives and Internet
• High proficiency in both verbal and written English is essential

WORK-SPECIFIC SKILLS & EXPOSURE:

• Experience within the Pharmaceutical Industry in New Business Development and Portfolio processes;
• Pharmaceutical sales and marketing experience
• Market regulatory requirement knowledge an advantage
• Experience in evaluation and providing insights on molecule development, product lifecycles and market dynamics

SKILLS:

• Time management; problem-solving; analytical; service orientation
• Relationship management with strong interpersonal skills xe2x80x93 internal and external
• Critical reasoning skills xe2x80x93 facilitate contract interpretation and negotiation
• Computer proficiency (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Email, Internet)
• Sound and logical reasoning based on facts and figures
• Efficient communicator
• Work in a matrix-structure
• Creative and solution-oriented
• Able to operate within a team environment

ATTRIBUTES:

• Initiative; discretion; integrity; resilient; dependable, decisive with sound judgment; customer-focused interpersonal sensitivity; patience; influence; attention to detail; logical thinking; information-seeking, enterprising, technical; emotional intelligence, self-motivated and tenacity

KNOWLEDGE:

• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Pharmaceutical product knowledge

ASPEN COMPETENCIES:

Business

• PERFORMANCE DRIVEN - Initiative, multi-tasking, result-oriented, systems thinking, planning and organisational skills
• ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP - Focus, Visioning, Cooperation, Proactive, Responsibility and Accountability, Resilience

People

• DEALS WITH AMBIGUITY AND EMBRACES CHANGE - Flexibility and tolerance, transition management, capacity for and resistance to stress, perseverance and tenacity
• COMMUNICATES EFFECTIVELY xe2x80x93 Informal communication, active listening skills, writing skills, presentation skills, meeting facilitation, empathy

Self

• CONTRIBUTES SPECIAL EXPERTISE xe2x80x93 technical/ professional knowledge, industry knowledge
• TAKES ACTION WITH ACTION WITH INTEGRITY - personal responsibility, self-assurance, honesty, ethical conduct.

Aspen is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups through a fair recruitment and selection process in line with Aspenxe2x80x99s Transformation Agenda.

Internal Applicants must inform their direct line managers of their application. Applications must be completed using an Aspen email address.
If you have not heard from the HC department within 30 days of this advert closing, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Aspen Pharmacare