Global Strategy Lead, Rare Bone and Endocrine Disorders

About the role

Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, is looking for a Global Strategy Lead for Rare Bone and Endocrine Disorders in Barcelona. The role is foundational to the Hypophosphatasia (HPP) company strategy, focusing on the Top 21 countries, and carries full accountability for the commercialization of the HPP portfolio. It sits in a matrix model between global and local markets and across functions, with 3 days working from the office and 2 days from home.

Key responsibilities

• Brand strategy: lead the Value Sub team, refining strategic value propositions based on market events and clinical outcomes, and work with Medical and Market Access on proposals and business cases for further data generation and RWE
• Develop and roll out the Disease Strategy Plan (DSP), prioritise critical success factors, lead project workstreams and plan with key stakeholders
• Ensure commercial, intelligence and market research plans align with the portfolio's commercial strategy and prepare the enterprise for competitive assets
• Drive the global pre-launch strategy 12-18 months before launch, partnering with R&D, Operations, Corporate Affairs and Finance, and plan market-shaping activities with regional colleagues
• Develop and evolve the commercial strategy (positioning, messaging, claims, patient/HCP segmentation) with Regional Commercial leads, and own long-range global forecasts
• Support business cases for pipeline assets and update senior leadership on strategy and global performance

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in business or life sciences; a master's degree is supportive
• Minimum 10+ years in pharma or biotech, covering strategic pre-launch planning and launch, with global/regional/local experience
• Country or above-country leadership experience with a proven track record of delivering business goals in a major healthcare market; P&L responsibility is supportive
• Profound understanding of drug development and commercialization in rare disease, and of current and future trends in healthcare commercialization
• Experience collaborating across matrix teams and with external partners such as patients, prescribers, payors, providers and licensees
• Preferred: advanced degree (MBA, MSc or PhD) and experience at global, regional and local levels

Required skills

• Broad marketing and commercial experience across the brand lifecycle
• P&L management and ability to build a financial business case
• Knowledge of key global regulations in pharmaceutical compliance and commercialization, including pharmacovigilance
• Excellent communication skills across commercial, clinical and medical stakeholders