JOB DESCRIPTION:

Main Responsibilities: *

·Manage P&L and/or other commitments to Plan.  Meet or exceed sales and margin commitments within scope of role (i.e., line of business, area, function) to the corporation.  Balance short-term and long-term priorities. 

·Develop short and long term sales, marketing and other business plans.   Translate global strategies into specific action plans, and then drive execution and continuously monitor performance

·Attract, develop and retain industry’s best talent within a line of business or business function.

·Drive accountability for outcomes and assure development of a talent pipeline for critical positions within their scope.  Build a high performing, cohesive team. 

·Define long-range strategic focus for an area, a line of business, or business function, and ensure that plan objectives are achieved. 

·Establish or re-establish clear market leadership across affiliates, products, and brands under changing conditions.

·Develop an externally focused, customer and consumer-centric organization using insights to choose the right strategies for growth.

·Manage competitive business landscape to consistently deliver profitable growth in a business line or area.

·Set clear priorities for the line of business, geography or function.  Focus effort, resources, and capacity on those critical few projects with the highest potential payoff, and away from projects having fewer payoffs.

·Balance personal accountability with the reality of working through others in the function or line of business and holding them accountable for commitments.

·Turn around under-performing or failing territory/district/region.  Take on and succeed with assignments where risks and opportunities are high. 

·Develop a deep understanding of business drivers and an ability to influence them to achieve growth. Overcome obstacles.

Work across organization and build multi-functional support for increasingly larger and more complex projects with greater impact to the business. Experience that demonstrates clear ability to lead those without a direct reporting relationship.

Skills & Experience Required:*

Minimum Education

Graduate from a reputed institute; MBA from a reputed institute desirable

Minimum Experience/Training Required

• 12-15 years of total experience required, of which 4-5 years in sales and/or marketing senior leadership

• Prior experience in leading a cross functional team.

• Prior experience in an Asian country of similar market dynamics.

• Prior experience in pharma / healthcare / consumer healthcare industry preferred.

• Ideal candidate to have hands-on understanding of the Taiwan Hospital landscape and the Pharmacy Market.

• Experience in Oncology or related specialty fields and launching new products in Taiwan is an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies Required

• Deliver Results – Deliver results within the committed financial range is the most important priority. Balance the focus on financial management with that of market analysis and an effective strategy to compete.

• Setting Vision and Strategy – As the business environment changes, provide the direction in how the business must change. Operate more strategically than tactically.  Think beyond own division or business.

• Anticipate – Analyse, diagnose and prescribe how economic, consumer, competitive, regulatory and political factors create new business opportunities to capitalize on and shape the market.  Lead change proactively.

• Innovate – Constantly challenge current thinking and own beliefs.  Create a climate/culture of experimentation.

• Build – Assemble the best talent, develop a robust talent pipeline and build the organization to compete over the long term.  Be able to influence key internal and external stakeholders.

• Personal Characteristics include:  Results driven; confident; passionate; demanding; comfort with taking measured risks; transparent; persistent; team player; fair; approachable; good listener; resilient; calm in a crisis; emotionally intelligent; composed.  Respectful, instils confidence in others, motivating, energetic, seeks feedback.

• Abilities include: Critical thinking; manage complexity; problem solving; analytical; creative. Develop trusting relationships, communicate with impact, build credibility.

• Skills and Behaviours include: Financial acumen; market analysis; decision making in an environment of ambiguity and little data; anticipate and navigate complex and changing environments; deliver sustainable, profitable results; manage people; upward influencing skills; cultural awareness and values diversity; entrepreneurial spirit; healthy sense of impatience. Provide honest feedback.

     

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

General Management

     

DIVISION:

EPD Established Pharma

        

LOCATION:

Taiwan > Taipei : No. 407, Ruiguang Road

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable