Portfolio & Launch Manager, GLS

Major accountabilities:

• Define current and future portfolio for Gulf & Levant and Saudi markets in cooperation with internal interfaces
• Provide input into 5-year Strategic Plan for Gulf & Levant and Saudi countries
• Ensure timely preparation of submission plans and their implementations
• Co-ordinate between countries’ portfolio lead, marketing, supply chain and DRA to prepare business cases for portfolio projects, portfolio review meetings and for senior management approval
• Drive launch excellence / pre-launch evaluation and apply best practices to ensure new launches are successful on country level with high regional scale.
• Be the primary contact with regional portfolio team to evaluate local launched in G&L and Saudi and adapt regional portfolio strategies to local market needs
• Design strategic business development priorities at each year, to drive the profitable growth of Sandoz in GL & SA, and contribute the other Sandoz strategic priorities
• Lead business case development, using financial modelling and valuation analyses incorporating probability, cost, budget impacts, and returns to allow for optimal strategic and investment decision making

Minimum Requirements:

• Graduate degree in pharmaceuticals, Medicine, business or finance desirable

• Min. 7 years+ total experience including 5 years as Product / Portfolio Manager

• Fluent in English and Country language

Skills:

• Strong analytical marketing management experience (senior brand manager level or above

  • Cross-functional working

  • Project Management

  • Complex stakeholder management

  • Senior Management operating level

  • Key Account Management

  • Pharma Industry and Generics Retail or Wholesale knowledge

  • Marketing Insights / Analytics skills

  • Objective Evaluation and Decision Making

  • Communication Skills

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Languages :

• English.