Executive Director, US Business Development & Licensing

Sandoz•Princeton, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape! This position will be located at the Princeton, NJ US Headquarters site. Our Sandoz flexible hybrid working approach allows US office-based employees to work up to 50% of their monthly workday remotely. This role will not have the ability to be located remotely. Preference will be given to local candidates not requiring relocation. U.S. Work visa sponsorship not available for this role. Must have U.S. work authorization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Fluent in English
15 years of Generic Pharmaceutical Industry experience preferred, with proven track record of executed Licensing and M&A deals.
Strong network connection with Health Care Companies, Private Equity, and Investment Banks.
Experience across several key functional areas (e.g., product development, regulatory affairs, product management, marketing, business development, legal. Finance, investment banking, etc.)
Understanding of pharmaceutical forecasting and competitive dynamics in the pharmaceutical industry, including financing analysis and product P&L modelling.
Strong People Management skills / Role model for organizational culture.
Strong Stakeholder Management skills.
Strategic thinking & planning.
Deal negotiations / creative deal structuring
Enterprise thinking.
Highly collaborative skills across boundaries.
Must have U.S. work authorization.

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or JD is preferred.
Foreign language(s) is a plus

Responsibilities

Acts as subject matter expert in 2 -3 key domains
Builds network of subject matter experts within and outside the Sandoz organization
Builds lasting strategic capabilities as part of each project to enable local teams to continue to deliver on project objectives going forward
Acts as sparring partner for EC / EC -1 members and Unit Strategy Heads / Unit Strategy members
Serves as a reference to the Sandoz organization on behalf of the Head of Corporate/Unit Strategy
Leads and independently owns major corporate strategy projects prioritized by the Sandoz, the CEO and the Executive Committee (e.g., Global/Unit Strategic Planning process )
Supports other Corporate / Unit strategy team members to drive projects successfully
Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events/special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt
Distribution of marketing samples ( where applicable).