Job Description Summary
Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Generic and Biosimilar medicines.
Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally.
Join us as a Founder of our ‘new’ Sandoz!
Job Purpose:
The Group Lead, Competitive Intelligence will lead competitive intelligence team responsible for gathering and analyzing market and competitor data, to provide critical insights to Sandoz business units to support strategic business decisions. As a part of a young and growing unit, the role requires exploring avenues for innovation and implementing solutions that bring speed and scalability in gathering and disseminating relevant intelligence across the organization. This is a team management role with an expected span of control of 20+ associates.
Job Description
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
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Provide leadership to the CI teams supporting different stakeholder groups, ensuring co-ordinated efforts and effectively connecting the dots
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Fuelling the organization with competitive intelligence with implications for the company, therapy areas and portfolio, presenting in a clear and concise manner
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Identify and deliver ad-hoc deep-dives on topics that will be of interest for the stakeholder units based on an understanding of the organizational objectives
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Critically evaluate the current methodologies of gathering, analysing and disseminating CI and explore areas of innovation and improvement
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Drive structure and efficiencies in how we generate and disseminate competitive intelligence in Sandoz moving away from fragmented, duplicative deliveries to unified outputs
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Identify, train and grow talent within the team
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Work along with CI team leads in ensuring timely monitoring, analysis, and communication of relevant CI
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Provide guidance to the team in generating high quality, timely CI insights with implications
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Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in CI
Skills and Competencies:
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In-depth knowledge of the industry, including market dynamics, competitive landscape, and regulatory environment.
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In-depth understanding of CI databases and tools such as, but not limited to, IPD Analytics, Cortellis, Alphasense and Evaluate pharma
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Innovative and continuous improvement mindset
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Strong team management and project management skills, especially with critical and time-sensitive deliverables
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Ability to manage multiple projects and senior stakeholders simultaneously, and effectively prioritize to meet critical deadlines
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Excellent communication, leadership and organizational skills
What you’ll bring to the role:
Minimum Requirements:
Educational Background:
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Advanced degree in areas such as Management / Life Sciences / Biotechnology and related fields
Languages:
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Fluent in English (written and spoken)
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Good communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Experience:
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12+ years of relevant experience in competitive intelligence at a leading pharma or consulting organization (experience in generic pharma industry will be a plus)
You’ll receive:
Breakdown of benefits received in this role. Include flexible working, learning and development opportunities as well.
Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art 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 and entrepreneurial spirit 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 encouraged!
The future is ours to shape!
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Skills Desired
What We Do
Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.
