Business Unit Director - Vaccines
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About the Role
This position will be based in Riyadh. Reporting to the Managing Director for Saudi Arabia, the Vaccines Business Unit Director will lead the strategic and opera.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the Vaccines business strategy to achieve sustainable growth and annual financial commitments
- Maintain full accountability for the Vaccines P&L including revenue growth, profitability, market share, and forecasting
- Lead portfolio strategy across existing and future vaccine assets, including launch readiness and lifecycle management
- Drive inclusion, tender, procurement, and implementation strategies within national immunization programs
- Lead, engage, and inspire the Vaccines organization including sales, marketing, VIM, and cross functional teams
Requirements
- Experience in vaccines or pharmaceutical business leadership
- Full P&L accountability experience
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
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Job Description
- This position will be based in Riyadh.
- Reporting to the Managing Director for Saudi Arabia, the Vaccines Business Unit Director will lead the strategic and operational oversight of our company's Vaccines portfolio in Saudi Arabia.
- The role carries full business and P&L accountability and is responsible for accelerating growth across public and private vaccine markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the Vaccines business strategy to achieve sustainable growth and annual financial commitments.
- Maintain full accountability for the Vaccines P&L including revenue growth, profitability, market share, and forecasting.
- Drive successful execution across public and private market segments, maximizing performance of both pediatric and adult vaccine portfolios.
- Lead portfolio strategy across existing and future vaccine assets, including launch readiness and lifecycle management.
- Identify and pursue innovative opportunities to increase vaccine uptake through customer centric and patient focused approaches.
- Partner closely with Market Access, Policy, Medical Affairs, Commercial Operations, and Strategic Accounts teams.
- Lead inclusion, tender, procurement, and implementation strategies within national immunization programs and public sector opportunities.
- Monitor healthcare trends, competitive dynamics, and regulatory developments.
- Design and implement long term strategic plans aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 healthcare priorities.
Team Leadership
- Serve as a member of the Saudi Arabia Leadership Team and role model our company's Ways of Working and leadership principles.
- Lead, engage, and inspire the Vaccines organization including sales, marketing, VIM, and cross functional teams.
- Establish a clear vision and strategic direction for the Vaccines business.
- Foster high levels of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and execution excellence.
- Influence internal and external stakeholders beyond direct reporting relationships.
Talent Management and Development
- Attract, retain, and develop diverse and high performing talent.
- Build a strong succession pipeline and leadership bench for critical roles.
- Coach and develop team members through meaningful learning opportunities, stretch assignments, and career development plans.
- Create a psychologically safe, inclusive, and high performance culture.
- Effectively manage performance by recognizing excellence and addressing underperformance.
External Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement
- Build strategic partnerships with key healthcare stakeholders.
- Represent our company with governmental and healthcare stakeholders to advance vaccination priorities and public health outcomes.
- Establish our company as a trusted partner in disease prevention and vaccine innovation.
- Collaborate with regional and global teams to bring best practices and strategic insights into the Saudi market.
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