Vice President, Head of Global Haematology Oncology

**Company Description**
Sobi offers the opportunity to work at an international pharmaceutical company focused on specialty pharmaceuticals meeting the high medical needs of rare disease patients and providing treatment and services to them. Our employees come from a variety of backgrounds within research, healthcare, industry and the academic sphere.

Sobi has transformed and re-vitalized its Project Operating Model with the purpose of building a strong cross-functional and cross-global alignment, increase clarity in governance and speed in decision making with focus on strategic planning, alliance management and execution/delivery.

In this context Sobi wants to ensure a strong cross-functional leadership, orchestrated by Core Asset Teams constituted by senior representatives from GMSA, R&D and Medical Affairs (RDMA), TechOps, Commercial Operations and Project Management.

**The Core Asset Team **reports to EXCOM, and the **Core Asset Team** **Lead **reports to one EXCOM member, who will then be the EXCOM sponsor of the team. The CAT Lead is deployed from the”Home Function”. The position is a full time cross-functional executive leadership role, and all core functional areas will be represented by deployed senior representatives, independent from which area the CAT Lead is deployed.

**CAT Lead Tasks**
- Strategically and operational leading the CAT, orchestrating cross functional work to define development and commercialization plans in close collaboration with core functions and regions
- Lead the Cross functional teams working in the Therapy Area and related brands in close partnership with the assigned RDMA and Technical Operations Leaders
- Develop and lead the execution of an Integrated Life Cycle Strategic Development & Launch Plan in line with the overall corporate portfolio strategy priorities - through close collaboration with all appropriate functions & leaders, creating as part of this initiative a one-truth data source
- Accountable for overall global product success, sharing P&L responsibility with the Regions and ensuring that the projects are executed according to Sobi’s governance model, that deviation in time and costs are identified early, corrective measured implemented and when deemed unavoidable are reported/endorsed by relevant governance committees
- Collaborate with regional Products Operations to ensure strategic alignment, understand market insights, provide tactical support, and execute pre-launch
- Work with support functions such as Analytics & Insights and Commercialization Excellence to drive marketing performance, ensure successful launch strategies, and coordinate pre-launch
- When applicable, orchestrate with support from Alliance Management effective interfaces and collaboration with our Asset Partner Companies
- Lead, coach and develop the Doptelet and Haemato-Oncology commercial team as well as the Immunology and Specialty Care group

**Stakeholders**
- Reports to Excom with Functional reporting to SVP Region Europe and Global Marketing
- CEO, Excom Members Senior GMSA and RDMA Leaders, Head of Portfolio and Project Management, Head of Alliance Management
- Commercial leadership in regions and countries

**Qualifications**
Education/Learning Experience/Work Experience/Skills/Knowledge/Languages
- Master’s degree within a relevant field; a science background is strongly preferred
- International experience having worked in global roles or with a significant international exposure
- Product launch experience would be an advantage

**Personal Attributes**
- Longstanding communication leadership experience from setting direction, leading, mentoring, and coaching communication professionals and teams in a top-tier organization
- Intercultural experience with Scandinavian, Swiss and US business culture
- Fluency in English; fluency in other languages is a plus
- Successful track record of proactively handling scientific communications, corporate external/internal communication, reputation, digital communication, as well as crisis and change management
- Capability of advising and influencing senior leaders on the best communication practices for any given situation

**Additional Information**
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and accomplishments.

To be successful in this role you are positive, driven, flexible and enjoy working in a fast-changing environment. You have project management and coordination skills and an ability to bring clarity and context to complex questions to teams and stakeholders. Strong team working and communication skills are also required. In addition, you must demonstrate behaviours in line with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership.