Country Director Baltics

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Job Function:

Enterprise Management

Job Sub Function:

General Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

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Job Description:

COUNTRY DIRECTOR BALTICS

Base Location.: Vilnius, Lithuania

Full time job

We are open to candidates across EMEA who are willing to relocate.

The Country Director for Baltics leads the IM (Innovative Medicines) organization to drive Customer Interaction Excellence, commercial success, and long-term growth. This role is responsible for business planning, team leadership, stakeholder engagement, compliance, and risk management. It also focuses on talent development, aligning business strategies with future needs, and fostering a strong company culture.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Leads and manages IM organization in Baltics in order to ensure Customer Interaction Excellence and Commercial success, profitable short-, mid- and long-term growth in key market segments, for delivering the agreed country business plan objectives by leadership and development of teams and leaders responsible for therapeutic areas, commercial, HEMAR, Medical and other supporting functions.

• “Drive the Debate” with all institutional stakeholders to ensure short and long-term access for Innovation, leads activity with local trade associations, patient associations and relationship with key opinion leaders in the country

• Has legal responsibility for IM business. Manages risk, conducts business activities in compliance with ethical and legal requirements

• Creating a diverse pipeline of future leaders and ensuring the alignment of current and future talent requirements with the business strategy.

• Implements the corporate strategy and the business processes as defined by the organization. Develops and implements the local strategy in line with regional framework and guidance.

• Leads collaboration with HUB, Finance, Supply Chain, HR and all other supporting functions

• Has responsibility for Credo based company culture, development and motivation of IM organization as a team in alignment with J&J’s Credo values

Key leadership characteristics required for the role as per Leadership Imperatives:

• Strong track record of success in similar roles, 10+ years of management experience with responsibility for PnL, developing teams and leading by example

• Demonstrated knowledge of pharmaceutical industry,

• Mandatory previous commercial experience leading teams, developing leaders,

• Track record of turnaround and competitive achievements,

• Thorough HEMAR, market access knowledge and successful reimbursement achievement,

• TA knowledge and/or several TA knowledge,

• Professional experience in hematology, oncology, immunology will be considered a strong asset ,

• Knowledge and experience managing external stakeholders or policy makers preferable,

• Strategic thinking and business/commercial acumen,

• Cultural sensitivity & diversity,

• Experience in change management and crisis management desired,

• Fluent English knowledge of both spoken and written,

• Multi industrial experience is an advantage;

Other desired skills and competencies

• Result-oriented thinking; sense of urgency;

• Team player with good interpersonal skills, ability to influence and interact effectively with internal and external customers

• Recognizing internal and external market complexity and acts with courage promoting compliance to drive business

• Broad business understanding from other cross-functional experience supporting effective collaboration

• Open for innovations; strategic ability to develop innovative and impactful strategies and tactics, delivering sustained share growth in the competitive landscape.

• Convincing communication skills, ability to create followership.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is 86,100 to 149,730 EUR.

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Budget Management, Business Data Analysis, Change Management, Commercial Awareness, Consulting, Corporate Management, Developing Others, Global Market, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Product Strategies, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Representing, Resource Forecasting, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Change, Sustainability, Vendor Selection