For our offices in Vienna (hybrid working model) we are recruiting for a
Sales & Operations Lead, Austria (f/m/d)
About This Role:
As the Sales & Operations Lead for our Austrian affiliate, you will be the driving force behind our commercial field team, spearheading excellence and ensuring that our commercial initiatives resonate with the unique Austrian market. In this pivotal role, you'll provide guidance to our field team while ensuring that our strategies align with compliance and legal standards. Your insights into customer behavior and market intelligence will be instrumental in tailoring our marketing programs to meet local needs. You will be at the heart of our Austrian operations, contributing directly to the success of our business and making an impact for the patients we serve.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead and mentor the commercial field team in Austria, ensuring alignment with company values and goals.
- In close collaboration with the cluster Commercial Head Switzerland/Austria, drive the execution of the cluster commercial strategies in Austria, adapting them as necessary to fit the Austrian healthcare landscape.
- Ensure that all commercial initiatives are implemented in accordance with compliance, and legal frameworks.
- Gather and analyze customer insights and market intelligence, collaborating with the brand team to ensure the appropriateness of marketing programs for the Austrian market.
- Manage and lead commercial projects, maintaining a focus on the Austrian market's specific needs and opportunities.
- Support the General Manager Switzerland/Austria in operational initiatives, taking the lead on projects that enhance the affiliate's effectiveness.
- Serve as the primary operations contact for the Austrian affiliate, working closely with cross-functional teams to streamline operations.
Who You Are:
You are a strategic thinker, aiming to guide a team towards achieving excellence in a dynamic commercial environment. Your commitment to ensure flawless execution of strategic initiatives is combined with an in-depth understanding of the Austrian market and you use this knowledge to influence marketing strategies and to develop your team. You are comfortable wearing multiple hats, seamlessly transitioning between project management, strategic planning and execution.
- University Degree in economics, natural sciences or medicine
- Fluent in local language and fluent command of the English language
- 7+ years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, resulting from commercial or medical roles in specialty care or rare diseases
- At least two years of direct field experience in either medical or commercial context
- Direct people management experience preferred, alternatively strong matrix management skills in a commercial or medical setting.
Minimum annual gross salary of 75.000,00 €, final salary depending on qualification and experience.
Additional InformationWhy Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is generally positioned as competitive and often perceived as fair across roles, with total compensation framed as strong when bonus and equity are included. Compensation sentiment is described as above-average overall, though it varies by function and business cycle.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity programs are repeatedly highlighted as a meaningful part of the total package, including stock programs and an employee stock purchase plan. Equity and bonus elements are portrayed as important contributors to feeling well rewarded beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are described as distinctive, including a year-end shutdown and a paid sabbatical after extended tenure. Vacation, holidays, sick time, and personal-significance days are also presented as supportive of work-life needs.
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What We Do
Through cutting-edge science and medicine, Biogen discovers, develops and delivers innovative therapies worldwide for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Founded in 1978, Biogen is a pioneer in biotechnology and today the Company has the leading portfolio of medicines to treat multiple sclerosis, has introduced the first and only approved treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, and is at the forefront of neurology research for conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Biogen also manufactures and commercializes biosimilars of advanced biologics. With approximately 7000 people worldwide, we are truly a global organization, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is also home to our research operations. Our international headquarters are based in Zug, Switzerland and we have world-class manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Denmark. We offer therapies globally through direct affiliate presence in 30 countries and a network of distribution partners in over 50 additional countries. For more information, please visit www.biogen.com. Follow us on social media – Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube.
