Job Description

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally.

Join us, the future is ours to shape!

As the Director, Brand Lead Oncology/Neurology, you will have a leadership role responsible for managing and driving the success of multiple products across an Oncology & Neurology portfolio. This individual will lead the brand strategy, portfolio management, and development and execution of marketing plans, ensuring alignment with both short-term and long-term business goals. This role requires a deep understanding of the US healthcare access landscape, buy & bill market dynamics and distribution models, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to navigate and adapt to complex business/market dynamics.

Your additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Brand Strategy Development and Execution:

• Develop and execute comprehensive brand strategies for multiple products across an Oncology & Neurology portfolio, ensuring alignment with company goals and market needs
• Stay ahead of industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging therapeutic area developments to inform strategy and innovation
• Monitor brand performance and market trends, making data-drive decisions to enhance brand equity and customer engagement
• Owner for solidifying long and short-term forecasts across product portfolio (i.e. supply demand plan, portfolio reviews, financial forecasts)
• Commercial point for IP related activities across product portfolio (i.e., potential depositions, trials, settlement, launch-at-risk assessment)
• Support market access strategy development and execution to ensure outcomes align to long and short-term demand and financial forecasts

Product Portfolio Management:

• Oversee the life cycle management of multiple products
• Monitor and analyze product performance, identifying opportunities for growth, optimization, and cost-efficiency
• Collaborate with research and development and other departments to prioritize pipeline assets to enhance overall product portfolio

Cross-Functional Collaboration :

• Work closely with sales, market access, regulatory, medical affairs, and commercial teams to ensure seamless product launches and ongoing management of product strategies
• Lead cross-functional meetings to align on key priorities, track performance, and adjust plans as necessary
• Provide strategic direction and guidance to the sales team, ensuring effective sales strategies and resource allocation
• Strong collaboration with supply chain and operations to ensure product availability and distribution efficiency

P&L Responsibility :

• Full accountability for the profit and loss of assigned brands, ensuring financial targets are met, or exceeded
• Manage and allocate budgets across multiple products to ensure optimal spend and return on investment
• Track expenditures and performance metrics, adjusting plans as needed to ensure fiscal responsibility and operational efficiency
• Develop and implement commercial strategies to optimize revenue and profitability across brands, exceeding $100M-$200M (product dependent)
• Manage and deliver on all operating income expectations for assigned brands

Marketing Strategy :

• Develop and execute comprehensive marketing plans for brand, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives
• Conduct market analysis to identify opportunities for growth, competitive positioning, and customer insights
• Adapt globally developed key messaging to support US market, and serve as primary content expert for brand, ensuring consistent communication across all channels- for both internal and external audiences

People Management:

• Lead brand team to ensure alignment of strategy with execution of marketing plans
• Provide coaching, advising, and development planning for team members
• Create a brand team culture aligned with Sandoz culture and values

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• BA / BS required, MBA preferred

Work Experience:

• BA / BS required, MBA preferred
• 8-10+ years in Brand Management, Market Access, or Biosimilar Healthcare related industry roles
• Buy and bill experience
• Market access and government pricing proficiency required
• Proven track record of growing brands
• Sales or customer experience desired
• Strong business acumen and growth mindset
• Demonstrated negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical skills to assess market trends, competition, and brand performance
• Strong cross functional leadership
• Adaptability and the ability to navigate a rapidly changing industry
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders

Travel Requirements: Approximately 20% as business needs require

This position will be located at the Princeton, NJ site and will not have the ability to be located remotely. Preference will be given to local candidates not requiring relocation.

Our Sandoz flexible-hybrid working approach allows US office-based employees to work up to 50% of their monthly workdays remotely.

Sandoz offers a generous employee benefits package that includes a competitive salary, health insurance coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision, a generous company match for retirement savings accounts, and generous paid time off.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $185,500 and $344,500/year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/25 through 12/31/25, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills and abilities. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

On September 30, 2021, Sandoz entered into a 5-year Corporate Integrity Agreement. Certain positions will have responsibilities to support the execution and adherence to CIA obligations, CIA-related deliverables, and any relevant audit, monitoring or Independent Review Organization (IRO) remediation.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, 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 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 supported!

Join us!

Sandoz EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Sandoz Reasonable Accommodations Statement:

Sandoz, Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to reasonable.accommodations@sandoz.com or call 1-609-422-4098 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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