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Country Lead UK

Merck KGaA
£72,772 - £92,146 a year
City of London, England
Full time
3 weeks ago

Work Your Magic with us!


Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.


United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.


As the Country Lead for our newly acquired company, SpringWorks, you will play a pivotal role in driving operations and strategic growth within your designated country or cluster. You will lead a cross-functional team while overseeing market access strategies, customer engagement initiatives, and resource allocation. This role requires a dynamic leader with a strong focus on achieving commercial objectives and fostering a high-performance culture that aligns with our organizational vision.


Your role
:

  • Set and implement local priorities aligned with company strategies, overseeing execution and outcomes against defined commercial KPIs
  • Lead and develop a cross-functional team of ~15-30 professionals, fostering collaboration and performance excellence
  • Own P&L responsibility and drive strategic budget planning to achieve financial targets and market growth objectives
  • Develop and execute Market Access strategies in collaboration with regional and global stakeholders
  • Ensure seamless communication across functions while representing the company to external stakeholders including healthcare authorities
  • Conduct performance management for direct reports and provide input to global functional leadership
  • Drive patient identification through advocacy partnerships and digital patient engagement initiatives
  • Build a diverse team with rare disease expertise through strategic recruitment and specialized training
  • Facilitate customer engagement strategies across the healthcare ecosystem, including payers and policy makers
  • Optimize resource allocation across commercial functions while leading digital transformation initiatives

Who you are:

  • 10+ years of managerial experience in the pharmaceutical industry in a
    rare Oncology or closely related rare disease environment, with
    experience in drug launch preferred
  • Demonstrated strong leadership and interpersonal skills across teams and
    functions
  • Proven experience in full P&L responsibility, incl. strategic
    planning/execution to drive revenue growth/cost optimization
  • Experience in developing and implementing strategic plans in alignment
    with broader objectives (regional/global)
  • Strong communication skills and experience in engaging with a diverse
    range of rare disease stakeholders
  • Solid experience in commercial operations, including resource allocation,
    budget responsibility, sales, and marketing activities
  • Flexibility and willingness to engage in both domestic and international
    travel as required
  • Education
  • MSc or PhD in Business Administration, Life Sciences or other related
    areas
  • Fluency in English and local language

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!


Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

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