GSK
Biopharma
BusinessUnitDirector,Respiratory
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“Business Unit Director, Respiratory at GSK. Skills: Business Unit Leadership, Commercial Strategy, Revenue Growth, Stakeholder Management. Own the P&L. Lead commercial performance”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver revenue growth; Achieve sustained business performance; Maximize short- and long-term portfolio value
Industry & Context.
Decision-making; Strategic judgement
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Science or related discipline, Significant senior commercial leadership experience, Second-line sales leadership experience, Senior marketing leadership experience, Track record of delivering sustained business performance, Deep commercial and strategic marketing experience, Success in brand growth, Launch execution experience, Business turnaround environments experience, Experience leading enterprise-level initiatives, Experience operating in above-country or highly matrixed environments, Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into execution, Expertise across sales, marketing, portfolio strategy, Global-to-local execution expertise, Demonstrated ability to identify and act on key commercial drivers, Proven ability to shape direction, Proven ability to challenge thinking, Proven ability to build belief in a common vision, Coaching and leadership-development capability
What You'll Do.
Lead commercial performance
Set strategic direction
Translate enterprise priorities into execution plans
Inspire sales and market team
Lead through complexity
Influence senior stakeholders
Make disciplined resource and investment decisions
Optimize return on investment
Ensure efficient deployment of resources
Drive organizational capability and transformation
Represent the Business Unit
Contribute to enterprise strategy
Build external credibility
Support reputation and strategic position
Strengthen long-term partnerships
Ensure highest standards of governance
Ensure ethics and compliance
Role-model values-based leadership
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross functional partners; Matrixed environment; Senior stakeholders; Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Finance; Within Australia; Global organization
Communication Scope
Executive presentations
Full Job Description
**Job Title:** Business Unit Director – Respiratory **Job Grade:** 4 **Location:** Melbourne, Australia **Department:** Commercial **Line Manager:** VP & General Manager Australia **About the role** The Business Unit Director \- Respiratory is responsible for leading GSK Australia’s Respiratory Business Unit, including our innovative Respiratory and Specialty Biologics portfolios, with accountability for the strategic direction, commercial performance, people leadership, talent development and long-term growth of one of the organization's most important portfolios. The role shapes and executes the business strategy, delivers revenue growth, leads a large cross functional organization, and ensures the business is positioned for continued competitive success in a complex and evolving market and through product lifecycles. As a senior leader and member of the Australian Leadership Team, the role requires the ability to inspire and drive performance across the enterprise, navigate a highly matrixed environment, make disciplined resource and investment decisions, and build organizational capability for the future. **What you’ll do** * **P &L and Portfolio Leadership** – Own the P&L and lead the commercial performance of the Respiratory Business Unit, with accountability for revenue, profitability, and competitive performance across the portfolio. * **Strategy & Execution** – Set the strategic direction across the Respiratory portfolio in Australia, translating enterprise priorities into clear, competitive execution plans through effective prioritization, investment and resourcing decisions relevant for each product lifecycle - launch, growth, and optimization. * **People & Culture** – Inspire a large direct sales and market team along with critical cross functional partners to sustain a high-performance culture, strong leadership capability, and a deep and diverse talent pipeline. * **Matrix & Stakeholder Leadership** – Lead through complexity across a matrixed environme
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