AstraZeneca
Pharmaceutical
Manager-NewProductPlanning&CommercialExcellence
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“Manager -New Product Planning & Commercial Excellence at AstraZeneca. Skills: Product Planning, Commercial Excellence, Project Management, Market Insights. Manage launch excellence processes. Streamline launch excellence processes”
Industry & Context.
Ability to manage complex situations
Willingness to travel within India
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
MBA from Tier 1 or Premium B-School, Min. 6-8 years of work, Min. 3 years in consulting, At least 2-3 years project management experience, Executed Joint Business Plans, Project management certification/ knowledge of tools, Good with MS-Excel, Good with Power point
Nice to Have
Understanding of India Pharma Market, Ability to think out of box, Drive innovation
What You'll Do.
Manage launch excellence processes
Streamline launch excellence processes
Build forecasting models
Provide market insights
Provide competitive intelligence
Aid strategy decisions
Aid Business development
Collaborate across all levels
Implement activities related to commercial strategy
Implement activities related to pricing strategies
Implement activities related to digital initiatives
Support development of strategic plans
Partner with digital service providers
Offer novel solutions
Support on marketing excellence
Enhance digital capabilities
Lead strategic projects
Execute strategic projects
Develop Business cases
Develop understanding of market potential
Develop understanding of unmet need
Develop go to strategy
Project-manage critical processes
Coordinate Market Access
Coordinate with global pricing team
Deliver robust Pricing approval request
Deliver Quality Market Research outputs
Help marketing teams make decisions
Provide insights about marketing variables
Provide insights about operating environment
Provide insights about customers
Guide creation of business plans
Optimize existing products
Optimize existing services
Capture early signals
Support Marketing teams
Support Finance teams
Understand market performance
Understand market trends
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross functional teams; Global functions; Various functions
Process & Methodology
Project management, Joint Business Plans
Full Job Description
**About AstraZeneca** AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we’re more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. **Position purpose** * Manage and streamline launch excellence processes for new products / indications * Build forecasting models to support in-market cases / new product launch viability * Provide market insights and competitive intelligence in aiding strategy decisions and Business development * Collaborate across all levels within various functions spanning business units, operations, Finance, Legal Compliance and Global functions to be able to implement activities related to commercial strategy, pricing strategies and digital initiatives * Support development of short-and long-term strategic plans for business units * Partner with digital service providers and offer novel solutions to business problem statements * Support on marketing excellence, enhancing digital capabilities **Professional Requirements:** **Essential for the role:** * MBA from Tier 1 or Premium B-School * Min. 6-8 years of work experience; Min. 3 years in consulting in top tier firms. * At least 2-3 years project management experience * Executed Joint Business Plans with Cross functional teams * Highly skilled in Collaboration to develop alliances and partnerships. * Ability to manage complex situations. * Willingness to travel within India. * Project management certification/ knowledge of tools * Good with MS-Excel and Power point Desirable for the role * Understanding of India Pharma Market * Ability to think out of box and drive innovation. **Competencies** **AZ Core Competencies** * Strategic Direction * Result Orientation * Innovation * Risk Taking and Decision Making * Communication * Collaboration **Functional Competences** * Strategic Thinking –Intermediate * Project Management
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