Franchise Head Cardio Metabolic & Endocrinology (CM&E)

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.

Your Role:

An exciting opportunity has opened with our company. We are looking to hire a Franchise Head CM&E in South Africa. In this role your goal will be to define the ‘Acceleration Plan’ for Cardio Metabolic & Endocrinology (CM&E) business in South Africa & to build a refreshed Growth Roadmap including key products and launches.

As a Franchise Head CM&E you will have the following responsibilities:  

• Demonstrate a good understanding of broad market opportunities.
• Identify and encourage the use of strategy and services which give the organization a competitive edge and have highest impact to reach broad groups of patients.
• Determine the strategic direction of the CM&E business for the region in alignment with the Leadership team.
• Oversee the annual CM&E marketing plans and Sales Plans for the country in line with global plans that drive sales achievement.
• Play a key role in bringing all functions together to set the strategy and the operational plan.
• Responsible for recruiting, developing and motivating your function to optimize performance and drive regional business achievement.
• Strict compliance to both internal and external marketing practices governed by regulations and internal guidelines together with managing the risk associated with customer credit profiles whilst maintaining favourable long-term customer relationships.
• Provide leadership to the Sales and Marketing teams resulting in a highly engaged, inspired, and results driven organization and High Impact Culture.

Who you are:

• Qualification in Sales and Marketing or Sciences, preferably a post graduate degree/ MBA
• Seasoned professional in a commercial Senior Management role within the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Extensive experience in developing and growing high performing teams and with business turnarounds demonstrating clear results
• Strong strategic cross-functional leadership experience
• Strong experience in Commercial Operations, Knowledge of customer and regional market, Brand Knowledge, strong Financial and business skills plus knowledge of legal and industry requirements
• In depth experience of the South African market

This role is an employment equity position and the company prioritizes such applications.  As per the Company’s Employment Equity Plan, the Company encourages previously disadvantaged employees to apply.

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!