Avp, Business Unit Leader, Oncology

Our Human Health Division maintains a "patient first, profits later" ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics, and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our oncology treatments to our customers worldwide.

We are currently recruiting for an AVP Oncology BU Leader - reporting to the Managing Director Brazil. Patient trust and confidence are critical to the success of our oncology business and the public and private health impact of our therapies. This role is fundamentally about our role in oncology treatments, ensuring a robust market now and into the future.

The position is based in São Paulo, Brazil and will require 15% of the time for regional and international travel.

This position is eligible for international relocation.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead collaboration across the enterprise to develop a unified approach to enhancing oncology treatment confidence that aligns with business priorities and positions our company as a thought leader in the field.
- Assess, align, and streamline existing activities across the enterprise focused on improving oncology treatment confidence and patient access.
- Assemble and engage a cross-functional team to create an overarching strategy for oncology confidence and coverage, including clear objectives, metrics, and priorities.
- Translate the overarching strategic vision into actionable plans with key deliverables.
- Establish a governance process, organizational structure, and a communications strategy for both internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Ensure future sustainability by building essential capabilities within commercial teams across various franchises in the country.
- Develop a robust data strategy that enables measurement and monitoring of patient sentiment regarding oncology treatments, including insights from customer intelligence activities, market research, and clinical activities.
- Differentiate our company through impactful coalitions and partnerships that address challenges to oncology treatment confidence.
- Be an ambassador, thought leader, and advocate for the oncology industry, treatment access, and our company at key global events and meetings.
- Through membership of the Brazil’s Leadership Team, to develop and implement a compelling and sustainable vision and strategy focused on consolidation and growth of core business product lines.
- Leading, motivating and encouraging people to deliver exceptional performance and build superior teams at all levels to develop a high performing and collaborative organization.
- Informing, influencing, and contributing effectively as part of the Brazilian Leadership Team to deliver the agreed budget targets.
- Setting and communicating the financial and operational targets and supporting processes to control and deliver performance and return on investment in line with the global and regional and local strategy.
- Building strong and effective commercial relationships with customers, suppliers, partners and other important external stakeholders, including government ministries and institutions.

Developing and maintaining deep knowledge of the industry and identify growth opportunities and /or new innovations.
- Proven strategic leader with the ability to operate at the highest levels of the business while also being hands-on and team oriented.
- Strong business acumen with credibility in internal stakeholder engagement and influence.
- Established networks and relationships in the private & public health institutions and oncology advocacy community, with the ability to engage and influence key players.
- History of entrepreneurial thinking and a creative approach to developing new ideas that challenge the organization and push industry boundaries.
- Proven experience in managing coalitions and partnerships that drive results alongside external stakeholders.
- Deep understanding of the oncology business landscape and the needs of commercial organizations in combatting treatment hesitancy.
- An analytical mindset and digital experience are preferred, as big data analytics and the use of digital platforms are crucial for impact.
- Demonstrated ability as a go-to leader and thought partner for peers within the business and senior executives, along with a reputation as a thought leader for external stakeholders.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills, with public speaking experience and the capability to act as an ambassador of the company.
- Collaborative approach to