Exciting Opportunity Alert! Join the dynamic Vaccines Business Unit and become a key player in the fight to protect Canadian patients against shingles. In this pivotal role, you'll lead commercial activities and strategies in the private market, driving impactful initiatives that make a real difference. This is your chance to influence the healthcare landscape, contribute to meaningful change, and work in a fast-paced, rewarding environment. Don’t miss out on the chance to be part of a team that’s committed to improving patient health across Canada!
*Posting expires on Monday, February 24 at 2025 at 23:59 eastern time
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Develop strategic & operational plans, with associated customer facing plans and complete integration of the multiple/various channels. Develop key performance indicators to measure progress and optimize strategic and operational plans.
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Lead the development and delivery of specific promotional tactics and tools.
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Lead performance and strategic reviews with cross functional team and leadership to optimize the brands strategy, key tactics and execution and drive performance for assigned brands.
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Provide ongoing analysis/conclusions of market forces that have potential to impact business and action plans to address near-term opportunities and threats.
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Lead business meetings with internal partners and roll-out of tactical initiatives. Initiate and manage business reviews and market research to uncover insights and opportunities enabling optimal execution of the brands strategy, and address performance challenges timely and effectively.
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Effectively manage financial forecasts and ensure demand forecasts are up to date with planning assumptions.
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Manage A&P budget to ensure brand spending is on target.
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Develop effective working relationship with Global counterparts to ensure local alignment to Global strategies and plans, share best practices and continuously seek to learn and improve local business plans.
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Contribute to innovative tactics, programs and processes to grow the business.
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Share knowledge and best practices across therapy and functional areas and teams.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
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3-5 years of commercial experience.
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Experience working with third party vendors and agreements.
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Self-motivated, accountable, passionate, committed, invested in the business.
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The ability to work successfully in a fast-paced environment with the need to manage constant change.
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Thinks ahead to be ready for change, re-plans quickly, deals with high levels of ambiguity.
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Ability to build relationships quickly and credibly and effectively work and contribute in a team-based environment.
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Experience of working within a complex, matrixed environment.
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Excellent communication, customer engagement skills and presentation skills.
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Strong strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
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Skills in tracking the return on investment of various projects/initiatives (ROI).
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Demonstrated time & project management skills.
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Ability to lead without authority, motivate & influence peers and others.
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Strength in challenging both self and the status quo.
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Understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance training.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
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Bachelor’s degree in Science, Health Sciences or Business
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Experience in vaccines
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
GSK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals to apply to our career opportunities. GSK is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact us at [email protected]. Please do not send resumes to this e-mail and instead apply through the online application process of this posting.
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