MSD AVP & Managing Director 

Netherlands, North Holland 

914431889

Job Description

Managing Director, Netherlands (Associate Vice President) - Job Description

In this role, you will:

Be a Strategy Architect

• Lead a cross-functional market leadership team around strategic objectives that will deliver both short-term and long-term business outcomes aligned with local market and enterprise priorities.
• Translate strategic priorities, aligned with regional and global strategies, into measurable actions and implementable outcomes, both in public and private segments.

Shape the Environment and be a Spokesperson

• Effectively engage external stakeholders either directly or via industry or similar coalitions, to shape market environment to the benefit of our company or patients served.
• Impactfully communicate on behalf of the company in external forums or via media.

Be a Reputational Steward

• A role model who upholds our company values and standards to ensure compliance across all functions and levels.

Own the P&L

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the operational choices that impact both short and long-term financial outcomes and take accountability for those choices.

Be an Commercial Leader and Secure Business Continuity

• Understand and develop meaningful insights about market environment and business drivers, formulate strategies and plans to unleash opportunities, and ensure execution through resource allocation and organizational adaptation.
• Directly, or via the team, identify, understand, engage, build trust with, and influence the perceptions and behaviors of our customers.
• Drive digital and agile transformation within the organization, building upon existing digital infrastructure and ways of working to enhance customer engagement, and deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• Lead market-level business continuity governance groups to ensure both forward looking planning and preparation in addition to coordinating potential crisis management.

Be an Enterprise Leader

• Lead our Dutch Country Council which represent the full presence of the Company in the Netherlands (Commercial, Manufacturing and Animal Health)
• Represent our Netherlands based presence of approx. 5000 employees internally and externally

Be a People and Culture Leader

• Develop and deliver a compelling, aspirational organizational narrative which connects both the strategic direction and daily work to our Enterprise purpose and the patients we serve.
• Role model and advocate for our Enterprise Ways-Of-Working and create a psychologically safe and collaborative culture where all employees feel respected, valued, and included.

Be an Organizational Architect and Own Talent

• Design or adapt organizational structures to ensure current capabilities are deployed effectively and that future capability needs are being developed proactively, considering enterprise, portfolio, and local operational needs.
• Identify, attract, coach, develop, and retain a diverse portfolio of talent.
• Role model good individual and team management practices to ensure positive engagement and productivity.
• Articulate a clear and compelling talent vision for the market.

REQUIREMENTS

• Proven leadership experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry in a senior management capacity.
• Strong commercial acumen and a track record of driving growth and delivering results.
• Experience in managing P&L responsibilities, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to engage and build relationships with external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performance teams.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to think critically and make sound business decisions.
• Proven experience in driving digital transformation and leveraging technology for business growth.
• Strong understanding of the healthcare ecosystem and regulatory environment in The Netherlands.
• University degree from accredited university, preferably in Pharmacy, Medicine, Engineering, Economics, BA, Finance or similar.
• An advanced degree in graduate studies (MA, MBA, or Bioscience or Medical Doctor) is a plus.
• Fluency in English, command of Dutch language is an advantage.

Current Contingent Workers apply

Not Applicable

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