MSD Managing Director & 

Croatia, City of Zagreb 

981707132

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role, you will shape the future, deliver impact and unlock potential via:

Be a Strategy Architect

• Lead a cross-country leadership team to achieve strategic objectives that will deliver both short-term and long-term business outcomes. This entails considering the specificities and priorities of both local markets while aligning with the enterprise objectives, ensuring a comprehensive approach that addresses the needs of both local markets 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 environments 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

• Role model and uphold 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 Enterprise Commercial Leader and Secure Business Continuity

• Understand and develop meaningful insights about market environments and business drivers in both countries, 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.

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.

• Continue to build a Best Place to Work company and foster cross-country collaboration, along with a one-team approach. This involves collaborating with colleagues from different countries to create a unified and inclusive work environment that enhances employee engagement, productivity, and overall satisfaction.

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

• The ideal candidate should have proven leadership experience (+15 years) in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, preferably in a senior management capacity, including several years in marketing/sales.

• 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.

• Proficient in tendering, negotiation and access skills

• Proven experience in driving digital transformation and leveraging technology for business growth.

• Strong understanding of the healthcare ecosystem and regulatory environment in Croatia and Slovenia

• University degree from accredited university, preferably in Pharmacy, Medicine, Economics, Finance or similar.

• An advanced degree in graduate studies (MA, MBA, or Bioscience or Medical Doctor) is a plus.

• Fluency in English, command of Croatian or Slovenian language is a plus.

• The required candidate should have the flexibility to either currently reside in Croatia or Slovenia, or be open and willing to relocate to either of these countries.

Compensation Grade:

Current Contingent Workers apply

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