Portfolio Analyst

Job description

Job Description

Portfolio Analyst, Sandoz, Denmark

Job Summary:
Do you want to work for a Global Pharmaceutical company where you will get recognized for your hard work and commitment? Look no further, apply today for the Portfolio Analyst.
In Sandoz you will have the opportunity to impact the business directly, have a large cross-functional interface, and ultimately accelerate your development.

Job Purpose:
The purpose of the Portfolio Analyst role is to manage, develop, and optimize primarily the Swedish portfolio for substitutable prescription drugs. Develop and leverage from a deep understanding of the pricing mechanisms of substitutable prescription-based pharmaceuticals, and based on this, devise value-adding insights through in-depth analyses. Be a strong driver of the monthly pricing cycles for the Swedish business, and the future product portfolio in order to maximize both the short- and long-term business for Sandoz Nordics. The Portfolio Analyst will also be a key driver for boosting internal- and external collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:
• The delivery of sales and profit objectives through effective ownership and collaboration cross BU/FU in the Nordic.
• Partly responsible for the Scandinavian Rx forecast, launches, pruning’s, write off and priorities portfolio-sales cross the countries to optimize sales and profit.
• To devise short- and long term price strategy in close collaboration with CM and pricing excellence team.
• Responsible for analytics on portfolio and customer level.
• Define local pricing and go to market approach in alignment with the rest of the commercial team for the national countries, with focus on Sweden
• Ensure plans/strategies accommodate the changes taking place in the market and respond to customer need.
• Responsible for COMPIS and SAP uploads, information to authorities, wholesalers, and driving TrackWise
• Responsible for uploads to TLV, LiiV, wholesalers and back-up for other Scandinavian countries
• Once a month collect Compis tool for SE and upload/check of price submission
• To develop knowledge sharing and processes in the pricing to be more effective and informative on molecule and SKU level.
• To ensure knowledge sharing on competitor level about launches, new pricing strategies, stock outs etc.
• To inform/upload relevant information to the authorities in Scandinavia, launches, stock outs, write drawls etc.
• To manage the Strategic portfolio plan through the price setting cross SE/DK tendering.
• Maintain a review of the optimal structure and deployment of the portfolio.
• Take ownership to ensure that effective working relationships are in place across the multi-disciplinary team within the function and cross function at a Nordic level to obtain input to plans/ programs and take ownership to implement plans as required.
• To inspire all relevant personnel within and across functions through communication of the business units with vision, clarity of direction and leading by example.

About Sandoz:
Sandoz, a Novartis Division, is a global leader in generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars. Sandoz's purpose it to discover new ways to improve and extend people’s lives and pioneer novel approaches to help people around the world access high-quality healthcare. Sandoz supplies a broad range of affordable, primarily off-patent products to patients and customers around the globe. The Sandoz portfolio comprises approximately 1,100 molecules, which accounted for 2015 sales of USD 9.2 billion.

In Sandoz Nordic you will find a dynamic and performance oriented culture with around 160 passionate people supporting the Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian and Icelandic Markets.
Our Head office is located in Copenhagen and together with Novartis Healthcare and Alcon, we also have offices in Stockholm, Helsinki and Oslo.

Culture and Values
Sandoz has a clear mission, focused strategy and strong culture, all of which we expect will support the creation of value over the long term for our company, our shareholders and society. We recognize that our business depends on the creativity, dedication and performance of our associates. We encourage associates to focus on achievement through collaboration and innovation. Our values help guide the choices people make every day, and they define our culture and help us execute the Sandoz strategy in line with our mission and vision.

Our values and behaviors are:
Innovation - by experimenting and delivering solutions
Quality - by taking pride in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well
Collaboration - by championing high performing teams with diversity and inclusion
Performance - by prioritizing and making things happen with urgency
Courage - by speaking up, giving and receiving feedback
Integrity - by advocating and applying high ethical standards every day

Benefits of Working for Sandoz:
• A Competitive Salary package with fixed salary, bonus, pension and health insurance
• “Be Healthy” initiatives to promote associate health and prevent future health issues
• Flexible working hours and possibility to work from home
• A high paced, dynamic and performance-oriented environment with competent and committed colleagues.
• At Sandoz, we encourage personal and professional development and the opportunity to make a career internally at Sandoz, Alcon or Novartis Healthcare

‘I came for the job, I stay for the culture’
Position Title

Portfolio Analyst

Desired profile

Minimum requirements

The ideal candidate will have:
• University degree Marketing/Business Studies, MBA Pharmacy & life science preferred
• English fluent, one Scandinavian languages fluent
- Experience in consultancy or project management.
- Experience of 1-3+ years in a sales position
- Good understanding of country, regional and local dynamics, including regulatory and market environments
- Understanding of product launch and product commercialization processes - Knowledge of process effectiveness and basic tools
- Great sense of detail
- High degree of adaptability and ability to influence
- High level of drive and the ability to juggle multiple projects/tasks and portfolios simultaneously in an effective manner
- Experience from operating in a Nordic set-up

Sandoz is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons.

We kindly ask you to apply with an English version of your CV and if shortlisted you can expect a call from an international number.

Deadline for applications - 31.07.18
Job Type

Full Time
Country

Denmark
Work Location

Copenhagen
Functional Area

Marketing
Division

SANDOZ
Business Unit

COMMERCIAL OPS WE SZ
Employment Type

Regular
Company/Legal Entity

SDZ DNK