Oncology Country Head Portugal

**Role Objectives**:

- Lead all functions (e.g. marketing, sales, medical, and market access) within the BU and own the full P&L.
- Grow current portfolio and prepare the BU/ Division for future Oncology product launches.
- Accelerate DD&T transformation process and ensure an excellent execution
- Strengthen the strong cross-functional Team and ensure continuous development and professional growth of Team members
- Prepare the succession planning
- Build valuable partnerships between Takeda, its customers & key stakeholders and maintain long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships to drive Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business
- Reinforce and grow Takeda’s reputation in Oncology through relevant initiatives and participation in Institutional round tables and debates

**Key Accountabilities**

- **Leadership**:

- Establish vision & people strategy for the Team
- Define, communicate, embed and measure performance goals and standards in line with OBU objectives
- Provide frequent coaching and mentoring to direct reports and talents to advance talent development, retention and succession for critical roles
- Participate and strongly contribute to the LOC and Iberia Oncology Leadership Teams
- Embed & role model Takeda values, set the tone for Team culture and develop cross-functional way of working
- Foster open communication, invite feedback and lead through personal examples
- Define, communicate, embed and measure performance goals and standards in line with OBU objectives
- Drive talent acquisition for the OBU and establish Takeda as an employer of choice

- **Excellence in Execution**:

- Drive operational excellence for the OBU (full ownership of P&L): set and own budget, targets and follow up performance and results
- Lead the development of access strategy including pricing and commercial schemes and leverage them to optimize P&L
- Ensure implementation & regular follow-up of cross-functional plans (e.g. key account management)
- Drive accountability to establish standards and KPIs, define metrics and track progress and achievement
- Provide strategic guidance to the Medical Lead in all medical activities (e.g. clinical trials, medical engagement activities) and oversee their implementation
- Ensure execution of lifecycle management locally and evidence generation to support local data needs
- Promote culture of learning & sharing/benchmarking with Oncology colleagues, and across the organization, to further advance ‘excellence in execution’

- **Strategy and Planning**:

- Support organizational strategy development and ensure strategic needs of the local OBU are heard and fulfilled by above country teams (Region/Global) - clinical development/commercial
- Take full accountability of strategic decisions for the OBU locally (medical, market access, commercial, etc.), while ensuring close collaboration within the LOC Leadership team
- Lead the development and communication of local oncology strategy interacting with Global, EUCAN, and LOC commercial, medical and pricing & market access teams
- Drive the implementation of the strategy incorporating Patient, Trust, Reputation, Business (PTRB)
- Ensure resource allocation according to key strategic focus areas and to allow for impactful execution
- Manage company’s risk profile including local ‘code of practice’; identify and mitigate risks across BU that may impact Takeda
- Ensure ethics and compliance are embedded at all levels in the decision-making process
- Establish a financial plan for the entire BU, in alignment with overall financial planning process and in close co-operation with EUCAN/Global financial team
- Lay the groundwork in the BU for moving into new business areas in the future

- **Customer & Stakeholder Relations**:

- Set the external stakeholder relationship strategy, together with relevant internal teams, and drive communication & interactions for Iberia OBU
- Engage directly with payers / HTA body with appropriate support to ensure access to the OBU portfolio (according to local governance)
- Maintain relationships with key customers, KOLs, and scientific societies as well as with payers, Industry associations and PAG representatives
- Ensure the team lives and demonstrates patient and customer-centricity, defined as listening to and meeting their needs and providing innovative patient
- and customer-centric solutions.
- Ensure that also in the team mindset the patient comes first
- Participate in key customer congresses and events for latest research updates, interactions with KOLs/HCPs and demonstrate Takeda’s presence in the field

**Education and Experience**:

- University Degree and MBA is preferable
- Fluent written and spoken Portuguese and English
- A minimum of 8 years experience in leading cross-functional teams at local or regional level as well as managing and developing people managers
- Proficiency in Key account management (KAM) model
- Experience in managing a P&L or a responsibility for a large budget and sales
- Demon