General Manager, South Africa

at  Takeda Pharmaceutical

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• Develop the South Africa business in line with Regional and Area priorities and Access to Medicine framework, ensuring deep and breath access for selected brands, implement Health Systems Strengthening in close alignment with local stakeholders, and serve as a talent engine for the organization.
• Accelerate patient access to medicines by prioritizing an integrated, sustainable approach to broaden access to our life-changing medicines through partnerships with external stakeholders and working closely with the Access to medicine office (ATMO).
• work closely with external partners to manage performance of out license business whilst ensuring compliance with Takeda values
• Be a custodian of Takeda’s values and ensure this is demonstrated through decisions based on patient, trust, reputation and business in that order.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree or above, preferably in Medical, Pharmacy or Life Sciences.
• Minimum of 10 years’ work experience in commercial operations with strong market access and policy shaping experience.
• Proven track record in leading, managing and motivating individuals and teams.
• Launch experience of innovative pharmaceutical products.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Demonstrate strategic enterprise thinking to find innovative ways to serve patients, and build trust, reputation and business
• Excellent external communication skills to influence and nurture strong relationships with key stakeholders including government, Patient Associations, Trade Associations and other key stakeholders
• Creates the environment that inspires and enables people to move the organization forward
• Focuses on the few priorities that matter most and delivers superior results
• Manage complexity by simplifying complex issues to drive solutions. Foster a culture of cross functional team collaboration and patient centricity.
• Elevates the capabilities of the organization for now and the future
• Complexity and problem Solving
• Ability to challenge company staff to maintain, validate and prioritize patient-centric and patient focus in all work
• Drive confidence in the Takeda vision
• Ability to coordinate activities to validate unmet patient needs
• Will work closely and collaboratively with various internal stakeholders
• Required to prioritize and identify impactful health system strengthening initiatives, plan and execute on budgets and deprioritize in times of constraint and limitations
• Persistence: Have a winning attitude and instill a passion for winning. Demonstrates a “can do approach” to issues, resilience, commitment to goals, and persistence. Focuses energy on what more they can personally do versus finding excuses.
• Results-orientation: Delivers results and drives for continuous improvement. Sets high performance standards and holds others accountable for the results expected. Acts with a sense of urgency.
• Innovation: Willingly embraces changes needed to adapt to new circumstances. Creates new ideas and processes and encourages others to try new approaches and takes risks. Strives to enhance performance by doing things that are unique and leading edge.
• Collaboration: Encourages and supports collaboration across departments and geographies and takes actions that are best for Takeda versus the individual unit. Able to work with a wide variety of people
• Coaching / leadership: Takes action to enhance performance based on experiences and feedback. Provides frequent feedback and coaching to others on ways to improve performance. Is proactive in providing development opportunities.
• Ethics and Compliance: Establishes an environment that ensures total adherence to Takeda Compliance Policy throughout the organization. Demonstrates principled leadership and sound business ethics; shows consistency among principles, values and behaviors

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