Country Manager - Germany

At Biocon Biologics, we are creating a model for the future of healthcare for all. We are a leading company in the biosimilars revolution where patients come first. Our ambition is to impact a billion lives and we do this by fostering a culture of affordable innovation, patient-centricity, and disruptive thinking. We are a multicultural global company where employees have a purpose and passion to work closely with partners and patients. We have a long-term commitment to bringing high-quality affordable biosimilars to patients all over the globe. We have proven end-to-end expertise from clone development, manufacturing, clinical development, and regulatory approvals to commercialization.

Responsibility Area

Objectives:

A Country Manager ensures the smooth operation of a company in specific geographic location and has an in-depth understanding of the business he/she represents in the local market.

He/she manages and is responsible for internal commercial teams as well as external partnerships depending on Go to Market Strategy.

He/she has legal responsibility for affiliate, business, people, compliance with all local laws and regulations. This includes also personal accountability.

• Setting commercial strategy, defining Go to Market models and achieving business goals and revenue targets.
• Overseeing daily operations, managing budgets, and setting performance objectives.
• Recruiting, training, and supporting direct reports as well as conducting regular performance appraisals.
• Identifying, securing, driving and monitoring cooperation with external partners for markets / segments / product for which company decides to utilize 3rd party.
• Developing and implementing business, marketing, and advertising plans.
• Managing internal and external stakeholder relations and negotiating contracts
• Being representative and ambassador of company in discussions and negotiation with local authorities
• Planning, evaluating, and optimizing operations to be efficient and cost-effective.
• Ensuring products and services comply with regulatory and quality standards.
• Ensuring company standards and procedures are followed.
• Preparing and presenting monthly, quarterly, and annual statements, analyses, and reports of operations and finances.
• Seeking new business opportunities in the country and securing contracts for the company
• Securing long-term relationships by maintaining ethical customer relations

Competencies

• Knowledge of the biopharmaceutical business and local health care system.

Preferred Skills

• Preferred Skills
• High personal ethics
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to take responsibility
• Customer-service skills
• Convincing communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical thinking and abstraction skills
• High degree of initiative
• Willingness to travel and class B driving license
• Excellent written and spoken English

The individual must possess proficiency in both written and spoken German language.

Biocon Biologics is an Equal Opportunity, EEO / Affirmative Action Employer committed to excellence through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and no employee shall be discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.