Business Unit Manager - Oncology (all genders) (fulltime, permanent)

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

People. Passion. Possibilities. Three words that make a world of difference.

More than a job. It's a chance to make a real difference.

Welcome to AbbVie! As part of an international company with 50,000 employees worldwide and around 3,000 employees in Germany, you will have the opportunity of addressing some of tomorrows unmet medical needs in close collaboration with your colleagues. Are you passionate about improving global health care? Do you want to contribute to improving patients' quality of life through your expertise? In a challenging work environment that offers opportunities of developing and increasing your own skills? You’ve come to the right place!

In our Oncology Business Unit within Commercial Pharma at the Wiesbaden site, you will be working in a team of talented people and experienced sales and marketing experts.

AbbVie is currently focused on disease areas across blood cancers and solid tumors where survival rates remain low and where there is high unmet need. We are committed to elevating standards of care and bringing transformative therapies to patients worldwide living with difficult-to-treat cancers.

Together, we break through – as Business Unit Manager (all genders)

Unlock your potential by fostering a culture of excellence, change & innovation! Are you ready to drive impact and elevate the standard of care for blood cancer patients?

Our Business Unit Manager aspires to cultivate a team equipped with unmatched expertise, agility, and dedication to excellence. Key competencies are a deep commercial knowledge, strategic foresight, and the ability to adapt to the ever-evolving landscape of oncology care. You are committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, where innovative thinking and diverse perspectives drive AbbVie’s mission to advance patient treatment. By prioritizing patient-centric solutions and leveraging data-driven insights, you aim to set new benchmarks in the relevant indication, making a profound impact on healthcare and and aiming to transform standards of care for people living with cancer.

In this pivotal role, you will facilitate and lead the strategic development, tactical implementation, and financial planning components of all topics of the Brand Strategy and manage customer and other commercial activities including leading and coaching Sales Force to maximise brand sales and margin placing the patient at the center of any efforts and operating within AbbVie business code of conduct, policies and all applicable laws and regulations. This is a People Manager role and reports directly into the Business Unit Director Oncology.

Role and responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and drive a vision and strategic plan for the oncology business in Germany
• Effectively manage and execute all marketing, sales and customer network related brand activities together with global and regional teams
• Hold accountability for allocated Brand P&L in terms of brand sales and financial planning
• Take accountability and responsibility for Brand Team activities and processes
• Represents the interests and needs of the affiliate business at internal meetings
• Build a high performing organization incl. talent management and succession planning
• Manage and build a strong cross functional collaboration within the company as well aswith Global and Area
• Maintain close relationships to KOLs
• Ensure compliance with law, regulations and AbbVie Ways of Working

• Significant Marketing / Brand Management and omni-channel experience as well as in-field experience in a Sales, Medical or Market Access function
• Experience in leading cross-functional or in-field teams: proven track record in successfully building up high-performing teams and guiding them through change 
• Therapeutic area experience: experience of working on more than one indication to demonstrate versatility and depth in your professional background
• Financial Acumen:  strong understanding of financial concepts, particularly the ability to manage a P&L
• Strong strategic mindset and preferably experience from a strategic position or gained through strategic projects
• Strong change agent and understanding for future trends within pharma
• Language skills: excellent German and English to converse with global  and local stakeholders as well as HCPs and patient advocacy groups alike

Join us in a role that promises not just opportunities to shape and grow, but also the possibility to make a meaningful difference in lives of patients living with cancer.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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