GCC & Levant Cluster Director

Responsible for strategic account leadership, is the SHD execution anchor and commercial integrator by managing SHD accounts, governing the Country LT, and partnering with Public Affairs to lead and/or coordinate key engagements

How you'll make an impact

Strategic Account Leadership – Manage strategic accounts and lead executive engagement (e.g. GPOs)

SHD Execution Anchor & Commercial Integrator:

- Partner with Public Affairs team on institutional relationships, governmental engagement

- Day-to-day Country Leader support in running strategic account processes and manage offerings to SHD accounts

- Leader and/or coordinate engagement with national societies, patient associations, other national and sub-national parties, etc.

Owner for certain capabilities such as bids & tenders, local congress & events execution

Country LT Leadership – lead the CLT governance

Cultural Stewardship – local engagement, strengthen Edwards cultural cohesion across teams, ESG implementation, etc.

Operations and Compliance – manage internal in-country operations (e.g. office related, sign supplier contracts, etc.)

What you'll need

- Bachelor degree or Equivalent

- Experience as a business unit manager/ general manager overseeing cross functional areas at country level with total minimum of 10 years of industry experience and 5 years of experience in leadership role.

Required Skills

- Experience developing and executing complex strategies at country level required

- Experience in conducting health economics, patient-reported outcomes, retrospective data analyses, epidemiology or health services research projects highly preferred

- Experience developing pharma/health-economic models, either for publication or for interactive use with customers preferred

- Experience working in a regulated industry preferred
- Proven successful project management leadership skills
- Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite and related tools and systems
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills including high discretion/judgment in decision making
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
- Ability to read, write and speak English and local languages
- Recognized as an expert within sub-function(s) and/or area(s) and broader organization with broad-based expertise across area and related functions
- Strict attention to detail
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization 
- Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
- Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control