Associate Director, Loss of Exclusivity.

Associate Director, Loss of Exclusivity.
Europe & Canada
Marketing
$240K

Associate Director Loss of Exclusivity - Region Europe and Canada
Category: Commercial Marketing
Location: Scandinavia, Europe.
Pharmaceutical

Lead one of the most significant strategic challenges in pharmaceutical history, as oir client navigates the loss of exclusivity for products across Europe. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape how our client balances business sustainability, patient access, and long-term value creation during a critical market transition.

The Job:
As the strategic integrator for our client; Loss of Exclusivity (LoE) across Europe, you'll be at the centre of decision-making that will define competitive position for years to come. You'll translate complexity into clarity, align diverse stakeholders around a coherent strategy, and ensure we navigate this unprecedented transition with discipline and purpose.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Leading the semaglutide Loss of Exclusivity strategic narrative across Europe, translating global ambition into locally relevant and executable frameworks across public, private, and cash markets
• Serving as the central coordination point across Market Access, Commercial, Legal, Regulatory, Supply, and Communications to ensure aligned, timely decision-making
• Developing and refining Loss of Exclusivity scenarios, assumptions, and mitigation strategies, including volume, pricing, access, and supply considerations pre- and post- Loss of Exclusivity
• Representing the region in global and International Operations-led semaglutide Loss of Exclusivity forums, ensuring effective two-way communication and local relevance of global guidance
• Monitoring competitive intelligence on generic entry timing, regulatory progress, and competitive behaviour, translating insights into strategic implications for Europe planning
• Leading development of clear, compliant internal Loss of Exclusivity messaging, including leadership briefings, FAQs, and reactive statements that enable field teams to respond confidently
• Acting as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership on risk, opportunity, and trade-off decisions, proactively escalating issues and decision points
The role is based in Europe.

Action even when the path isn't clear.
You'll bring:
• 8+ years of experience in market access, public affairs, and/or commercial strategy within a regulated healthcare/pharmaceutical environment, with a proven ability to orchestrate cross-functional work and drive stakeholders to aligned decisions.
• Strong project and program management capability, including structured planning, governance, and effective delivery across multiple workstreams and dependencies.
• Advanced strategic and analytical capability to structure ambiguity and develop semaglutide Loss of Exclusivity scenarios, assumptions, and mitigation options across volume, pricing, access, and supply.
• Excellent internal stakeholder management and network-building, with the ability to connect the dots across the organization and secure alignment on unprecedented challenges.
• Executive communication strength—translating complexity into clear, compliant internal guidance and enabling confident, consistent field execution.
• Market insight and competitive intelligence mindset, with experience monitoring and interpreting generic entry timing, regulatory progress, and competitive behaviour to shape actionable Europe planning.
• Experience in cardiometabolic/diabetes and/or prior Loss of Exclusivity exposure, as well as regional or global experience, are strong advantages.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Your new department:
The role will be based in Scandinavia and will report directly to the CEO, your office will be situated in International Operations  covering 40 countries and employing around 5.000 people. The Cardiometabolic Marketing team is a very dynamic unit (part of the Marketing, Medical and Regulatory unit) combining commercial strategy development as well as frontline excellence and execution. Access to innovation and better care for patients across Region Europe & Canada is critical for the entire portfolio. With us, you get the opportunity to join an international, high performing team having a broad variety of interactions with key stakeholders in the organization.

Your skills & qualifications:
We're looking for someone who thrives in complexity and ambiguity, can build bridges across functions, and has the resilience to drive action even when the path isn't clear.
You'll bring:
• ~8+ years of experience in market access, public affairs, and/or commercial strategy within a regulated healthcare/pharmaceutical environment, with a proven ability to orchestrate cross-functional work and drive stakeholders to aligned decisions.
• Strong project and program management capability, including structured planning, governance, and effective delivery across multiple workstreams and dependencies.
• Advanced strategic and analytical capability to structure ambiguity and develop semaglutide Loss of Exclusivity scenarios, assumptions, and mitigation options across volume, pricing, access, and supply.
• Excellent internal stakeholder management and network-building, with the ability to connect the dots across the organization and secure alignment on unprecedented challenges.
• Executive communication strength—translating complexity into clear, compliant internal guidance and enabling confident, consistent field execution.
• Market insight and competitive intelligence mindset, with experience monitoring and interpreting generic entry timing, regulatory progress, and competitive behaviour to shape actionable Europe planning.
• Experience in cardiometabolic/diabetes and/or prior Loss of Exclusivity exposure, as well as regional or global experience, are strong advantages.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Our Client:
Every day our client seeks the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

On the Table:
There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Our client is a global healthcare company with more than 100 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. We also have leading positions within obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders and hormone replacement therapy.

Our client commits to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
Our client is not chasing quick fixes – they are creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, they have been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Our client is making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

Interested? Please send your Microsoft Word CV to Jonny Scott-Slater, Vish Atari, Joey Polpero or Ashley Armstrong LLM.

E - uswwrecruitment@aol.com

We will contact you by email and arrange a preliminary discussion.

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