New Business Development Manager : Prescription Division, Johannesburg

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The New Business Development Manager will: 
Reporting to • Head: Business Development

Job Purpose

To develop and maintain the Prescription pipeline sourced through in-licensing
from global suppliers.

Required Learning • Business / Marketing / Science Degree or Diploma
• Relevant Business Development experience in a pharmaceutical company
Key Job Outputs • Develop a network of international suppliers via attendance at trade shows, internet
searches and follow up on email inquiries 

Key Responsibilities;
• Analyse trends in new products, new molecules, new ingredients, and new disease
states to identify future potential/gaps for the Prescription portfolio.
• Identify products/strategic suppliers/acquire dossiers to fit the gaps identified in the
category & brand strategies for launch
• Develop a business plan that provides a commercial argument (financial &
resource modeling) for the launch of the identified product via in-source by working
with the relevant supplier and the respective brand team.
• Complete the legal and commercial documentation required to source the identified
product.
• Analyse and review local and international markets, trends, and data to assess
the attractiveness of current and future categories/therapeutic classes.
• Work with legal teams to build the landscape of products on patent and develop
strategies to launch products within the patent landscape.

Core Competencies • Decisiveness and Action Orientation
• Drive to succeed
• Teamwork
• Planning & organizing
• Ethical responsibility
• Presentation skills
• Strategic Thinking and Planning
• Cross Functional Capability
• Legal and business understanding of sourcing products/concepts
• Process orientation