Sr Director, Trade Relations - REMOTE

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

Sr. Director, Trade Relations oversees sales, communications, contractual agreements as well as overall relationships with customers in the U.S. retail pharmaceutical chains, specialty pharmacies and wholesale distributors of pharmaceutical (Rx) products as relating to all brand and biosimilar products. The Sr. Director, Trade Relations will be instrumental in setting the distribution strategy for any product launch, will oversee product movement and inventory stock levels in all customer locations. This individual will manage a team of Trade Relations professionals needed to appropriately manage Teva’s business activities and engagement with internal and external stakeholders. The Trade Relations team will be expected to provide quality, timely support and operational excellence in all aspects of their responsibilities. A clearly defined set of key performance indicators (KPIs) with associated analytics will be used to demonstrate the effectiveness of Teva’s trade activities and decisions. Improvement in KPI results will be achieved through rigorous objective setting, monitoring of measured results and operational excellence. This role will have high visibility across the organization including Innovative Medicine and Biosimilars.

Location: This is a fully remote opportunity. Candidates can be based anywhere within the United States.

How you’ll spend your day

All areas of responsibility listed below are essential to the satisfactory performance of this position by any incumbents with reasonable accommodation if necessary. Any non-essential functions are assumed to be included in other related duties or assignments.

• Provide decision support to U.S. Brand leaders through data driven analysis and recommendations intended to guide understanding of return on expense, impact on net sales and product sales performance activities in each channel and with unique Trade Partners in each channel. These decision support activities will be closely coordinated with Finance, Managed Markets, Customer Service and Commercial Operations.
• Ensure all agreements with Trade Accounts for the purchase, distribution and promotion of products and utilization of services are current and contemporary. Regular monitoring and adjusting of activities to confirm Teva and its partners are compliant with the terms, conditions and intent of all implemented agreements.
• Effective monitoring and communication of trade inventory status, service level performance, purchase orders management, sales and associated key performance indicators and analytics required to achieve business objectives as developed between Trade Accounts and Brand leadership.
• Develops and implement progressive and best-in-class trade strategies and distribution service agreements with trading partners. Works closely with peers in Managed Access, Generics Customers Operations and Brand management to set channel and trade strategies
• Represent Teva at trade shows, conventions and conferences as appropriate.

Your experience and qualifications

Any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.

Education/Certification/Experience:

• Minimum 12 years’ experience in Trade Relations, Trade Operations or other relevant experience required
• Preferred experience with both Brands and Biosimilars
• Preferred Wholesaler, Retail and Specialty Pharmacy experience
• Preferred experience managing people
• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Accounting/Finance
• Supply Chain
• Pharmaceutical Product Management
• Healthcare services

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Approximately 10 nights of domestic travel throughout the US monthly. Throughout the US.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Occasional:

• Sitting for extended periods of time at work station or mobile equipment.

Visual Acuity:

• Perform activities such as computer work, preparing and analyzing data, and extensive reading.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• May be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as needed on site visits (i.e. safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, etc.).

Compensation Data

The annual starting salary for this position is between $206,240 and $270,690 annually. Factors which may affect starting salary within this range and level of role may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Enjoy a more rewarding choice

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.

• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.

• Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time, 13 paid Holidays and 3 paid floating holidays.

• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.

• Additional benefits include, but not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.

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