VP, Head of US Fertility

 

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United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

 

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. 

 

The VP Head of Fertility will provide leadership to the US Fertility teams and will be directly responsible for the management and profitability of the fertility business unit through effective leadership, strategic decision making, and the creation/implementation of objectives, strategies and tactics. The scope of the Fertility therapeutic area includes promoted brands:  GONAL-f® (recombinant follitropin alfa for injection) prescribed to supplement or replace naturally occurring FSH, an essential hormone to treat infertility; the broader Fertility portfolio (Cetrotide and Ovidrel), and an emerging fertility technology business portfolio, including an innovative suite of medical devices, software and services geared toward the IVF lab. The Head of Fertility will provide strong leadership, excellent judgment, daily active participation and engagement to identify/assess new opportunities, maximize business results, work collaboratively with cross-functional U.S. and Global teams, and deliver on business objectives for the Fertility portfolio.

Your Role:

Strategic Leadership & P&L Ownership

• Provide overall leadership for the U.S. Fertility business unit with accountability for revenue, profitability and long‑term growth
• Develop and own the U.S. Fertility strategic plan (annual operating plan and long‑range plan), ensuring alignment with U.S. Commercial and Global Fertility strategies
• Turn strategy into action by translating portfolio strategy into clear objectives, priorities and resource allocation across brands, channels and customer segments
• Monitor performance vs. plan; diagnose gaps and lead timely course‑correction to achieve financial and strategic objectives
• Participate in business development, due diligence and commercial assessment activities for the U.S. market

Brand & Portfolio Strategy

• Oversee strategy and market approach for annual marketing brand plans (GONAL‑f, Cetrotide, Ovidrel and emerging portfolio), ensuring clear customer insights, objectives, strategies, tactics and investment to drive category leadership and competitive differentiation
• Drive overall marketing direction that anticipates and responds to changes in the market, competitive landscape, new data, treatment paradigms and market events
• Conduct analysis, synthesize strategic inputs and provide recommendations across promoted brands, including pricing, positioning, promotion and access
• Lead lifecycle management and portfolio optimization, including line extensions, and new channels
• Develop and implement marketing projects and campaigns with agency partners, from concept through implementation, including development of tools, programs and services that fulfill brand strategies
• Manage the promotional budget and interface with the business unit controller; ensure optimal ROI and adherence to approved budgets

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with KOLs, fertility clinics, IVF labs, specialty pharmacies and key accounts to inform strategy and strengthen our positio