Associate Director, Access to Medicines Project Manager

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

• Program Manager for Teva's Global Access to Medicines
• Strategic planning of new access initiatives/programs/strategy and ongoing improvement of existing initiatives.
• Demand planning for social business ventures
• Responsible for program planning, execution, ongoing management, control, and monitoring – with internal and external existing and new stakeholders.
• Participation in and contribution to industry-wide meetings, forums and conferences.
• Reports to Access to Medicines Lead

How you’ll spend your day

This role can be based in Parsippany, NJ or in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

 

• Short and long term strategic planning of new access and existing initiatives – Identify, shape, evaluate and setup new Access initiatives and expand existing Access programs.
• Benchmarking and monitoring leading best practices in the field to identify trends and opportunities to develop and promote sustainable access initiatives.
• Develop demand planning strategy and implementation for social business ventures and exploring potential collaborations for new sustainable initiatives by pro-actively approaching leading global partners and fielding incoming proposals.
• Develop sustainability models for Access initiatives, including social business.
• Capacity building/health systems strengthening program creation and monitoring
• Aligning with internal stakeholders to develop social business and pricing models (Portfolio, R&D, Commercial, IM, Compliance etc).
• KPI achievement and implementation - monitor challenges and offer solutions; monitor progress; review KPIs and remediation plans, monitor and report on progress, monitor changing landscape and peer/rating agencies' expectations.
• Operative project management of Access initiatives, including - customs clearances, license requirements registration, price/synergies with commercial, COGS/business planning impact, risk /mitigation, determine timeline, liaise with organizations, oversee logistics, contract management, supporting ad-hoc requests by internal stakeholders, disaster and emergency donations, etc.
• Managing existing external partnerships.
• Managing internal partnerships – including all existing Access programs, in order to improve programming year over year (e.g. Portfolio, Legal, Tax, Compliance, Commercial, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Finance, Quality).
• Data collection, analysis and progress monitoring, along with creation of dashboard reports on a quarterly basis for internal and external use.  
• Contribution to Teva's AMR mitigation management. 
• Collecting and managing forecast data (products and volumes) from existing and potential partners, and communicating with internal stakeholders as necessary.
• Representing Teva in working groups, initiatives, and other external conferences.
• Reviewing and creating Access communications materials as necessary.
• Completing budget calculations for Access initiatives.
   

Your experience and qualifications

• Bachelors degree is required.  Master's Degree in Public Health, Public Policy, or comparable is preferred.
• A minimum of 4 years experience is required.
• Social business development and management experience is preferred.
• Experience in Pharma related field is preferred.
• Proven experience in developing strategic programs and promoting complex cross-organizational projects while engaging external stakeholders. 
• Experience in Supply Chain and/or Portfolio management – preferred.
• Creativity, strategic thinking, and problem solving.
• Ability to influence and lead changes throughout decision-making process.
• Excellent Excel and presentations skills. 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under tight timelines.
• Advanced organizational and communication skills.
• Travel up to 10% may be required.

Enjoy a more rewarding choice

We offer a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day.