Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach, and better access to treatment. 

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world. 

The Role & What You Will Be Doing 

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference, and here’s how the Portfolio and Launch Specialist role will make an impact:  

This position will lead the local medical team, ensure alignment and execution of local/regional medical strategy, collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence key healthcare stakeholders to drive meaningful impact for patients and the business. 

• Manages the project plan for all molecules identified for launch within timelines set by business needs.
• Responsible for the entire portfolio review project under the functional guidance of the global Portfolio Management department, aligned with and approved by the local management team (Commercial Management and Country Manager).
• Participates in and supports the local organization’s proposals during the monthly global launch management meetings.
• Responsible for regularly informing the Country Manager to ensure their participation in the final review of sessions relevant to the local organization, for approval of the proposed plan.
• Organizes and coordinates Portfolio Review sessions (based on opportunities identified by the global team and local needs for work and internal alignment).
• Organizes regular sessions with the Commercial and Market Access departments to update launch-related information.
• Manages and coordinates the molecule launch process in collaboration with cross-functional teams: market potential analysis, entry barriers and/or opportunities, competitors, pricing, P&L, regulatory procedures, lead times, codes, artworks, launch dates, forecast review, agreement on launch volumes, serialization—working closely with Regulatory Affairs, Finance, Supply, and Legal.
• Manages pre-launch projects for new products in line with the strategy agreed with the local organization’s commercial management.
• Produces analyses for sales forecast, demand, channels, NSP, acceptable PC, and market assumptions within new product pre-launch processes, according to the agreed timeline.
• Reviews monthly (or whenever new information emerges with immediate impact) and reports the status of launches planned for the current and following year.
• Reviews, according to the schedule requested by the local organization (usually 4 times/year), the status and P&L of launches on a multi-year cycle within the strategic plan (5–10 years).
• Analyzes the market to identify business opportunities: proposes collaboration projects to use resources efficiently, as well as molecules that are in shortage on the market or would support patients.

About Your Skills & Experience 

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills, and experiences:  

•  Minimum 2–4 years of experience in a similar role in the pharmaceutical industry, with responsibilities in business analysis, project management, portfolio management, commercial excellence, forecasting, or similar areas.
• Experience coordinating projects and tracking implementation in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to analyze and interpret commercial and financial data.
• Good knowledge of project management and monitoring action plans.
• Experience preparing reports, presentations, and analyses for management.
• Understanding of commercial processes and product launch mechanisms.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Advanced English level. 

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. 

Why Viatris? 

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits, and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives, and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. You will also have the opportunity to access excellent career progression opportunities and work-life balance initiatives. 

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris 

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare, not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity, and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion  

Sustainability at Viatris 

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility  

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.