Senior Team Member Portfolio | Cipla | Mumbai

Job Purpose:

Undertake research and analysis to identify new product opportunities across regions, and provide necessary support to the portfolio selection team, for decision-making as well as the global portfolio strategy planning process, in line with company’s growth vision.

Accountabilities:

• Evaluate and select new products across dosage forms to expand the global product portfolio of the company and maintain a healthy product pipeline
  •  Identification of Therapy gaps in the product portfolio & play key role in new product selection- complex generic, differentiated products and 505b2
  • Strategize penetration in niche/orphan therapy areas
  • Identification of new products through inhouse development & In-licensing
  • Lead the Competitive intelligence/mapping efforts identify opportunities and threats across various therapeutic areas & accordingly play key role in prioritization of Portfolio & early development candidates
  • Periodically conduct strategy workshops with CFT on key therapy to support specialty Portfolio.
  • Interaction with the Key Opinion Leaders to validate strategies and new products.
  • Prepare market performance overview for Cipla™s competition for all dosage form & come up with strategy for sustained growth.
  • Analyse various product parameters such as market sales, competition, patent expiry, therapeutic category, API suppliers, technical complexity, BE studies, feasibility of manufacturing in existing unit with involvement of CAPEX and calculation of COGS
  • Prepare and maintain business case based on above analysis and provide recommendation to portfolio selection committee on project go/no go with investment estimates.
• Close working with internal stakeholders such as IPD, Medical and Marketing, to prioritize products and ensure successful filing & launch into markets
  • Periodically conduct portfolio review meetings for pipeline products with R&D and marketing teams to review projections and accordingly propose strategy for prioritization/ re “ prioritization of products.
  • Drive stage gate process for new product selection of respective therapy for both Generic and speciality portfolio.
  • Coordinate with internally in Portfolio and SCM, Mfg., RA, BU in aligning for rationalization of no profiting assets
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, competitors, dossier developers, manufacturers, and others.
• Identify new entry channels for the company, through in-licensing and other opportunities, in order to drive business growth
  • Identification of the inorganic growth opportunities through licensing and co-development based on capability gaps in-house & to achieve the overall objectives.
  • Assess various in-licensing opportunities in terms of clinical advantage and market potential through market surveys and interaction with key opinion leaders
  • Prepare business plans for in-licensing proposals & get it approved from the Portfolio Head & PSC
• Conduct analysis on forecast volumes, sales, and gross profit of the products within a time frame, to calculate the ROI and success of the new product

Education Qualification

MBA from Tier I institutes strongly preferred.

Relevant Work Experience

Previous experience in Finance, Portfolio, or Strategy (comparable to 5-6 years)

Competencies/Skills