Disease Area Lead (m/f/d) In this exciting role, you have the opportunity to significantly support the market launch and subsequently actively shape the future of COPD therapies as an Disease Area Lead. As an Disease Area Lead (m/f/d), you will be anchored in the "Pharma Operations" department. The Pharma Operations department is responsible for the strategic alignment, prioritization, and resource allocation of the various Disease Areas in an increasingly complex portfolio. Colleagues from different areas of expertise form a Disease Area Community. The team responsible for developing the strategy and its implementation for individual indications or entire Disease Areas, creating bold, customer-centric solutions, and making binding decisions, is the "Squad." Squads exist from the pipeline to products that are in market preparation and launch. The COPD Squad consists of members from various areas of expertise within the Disease Area Community who come together for a specific period ("fit-for-purpose"). Your responsibilities as an Disease Area Lead (m/f/d): You bear overall responsibility for strategy and implementation within the COPD Squad and convene the members according to the requirements and tasks. Cross-functional leadership of the Squad, revenue and investment responsibility, and developing and working with outcomes (Outcome-Based Planning). Along the patient journey, you develop a national strategy for the Disease Area COPD with the Squad and manage its implementation in Germany. Additionally, you work on the conception and implementation of the international strategy and maintain regular communication with the global team. You conduct effective internal and external stakeholder management and build, maintain, and leverage relationships, e.g., with TAEs. Furthermore, you establish collaborations and networks, e.g., with professional societies and healthcare representatives. You are responsible for transferring new molecules from the pipeline to the DA Squad. Together with the department management and your ISL colleagues, you shape and further develop the culture of collaboration according to our company principles. Your qualifications: You bring a high degree of trust, exchange, and transparency to your colleagues and do not define yourself in your role by hierarchies and the need for recognition. You develop ambitious goals for the Disease Area COPD with the team and contribute to achieving/exceeding company goals through the successful implementation of strategic measures. Your strategic agility, entrepreneurial understanding, drive to shape, and customer orientation help you in working out complex topics such as strategy development, financial planning, and business planning, and dealing with changes. You practice agile leadership and joint decision-making within the network. You maximize value for all stakeholders by creating a customer-oriented organization where every employee makes a conscious and meaningful contribution to patients every day. You support and encourage teams and employees to make independent decisions and succeed in an agile environment. You are familiar with the German healthcare market and the pharmaceutical industry and its business processes. Additionally, you have: A completed degree (PhD, Master's, or MBA advantageous) and several years of experience in leadership roles as well as in different functional areas in the pharmaceutical market Extensive and current experience in the COPD market Launch experience in the COPD market advantageous Experience in leading large projects in matrix organizations, successfully introducing new products, and international collaboration Experience in managing a portfolio with appropriate prioritization Success in collaborating with relevant external organizations, associations, and key opinion leaders Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken Die Personalberatung SThree betreut die ausgeschriebene Stelle im Auftrag ihres Kunden.