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Position: UK Country Manager
Therapy Area: Ophthalmology
Territory: UK
Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive
Inizio Engage is delighted to be partnering with an innovative biotechnology company focused on serious and rare diseases, to recruit a UK Country Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation at a pivotal stage of development, as it prepares for the launch and growth of innovative treatments for Thyroid Eye Disease (TED).
Working with a strong sense of urgency for patients, our client is dedicated to leveraging proven science and engineering to transform the lives of people living with serious diseases. The successful candidate will play a critical role in establishing and leading the UK business, shaping the commercial strategy and driving successful launch execution and growth across the UK.
Reporting to the Vice President, International, the UK Country Manager will hold full UK P&L responsibility and lead all aspects of the UK business, including commercial strategy, market access, launch execution, stakeholder engagement, and team development.
This is a highly visible and hands-on leadership position, suited to an entrepreneurial commercial leader who can combine strategic vision with operational execution. The successful candidate will be expected to work beyond traditional role boundaries, operating with pace and agility to build the UK organisation and deliver meaningful outcomes for patients.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the tailoring and execution of the UK commercial and launch strategy for the company's TED portfolio, aligned with the broader international strategy.
- Drive successful market access, reimbursement, and uptake following NICE recommendation and funding approval.
- Take full responsibility for the UK P&L, ensuring strong commercial performance and sustainable business growth.
- Build, develop, and lead a high-performing UK organisation aligned to business objectives and future growth ambitions.
- Act as the external face of the organisation across the UK healthcare environment, developing trusted relationships with KOLs, patient advocacy groups, NHS stakeholders, commissioners, and healthcare decision makers.
- Engage stakeholders at both national and local NHS levels to support awareness, access, and adoption of therapies for patients living with TED.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the UK NHS, NICE, reimbursement pathways, healthcare policy, and market access environment, using this insight to shape effective commercial execution.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including Medical Affairs, Market Access, Marketing, Analytics, Legal, Compliance, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Finance, as well as external partners, to ensure aligned and successful launch delivery.
- Provide both strategic direction and hands-on leadership, operating effectively within a lean, entrepreneurial, and evolving organisation.
- Identify opportunities, proactively solve problems, and remove barriers to execution with pace, agility, and a strong focus on delivering results.
- Foster a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and performance-driven culture, inspiring teams to achieve ambitious business and patient-focused goals.
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What We're Looking For
- 15+ years of commercial leadership experience within the pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industry, with significant experience in the UK market.
- A proven track record of successful specialty product launches and commercial growth, ideally including responsibility for a new product or business launch.
- Strong understanding of the NHS, NICE, reimbursement processes, market access, and the wider UK healthcare environment.
- Demonstrated experience engaging with KOLs, patient advocacy groups, NHS stakeholders, commissioners, and healthcare decision makers.
- Experience within endocrinology, ophthalmology, rare disease, or specialty care is highly desirable.
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- Strong commercial acumen combined with strategic, operational, analytical, and financial leadership capabilities, including P&L responsibility.
- An experienced and highly collaborative leader with the ability to influence and align multiple stakeholder groups both internally and externally.
- An entrepreneurial, resilient, and action-oriented mindset, with a genuine willingness to roll up your sleeves and lead from the front.
- Comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment and working beyond traditional role boundaries when required.
- Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the credibility to represent the organisation externally.
- Bachelor's degree required; an advanced scientific, clinical, business, or commercial qualification would be advantageous.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently across the UK.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced pharmaceutical or biotechnology commercial leader to take ownership of a UK business at a pivotal stage of growth, build an organisation from the ground up, and play a leading role in bringing innovative treatments to patients living with Thyroid Eye Disease.
If you are an entrepreneurial country leader with a strong understanding of the UK healthcare landscape, a proven track record of successful launches, and the drive to make a meaningful impact in a growing organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note: If you have not heard from a member of the recruitment team within 7 days, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.
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