Strategic Business Development and Launch Excellence Lead
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LocationMalaysia - Petaling Jaya
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience5+ yrs
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 27, 2026 · 1w ago
Verified live3d ago
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Bachelor of degree
At least 5 years' experience in pharma marketing and sales management position
Proficient in oral and written English communication
Strong in Strategic partnership and negotiation skills
Demonstrated success in launch excellence
Project management
Collaboration
Stakeholder influence
Proven track record of high performance in cross-functional engagement
Strong business acumen
Strong organizational and analytical skills
Ability to manage complexity and demonstrate a high degree of maturity
Marketing capabilities
Data analytics
Insight mining
Negotiation
Responsibilities
Typical Accountabilities
Strategic Business Development Partner
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Lead end-to-end BD activities across public and private markets, from opportunity scouting and qualification to proposal development, negotiation, and partnership or licensing agreement formalization.
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Build and prioritize a strong opportunity pipeline aligned with therapeutic, commercial, and long-term business goals, while generating market intelligence to support portfolio and partnering decisions.
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Drive rigorous cross-functional execution by coordinating due diligence, financial assessment, governance, and stakeholder engagement to ensure compliant, high-quality deal delivery.
Launch Excellence
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Lead strategic product launches by coordinating cross-functional teams across medical, regulatory, market access, commercial, communications, and operations to ensure integrated execution.
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Drive disciplined launch planning through structured processes, clear milestones, defined ownership, progress tracking, and proactive risk mitigation to ensure organizational readiness.
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Align local and global launch strategy by adapting regional/global guidance to the Malaysia market while capturing post-launch learnings to continuously improve future launches
Requirements
Qualifications and Skills
Experience in:
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Bachelor of degree, with at least 5 years’ experience in pharma marketing and sales management position
Possess:
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Proficient in oral and written English communication. Strong in Strategic partnership and negotiation skills.
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Demonstrated success in launch excellence, project management, collaboration, and stakeholder influence.
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Proven track record of high performance in cross-functional engagement, and strong business acumen.
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Strong organizational and analytical skills, with the ability to manage complexity and demonstrate a high degree of maturity.
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Marketing capabilities, data analytics, insight mining, collaboration, organizational ability, strategic mindset, negotiation, and project management
About the role
Key Relationship to Reach Solutions
Internal: Business Heads, Business Leadership Team, Marketing Team, Commercial Excellence, Medical, Regulatory, Finance, Compliance team
External: Marketing Services Consultants, Global Commercial Excellence Team, Business Partners, Distributors, Healthcare Professionals
Date Posted
27-Okt-2026
Closing Date
26-Nov-2026
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