- Responsible for operational assessment of deals as they apply to EPO (supply continuity, cost of goods, in-house manufacturing potential)
- Be a part of the cross-functional project teams to review in-licensing, out-licensing and divestiture opportunities that EPD Licensing & Acquisitions is actively pursuing
- Equip the L&A team with operational terms in licensing and divestiture contracts
- Represent EPO in all deal activity in the assigned region. Evaluate proposed contractual relationships with external parties to source molecules for the EPD portfolio through the following types of contractual relationships:
- In-licensing of products
- Distribution agreements
- Divestitures
- Product Acquisitions
- Local Company Acquisitions (with support of direct management)
Additional Responsibility is to:
- Post launch support for demand variation, issues in packaging/formulation and sales to PS conversion in new product launches
- L&A projects post deal closure transferring the products to strategic partners
Core Job Responsibilities:
- Work closely with internal teams like NPI / BD, I&D, Legal from the perspective of supporting the project timelines and ensuring identification of the right TPM for the NPI product and launches as per agreed timelines
- Participate in the Innovation Boards Meeting, Weekly NPI update Meeting, Monthly NPI Marketing meetings for the various affiliates and provide inputs in terms of third party manufacturing options, timelines, costs etc. for NPI products
- Ensure a keen understanding of the TPM landscape in the country to be able to identify reliable partners for a particular product type keeping in consideration the requirements of technology, infrastructure, capacity, cost efficiency etc.
- Timely execution of agreements/addendums of new products
- Putting process in place for new product launch execution
- Training and development for the successor
Key deliverables for I&D
- Be the commercial bridge between I&D and TPM network
- Liaise with I&D team to identify and assign appropriate TPM options for development projects which are ready for scale up
- Lead negotiations for development contracts with TPM partners in close collaboration with I&D team. Deliver executed development agreements within the expected budget parameters in line with project timelines
- Support I&D in the commercial aspects of operationalizing the developments contracts viz scheduling, purchase orders, payments, process validation, data release and first lot quality release
- Understand upcoming pipeline requirements at I&D and develop the TPM network proactively in line with upcoming requirements in terms of capability, capacity, and complianc
