Director Portfolio & Strategy - Animal & Human Health

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the global segment strategy in the field of Animal & Human Health, driving growth through market insights, portfolio optimization, and targeted commercial initiatives.
• Identify market opportunities, customer needs, and future trends to shape strategic offerings, product portfolio development, and innovation priorities.
• Manage and optimize the product portfolio throughout its lifecycle, ensuring strong market positioning, profitability, and competitive differentiation.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Product Management, Business Development, and Marketing to align strategies, improve market performance, and support key customer opportunities.
• Partner with Product Management and Research & Development Services to prioritize development initiatives
• Analyze market, customer, and business data to generate actionable insights, define growth targets, and monitor segment performance through dashboards and reporting.

• Master’s degree in Economics, Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in strategic marketing, business development, portfolio management, or segment management, ideally within Life Science, Animal Health, Human Health, or related industries.
• Strong understanding of global markets, market analysis, portfolio management, and business strategy, combined with an entrepreneurial and growth-oriented mindset.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with experience translating market insights into commercial success.
• Proficiency in English; additional languages, particularly German, are an advantage.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 40%.

Daniel Bolliger, HR Business Partner