John O.

About

Seasoned commercial professional with over 16 years in headquarters, regional and local positions with successful results delivered in each case. Extensive pre-marketing and launch experience and of working closely with R&D on upstream products. Commercial (MBA), healthcare (B.Sc. Pharmacy) and scientific (PhD Neuroscience) background. Fluent French & German Specialties: cross-functional management; strategic planning; new product marketing and product launches; evaluation and prioritization of innovation and M&A opportunities; leveraging input from external experts and from health economic, modeling and market research techniques to better understand unmet needs and the client / payor perspective

Experience

• Sanofi (Permanent · 12 yrs 1 mo)
  • Global Product Planning PMED Franchise
    Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

  • Senior Director, Group Leader, Global Pneumo / Meninge Franchise, Global Marketing, Sanofi Pasteur
    Jun 2014 - Dec 2018 · 4 yrs 7 mos

• Sanofi Pasteur (10 yrs 1 mo)
  • Sr Director, Global Flu / Pneumo & Innovation Franchise
    2008 - 2014 · 6 yrs

  • Sr Director, New Product Mkting, Global Commercial Operations
    2004 - 2008 · 4 yrs

• Amgen (5 yrs 1 mo)
  • Head of Marketing, Austria
    2002 - 2004 · 2 yrs

  • European Product Manager
    2000 - 2002 · 2 yrs

  • Manager, Business Analysis / Strat Planning
    1999 - 2000 · 1 yr