Job Description

The Focus Group Midrand, South Africa 16 January 2026 Senior 1000 - 1000 Full Time Cost to Company 10 years - 13 years Skills Analytical Business Management Coaching Healthcare Leadership Management Medical Pharmaceutical Stakeholder Management Industries Healthcare Medical Pharmaceutical Job DescriptionPOSITION SUMMARY:The Cluster Lead SSA / Country Manager South Africa position is the external face and voice of the client with their most senior stakeholders: Government, Trade Associations, Media and Payers. This role supports the entire clients SSA business by working to influence the business environment externally for success across the clients portfolio across South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria.The candidate in this position will devote a large proportion of his/her/their time to the internal leadership of the SSA Cluster in-country organization, championing a certain mindset, leading market access activities for the clients new medicines across the broad range of therapeutics and vaccines. This position will also seek to simplify the organization through improving the team ethos and removing unnecessary bureaucracy.This position will have direct accountability for driving growth for the Southern Africa region and preparing the market for launches, while proactively managing the P&L and revenue responsibility for the overall business.The Cluster Lead for the SSA Region will lead, manage and develop the business to achieve its strategic goals, financial objectives and deliver breakthroughs that change the lives of patients by:Being accountable to lead the transformation journey in the clients SSA to become a science-based, innovative, and patient-focused organization.Playing a leadership role in shaping the industry, working proactively to influence external policy and the healthcare environment to address the healthcare needs of the countries within SSA.Inspiring and facilitating the culture change to reimagine new ways of work in strategies and doing business with integrity.The Africa Cluster organization has over 300 full time colleagues and several distributor agreements across the several markets.Leadership of external environment & Stakeholders, e.g.External reputation & business environment strategy in collaboration with all the clients Groups/BUs.Assessment of market business risks/health care opportunities.Leads market access negotiations for negotiations that span the portfolio when there are cross- BU implications being representative of the client.Committee leadership of industry boards, advocacy and preparation of positionAligns market access strategic and commercial strategies across BU to ensure interest of the client prevails over individual BU interests at the customerLeadership of internal environment, the clients colleagues & culture, e.g,Driving alignment on key issues/activities & seeking synergies/resolving internal BU/Group disputes.