Valeda Sales and Marketing Director Europe

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This role is part of Alcon's Commercial & General Management function, a team that oversees the company's commercial strategies to ensure operational efficiency and support strategic decision making as we transform the eye care industry.

The Europe Director, Sales & Marketing - Valeda is accountable for defining and executing the European commercial strategy for Valeda. The role leads the regional sales and activation organization, drives disciplined country execution and works across the matrix to accelerate adoption, recurring treatment utilization and sustainable business growth. The leader will connect sales, field activation, inside sales, marketing ( including DTP) and market access into one integrated commercial engine.

In this role, a typical day will include:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, life sciences, healthcare or a related discipline; an advanced degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in the medical device industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing people, preferably across multiple countries or within a regional matrix organization.
• Proven record of building commercial strategy and converting it into strong in-market execution and measurable growth.
• Fluency in English and at least two additional European languages.
• Outstanding commercial acumen, strategic thinking, communication, influencing and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to lead through complexity, prioritize decisively and maintain execution discipline in a fast-evolving environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 70%+, especially during peak congress and budget-planning periods.

Preferred experience

• P&L management, including budgeting, investment prioritization and profitability management.
• Launching or scaling innovative medical technologies across European markets.
• Ophthalmology, retina, therapeutic device or specialty medical technology experience.
• Working with regional or global marketing teams on country-level campaign execution.
• Exposure to European market access, reimbursement, health economics or alternative funding pathways.
• Leading a mixed commercial organization that includes field sales, activation or practice-development roles and inside sales.

Leadership competencies

• Enterprise and strategic mindset
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Inspirational people leadership
• Customer and patient focus
• Execution excellence and accountability
• Cross-functional collaboration and influence
• Change leadership and organizational agility
• Executive presence and clear communication

● Manage your own workload and schedule while hitting your set targets

● Collaborate with teammates to share best practices and learnings as work evolves

● See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities

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