Business Unit Director Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the business unit director position.

Previously, I was responsible for assistance to Director – Income Tax Reporting on international aspects of IRS audits, and direct the audit defense for international direct and indirect taxes providing support processes to deliver local country teams with timely and accurate data.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Additional functional experience outside of Marketing and Sales
• Demonstrated technical expertise in an analytical discipline related to vaccine or biologic analytics
• Established external network of academic collaborators, technical experts, and technology providers
• Proven experience in a matrix environment
• Previous experience successfully leading a clinical development team/matrix team with responsibility for studies in multiple regions strongly preferred
• Extensive project planning and management experience leading cross-functional teams to successfully implement enterprise wide initiatives
• Expert in Pricing Best Practices and Strategy
• Advanced quantitative and statistical knowledge with practical experience in retail business environment

I am excited to be applying for the position of business unit director. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for hRBP support to Global Innovation, Global Marketing and Sales, Global Customer Experience and other Global leaders.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Strong understanding of payer and government environment in Germany, especially reimbursement, pricing and contracting, value drivers, formulary management, HTA policy
• Excellent payer relations experience and experience in brand product and biosimilar commercialization
• Strategic planning and health policy experience
• Strong understanding of strategic pricing and contracting, including innovative approaches such as risk-sharing deals and others
• Strong strategic planning skills—both at the product and country (cross-portfolio) levels
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (German and English, oral and written), including interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and to succeed in a highly-matrixed environment
• Commercial acumen and experience in sales management, brand budget, local accountin plan, Sales Incetives plan, sales agents/commission model
• Thorough knowledge of FDA regulations

I am excited to be applying for the position of business unit director. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for guidance to global brand and regional marketing teams regarding ECP integration of technical and clinical aspects of product portfolio.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Customer mindset – experience providing internal service to the business
• Team experience – has led projects / initiatives involving cross-functional teams
• Communication excellence – experience communicating complex issues in a simple to understand and actionable way
• Software skills including PowerPoint, Access and Excel
• Delivery focused Project Manager with a track record in delivering business critical software solutions (ideally packaged/off the shelf software) to external clients (i.e from a consultancy background)
• Experience in the Energy or Utilities market
• Experience of software implementations with a team of atleast10 people over a minimum of 1000 man days (upwards)
• Attention to detail, enjoys intimate involvement with all aspects of the project

I would like to submit my application for the business unit director opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for input, analysis and oversight on financial reporting, projects and tasks for the Global IM and Global Operations business units.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Confident and at ease, dealing at the ‘C’ level of major corporations
• Enthusiasm and tenacity
• Significant previous strategic account management experience preferred
• In-depth knowledge of the specialty market and overall trends
• Experience across several therapeutic areas and acumen to learn new ones quickly
• Strong knowledge inherent risks in processes and functions
• Mature business person who has experience in negotiations and creating value proposals for pharmaceuticals to turn the granted access into sustainable payer contracts
• National experience and track record of achievements

I would like to submit my application for the business unit director opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for financial and decision support to Global Commercial Functions and leaders including Executive VP, Global ComOps, SVP Global Commercial Development, SVP Global Healthcare Policy and VP Global Business Operations.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Excellent leadership, project management and problem solving capabilities
• Significant demonstrable experience in an (IT) Consulting and/or a large international organisation
• Experience of having worked in a matrix environment, and having to balance the Corporate and the Business Unit (BU) objectives simultaneously
• Proven track record in senior HR leadership role with responsibility for the design and implementation of the HR strategy
• Currently operating at a senior level within an HR organisation, with proven track record of delivery in HRBP context, including leadership and talent development, succession planning, employee engagement, and change management
• Excellent communication skills (written, oral and in presentation) in English
• An effective and influential communicator who engages key stakeholders to obtain buy-in and support for organisational initiatives
• A Flexible and collaborative personal style to be able to respond successfully to the different stakeholders, and to build strong coalitions and strategic networks within the business delivering successful results in the organisation