Director, Portfolio Lead Intercontinental – Vaccines & Infectious Disease (m/f/d)

Job Description

Reports to

AVP Intercontinental Business Operations

Position Summary

The Intercontinental Portfolio Lead is a critical leadership role within the Intercontinental (IC) Regional Team, responsible for driving franchise performance, execution excellence, and strategic alignment across the Vaccines & Infectious Disease portfolio. The Portfolio Lead will ensure effective translation of strategy into execution, accelerate launch readiness, and deliver sustained performance across markets, while serving as the primary interface between Global Franchises and the Intercontinental Region. In addition, the Portfolio Lead is accountable for leading 1–2 high-impact cross-regional strategic initiatives, focused on advancing capabilities, improving execution models, and unlocking growth across Intercontinental markets.

The role requires deep enterprise and commercial strategic expertise, a hands-on execution-focused leadership approach, and a strong understanding of the Intercontinental business. Success requires strong analytical skills to generate insights and actionable plans, exceptional influencing skills with tact and diplomacy, and a proven track record of business leadership, collaboration, and delivering results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Position Responsibilities

Franchise Leadership & Regional Stewardship

• Act as the IC lead and spokesperson for the Vaccines & Infectious Disease franchise
• Lead and coordinate the IC franchise community and squads across regions
• Drive alignment of strategy, priorities, and execution across markets and sub-regions (CMOs/RCLs in AP, EEMEA, and LATAM)
• Represent IC perspectives in global discussions and governance
• Act as the primary interface between Global Franchises and Intercontinental, building strong partnerships across global, regional, and local stakeholders

Strategy Execution & Performance Management

* Consolidate global strate...