Chief Executive Officer

The Focus Group Johannesburg, South Africa 13 June 2025 Senior 1 - 1 Full Time Cost to Company 15 years - 30 years Skills Communication Finance Health Policy Awareness Healthcare Leadership Media Operations Pharmaceutical Stakeholder Management Strategy Industries Healthcare Medical Pharmaceutical Job Description
CLIENT
Our Client is an Industry association of leading international Bio-Technology companies dedicated to researching and developing novel medications, medical devices and diagnostic tools. As an association, our client claims to promote a sustainable environment for the pharmaceutical industry to invest in the research and development of innovative pharmaceuticals, contribute to a patient-centered health system and bring the bene?ts of breakthrough treatments to patients across South Africa. By promoting signi?cant investment in research and development, advancing ethical conduct and setting the bar for excellence in the pharmaceutical industry, our Client aims to create a way for more e?ective, convenient and safer drug therapies to be made available to patients in South Africa.
Our CLIENT is seeking to appoint a dynamic and industry doyen as Chief Executive Officer of the Association. This is a full-time role and will be based at our offices in Midrand, and will report to the Association’s Exco and Council.
JOB PURPOSE
Overall responsibility for the daily, weekly, monthly and annual strategic leadership and operational functioning of CLIENT in promoting & implementing CLIENT's Mission and Vision, its long and short term goals. Responsible for the overall success of CLIENT with the purpose of CLIENT influencing the health sector landscape and being regarded as an integral and important partner in healthcare in South Africa through and with its Innovative Medicines member companies
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Strategic Leadership - Responsible for the strategic and operational functioning of CLIENT as guided by CLIENT's strategy, business plans, EXCO and Council objectives; and in so doing deevelop and drive an CLIENT business scorecard with appropriate KPI metrics converted into meaningful reporting to the Exco and Board
- Operational management - Ensure the effective operations management of the CLIENT office in terms of effective policies, procedures, processes and practices are implemented to ensure delivery of CLIENT's business strategy
- Financial and Systems Management - Ensure effective financial management of CLIENT finances, annual budgeting, tracking of expenses and accounts payables, statutory returns and ensuring accounts receivables (membership fees) are within recommended levels, and other financial management functions
- Stakeholder Relationship Management - Drive and maintain robust collaborative engagements and influence Policy where applicable, with/within relevant external International and Local Governmental, Healthcare Funders and other Healthcare Association related stakeholders, as well as within Members' companies, that are instrumental to the CLIENT achieving it strategic objectives.
- Team Leadership - Lead, manage, support CLIENT staff to ensure an efficient, effective, results oriened, innovative and successful team from an operational perspective.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications and relevant experience
- Relevant post-graduate qualifications with prference given to: PHD or Doctoral degree in health sciences or related medical/scientific discipline at NQF level 10; Business related post graduate degree at NQF level 8; Post graduate qualification in Health Economics, Pharmacoeconomics, Public Health, Economics or Business required; Business Management related certification (added advantage)
- At least 15 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical or related Healthcare Industry in R&D and/or medicines registration and/or market access and public policy influence with at least 8 to 10 of these years in 'people influencing' roles

Knowledge
- Knowledge of Intellectual Property and Global Trends in the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Association registration and legislative parameters, business purpose, structure and functioning
- Working knowledge of the laws and Government policies affecting the health sector and in particular the pharmaceutical industry
- Pharmaceutical Industry landscape and stakeholder focus understanding
- SA and African country healthcare laws and regulations pertaining to the Pharmaceutical Industry
- Business acumen and understanding
- Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing Code of Practice
- Market Access Channels
- Policy formulation processes
- Regulatory processes

**Skills**:

- Strategic roll out and implementation management, and performance monitoring, measurement and reporting
- Leadership Management skills
- Financial management skills (budgeting and expense control)
- Project Management Skills: Ability to manage the delivery of multiple team projects
- Communication skills (high level stakeholder engagement) - Networking and influencing skills
- MS Offi