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<div class="content-intro"><div>Why Join Us?</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Be a hero for our rare disease patients</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>At Ultragenyx, we fundamentally believe that taking real impactful action to care for the needs of patients and our people is always the right thing to do.&nbsp;To achieve this goal, our vision is to lead the future of rare disease medicine. For us, this means going where other biopharma companies won’t go – challenging the status quo and creating a new model that advances our field so more patients and caregivers can benefit from life-changing treatments. We do this by following the science, applying a novel rapid development approach, making innovative medicines at fair and reasonable prices, and creating a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients in ways that are most meaningful for them.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Our commitment and care for patients extends to our people, so culture is an essential cornerstone for Ultragenyx. We remain continuously focused on creating a supportive and inclusive environment of profound learning and growth – so employees can thrive in all areas of their lives, in and outside of work.&nbsp;Ultimately, we want to be an organization where we would be proud for our family, friends and children to work.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>If you want to have a meaningful impact, do the best work of your career, and grow a lot, both professionally and&nbsp;personally, come join our team. </div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Position Summary:</h3> Marketing&nbsp;Commercial&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Field&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Director will&nbsp;report to the General Manager and&nbsp;lead a&nbsp;Marketing&nbsp;and&nbsp;Sales&nbsp;field team focused on business optimization and patient-centered outcomes in the rare disease landscape, shaping the future of Marketing/commercial&nbsp;areas&nbsp;identifying new directions and solutions.&nbsp;This role involves formulating and executing&nbsp;marketing and&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;strategic and tactical plans, fostering relationships with key stakeholders such as healthcare providers/prescribers,&nbsp;KOLs,&nbsp;and driving team performance to&nbsp;achieve&nbsp;growth&nbsp;objectives.&nbsp;This leader will also&nbsp;be responsible for&nbsp;fostering&nbsp;strong alignment between Marketing&nbsp;and Sales strategies&nbsp;to maximize resource efficiency and streamline activities.&nbsp;This leader will also collaborate and work closely with&nbsp;the Medical Affairs team and&nbsp;key support&nbsp;functions such as Patient Advocacy; Legal/Compliance; Finance; Pharmacovigilance; Supply Chain;&nbsp;Regulatory Affairs&nbsp;and Human Resources.&nbsp;This leader&nbsp;is responsible&nbsp;for&nbsp;leading&nbsp;key strategic initiatives within function, sub-function&nbsp;and&nbsp;departments, ensuring alignment with departmental and company goals. ultrainnovative – Tackle rare and dynamic challenges <h3 style="text-align: left;">Work Model:&nbsp;</h3> Flex: This role will typically require onsite work 2-3 days each week or more depending on business needs. In many locations, the business will set certain days each week that Flex employees are required to be onsite. <h3 style="text-align: left;">Responsibilities:</h3> <ol> <li style="line-height: 2;">Build and execute&nbsp;marketing and&nbsp;commercial/sales&nbsp;plans and strategies to support early and broad access to innovative therapies for rare diseases, ensuring alignment with the company’s&nbsp;objectives.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Lead, support&nbsp;and coach a high-performing&nbsp;Marketing&nbsp;and&nbsp;Sales&nbsp;Field Team, setting and exceeding performance expectations while fostering a culture of accountability, compliance, and integrity.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Establish and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;strong relationships with key stakeholders, including healthcare providers/prescribers, KOLs, distributors&nbsp;(if&nbsp;applicable)&nbsp;to drive patient treatment&nbsp;and&nbsp;adherence&nbsp;.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Analyze&nbsp; market&nbsp;data to develop actionable&nbsp;marketing and&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;business plans&nbsp;to&nbsp;optimize&nbsp;growth opportunities,&nbsp;aligning both&nbsp;areas&nbsp;strategies and expected outcomes.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Define and&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;key performance indicators across the patient journey, from diagnosis to treatment, ensuring&nbsp;cross-functional integration focused on&nbsp;seamless execution and measurable outcomes.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Oversee the commercial pathway for product sales, managing&nbsp;channels&nbsp;and service providers while ensuring compliance with governance and company policies.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Lead&nbsp;crossfunctional&nbsp;collaboration with GM, medical, and market access functions to address structural barriers to care and shape&nbsp;forwardlooking,&nbsp;patientcentric&nbsp;solutions that advance organizational objectives&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Develop,&nbsp;manage&nbsp;and&nbsp;makes&nbsp;critical decisions to&nbsp;the annual&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;business plan,&nbsp;sales&nbsp;budget,&nbsp;forecast&nbsp;exercises and&nbsp;financial&nbsp;objectives, continuously evaluating risks and opportunities to drive business success, bringing short, medium and long-term strategies&nbsp;to address trends, risks and commercial/marketing needs&nbsp;that impact the department and function performance.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Lead efforts to educate and expand the healthcare provider community&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Champion innovation and influence organizational decision-making by recommending&nbsp;new approaches, conceptualizing strategic initiatives, and contributing to the company’s long-term vision.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;aaed607e-c2a3-5841-9fb4-41037bfa0faf|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[335559740,&quot;240&quot;,201341983,&quot;0&quot;,201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;paragraph&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;paragraph&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,134233118,&quot;true&quot;,134233117,&quot;true&quot;,469778324,&quot;Normal&quot;]}">Navigates ambiguous situations across functional areas, assessing complex, less tangible factors and&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;core issues, providing strategic direction to the functional area.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Collaborates with executive leadership (XLT-1 or XLT-2) on matters&nbsp;impacting&nbsp;mid to long-term strategic goals, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Uses&nbsp;advanced communication and persuasion strategies to negotiate on behalf of their department or function on strategic matters. Provides clear direction to department and/or project teams to ensure successful completion of goals.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Lead&nbsp;and&nbsp;deploy&nbsp;a mix of resources to deliver on medium to large scale projects/initiatives across multiple departments, functions or for the broader organization.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Actively&nbsp;seek&nbsp;and foster external industry/networking connections while staying informed of emerging&nbsp;trends and developments within Brazilian scenario&nbsp;</li> </ol> <h3 style="text-align: left;">Requirements:</h3> <ol> <li style="line-height: 2;">Bachelor’s degree in business administration,&nbsp;marketing, life&nbsp;sciences, or related field; Master’s or MBA highly preferred.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Minimum of 10-15&nbsp;years of leadership&nbsp;managing teams, exceptional&nbsp;experience in commercial, marketing&nbsp;and field roles, preferably in high-cost specialty therapeutic areas, rare&nbsp;or ultra rare&nbsp;diseases&nbsp;or orphan drugs.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Strong business acumen with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business strategies and value propositions.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams, drive change, and implement innovative solutions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Exceptional organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a strong ability to manage ambiguity,&nbsp;uncertainties&nbsp;and achieve results.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Strong leadership and people management experience,&nbsp;proven&nbsp;ability to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;and harness business opportunities, and a deep commitment to&nbsp;operating&nbsp;with a patient-first focus.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Outstanding relationship management skills, including experience collaborating with healthcare providers, KOLs, and cross-functional teams.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Fluency in&nbsp;business&nbsp;English is&nbsp;required.&nbsp;Spanish – is good to have but not&nbsp;required.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Advanced understanding of market, environment, commercial governance, and country-specific healthcare trends.&nbsp;</li> <li style="line-height: 2;">Travel: (approximate 40-60%) to meet business needs, lead the&nbsp;team’s&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;stakeholder relationships.&nbsp;</li> </ol> #LI-CK1 #LI-Onsite, #LI-Hybrid<div class="content-conclusion"><div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Full Time employees across the globe enjoy a range of benefits, including, but not limited to:</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company</div> <div>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Volunteer days</div> <div>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings</div> <div>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Employee wellbeing benefits</div> <div>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fitness reimbursement</div> <div>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tuition sponsoring</div> <div>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Professional development plans</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>* Benefits vary by region and country</div> <div> Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital and veteran status, and any other status or classification protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for all protected statuses or classifications protected by applicable law, including individuals with disabilities, disabled veterans, for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, and based on sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants can request an accommodation prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, you may contact Talent Acquisition by emailing us at <a href="mailto:talentacquisition@ultragenyx.com">talentacquisition@ultragenyx.com</a>. </div> <div>See our&nbsp;<a class="postings-link" href="https://www.ultragenyx.com/CCPA-Notice/">CCPA Employee and Applicant Privacy Notice</a>.</div> <div>See our&nbsp;<a class="postings-link" href="https://www.ultragenyx.com/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy</a>.</div> <div> It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. </div> <div>Note to External Recruiters: All candidate activity and open positions are managed strictly through our Human Resources Department. Our Human Resources Department kindly requests that recruiters not contact employees/hiring managers directly in an attempt to solicit business and present candidates. Please note that failure to comply with this request will be a factor in determining a professional relationship with our organization. Submission of unsolicited resumes prior to an agreement set in place between the Human Resources Department and the recruiting agency will not create any implied obligation. &nbsp;Inquiries on developing a recruiting relationship with us, may be directed to:&nbsp;<a class="postings-link" href="http://mailto:talentacquisition@ultragenyx.com/">talentacquisition@ultragenyx.com</a>.</div></div>

Executive Director, Marketing, Commercial & Field

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