Director, Innovation Challenge Design & Solution Sourcing - Teva Innovation Unit
Shoham, Israel, 0000000
Who we are
Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.
The opportunity
Teva is launching its Global Innovation Unit to drive technological breakthroughs across the company: spanning R&D, manufacturing, operations, and commercial areas. Based in Israel, this unit is a key part of Teva’s Pivot to Growth strategy and will collaborate closely with business units (BUs) worldwide.
How you’ll spend your day
- Work with champions at the BU to pinpoint core challenges along the value chain—ones that have a real business impact and deliver measurable operational and financial ROI.
- Search for the right solutions, compare and prioritize them, and connect them with relevant BUs for evaluation.
- Manage the entire process of engaging with startups and other solution providers, including initial outreach, negotiations, onboarding, and continuous collaboration to ensure the smooth integration of their technologies into Teva’s operations.
- Define and structure pilot projects to test solutions, partnering with Teva’s BUs and departments like IT, compliance, and legal to get everything in place.
- Lay out pilot details, including technical requirements, timelines, work plans, success metrics, and how results will be measured.
- Oversee pilot execution, track outcomes, and scale up based on results.
Your experience and qualifications
- Deep knowledge of Teva and the pharmaceutical industry – an advantage
- Strong tech understanding
- Strong business sense with the ability to evaluate commercial impact
- Commercial experience, including contracts and agreements
- Project management skills
- Collaborative and team-oriented approach
- Entrepreneurial mindset – ability to build a new role from the ground
Additional Information:
- Reports to Open Innovation Leader
- Travel required
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