.Are you passionate about bringing innovative pharmaceutical products to market? Do you have extensive experience establishing, growing and managing affiliates, and are you driven to bring products to patients? If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma Iberia as our new Portugal Operations Director. You will join a rapidly expanding global commercial organization responsible for driving success in the rare disease endocrinology field. You have the chance to "help write the story" of Ascendis Pharma in Iberia. Ascendis Pharma is a fast-growing biopharmaceutical company with locations in Denmark, United States and EU Commercial offices in Munich, Madrid, Milan, London and Paris. We are applying our TransCon technology to build a leading, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on making a meaningful difference in patients' lives. Guided by our core values of patients, science, and passion, we use our TransCon drug development platform to fulfill our mission of developing new and potentially best-in-class therapies to address unmet medical needs. Today, we have a growing pipeline of product therapies in development, each designed to be a best-in-class therapy. The role As a pivotal member of our growing Iberia team, you will be instrumental in shaping Ascendis' evolution, bringing innovative therapies to market, and building brand equity for our TransCon endocrinology rare disease products across Spain and Portugal. You will drive strategic marketing initiatives, from pre-launch to post-launch, ensuring success every step of the way. The position reports to the General Manager, Ascendis Pharma Iberia. Your key responsibilities will be Take P&L accountability to build Portuguese team and operations "from scratch" and deliver financial results. Develop launch plan in collaboration with Ascendis Pharma Iberia colleagues and global team to ensure market access, drive customer engagement, build external awareness and advocacy, and execute successful launches of our endocrinology products. Establish affiliate operations "from scratch", including office setup, legal documentation, policies, distribution model. Develop and implement robust marketing plans, supported by financial analysis, planning and ROI; manage overall marketing budget. Identify and recruit an experienced, hands-on, high-quality team for key positions in launch plan. Strengthen the reputation of Ascendis and TransCon technology with KOLs, regulators, payers, patient organizations, and other relevant stakeholders. Engage with external stakeholders to launch Ascendis as an emerging leader in Endocrinology Rare Diseases and our products as best-in-class treatments in Portugal. Develop and execute pre-launch awareness strategy and execute launch for palopegteriparatide and future products. Collaborate with Iberian, European, and Global resources to achieve success