Description

The Global Launch and Commercial Operations Lead is a key senior contributor responsible for overseeing the complete governance, preparedness, and execution excellence of Biogen’s worldwide commercial launch of zorevunersen, a potentially groundbreaking therapy for Dravet syndrome.

This role involves leading cross-functional and cross-regional teams to create and implement comprehensive launch strategies, provide updates on launch progress to leadership, and develop organizational capabilities through innovative methods and tools. The goal is to maximize launch excellence across teams, thereby enhancing and expediting decision-making.

Additionally, the role portrays pivotal responsibilities in designing and executing initiatives that engage external stakeholders, such as healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers. This collaboration with functional partners aims to amplify launch effectiveness and guide strategic choices.

Missions

Coordinate launch execution on both global and local scales, integrating customer and market intelligence into decision-making.

Lead alignment among various functions, including Marketing, Medical, Market Access, Insights, and others.

Engage continuously with local teams to support country-level onboarding and launch readiness activities, ensuring effective dissemination of global resources.

Ensure operational rigor in developing integrated launch plans, maintaining clarity regarding roles and responsibilities.

Manage critical launch stages, readiness milestones, and governance discussions.

Monitor post-launch performance and modify strategies as necessary.

Identify risks in strategy and execution, addressing them promptly with leadership.

Establish success metrics, including adoption rates, market share development, and ROI on launch investments.

Ensure that launch strategies reflect real-world treatment dynamics and payer expectations.

Profil

The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with a profound understanding of launch planning from program endorsement to market entry. They should excel in leading cross-functional teams through successful launches, demonstrating expertise in strategy and execution.

Experience in global marketing, brand leadership, and commercial strategy within the pharmaceutical or biotech sector is essential, along with familiarity in pre-launch and early launch phases, particularly in rare diseases.

Avantages

Salary details are not specified.

Divers

Education requirements include a Bachelor's Degree, with a preference for an Advanced Degree (MBA, PhD, or equivalent). A minimum of ten years' experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, with at least three years in strategic roles, is necessary.

Proficiency in project management software and MS Office Suite is required.

Strong commercial experience in a local affiliate environment is preferred, while regional or global experience adds value.

Fluency in English, with knowledge of another language, is essential. Expected travel is up to 15% internationally.