Commercial Launch Director - Pharmaceuticals

Overview

You’re driven, resourceful, and above all else - remarkably smart.

You love a good challenge. You are the first to roll up your sleeves and work with relentless energy until you solve the unsolvable, beat the unbeatable and you always come out on top. Passable doesn’t cut it – you’ve got fire in your belly to learn more, do more and be more. For you, the sweetest success is shared success and you’re known for your good nature. You’ll fit right in at Syneos Health where we surround ourselves with the most talented and agile professionals in the industry, but we check our egos at the door.


You are a trusted partner during the most exhilerating time in a client's company history: a Product Launch.
The Launch Director is responsible for initially leading the launch readiness, development and execution of the playbook of go-to market plans for our clients. The role provides launch expertise, leadership, sophisticated project management and input as a member of Syneos Health. 

Responsibilities

You’ll join The Commercial Advisory Group within Syneos Health Consulting. You will work with established & emerging life science clients leading the team that brings a disciplined approach to help our customers commercialize their brands. More specifically:

• Provide leadership and direction on high quality launch excellence strategy & execution.
• Lead the development and execution of the launch roadmap across all functions, serving as the primary point for launch planning, tracking progress, issues and communications. 
• Assess risk to launch activities, timelines and executions, then drive solutions to mitigate those risks. 
• Identify and solve issues and interdependencies on the critical path to launch;ensure key functions are aligned, integrated and working toward a common goal and launch roadmap. 
• Support revenue and sales targets through direct client engagement and support project leads in client management, project delivery and sales activities. 
• Successfully review project or data outputs, interpret results and develop/deliver presentations. 

Job Requirements

Along with demonstrated initiative, uncompromised integrity and a results-oriented mindset, the ideal candidate has:

• An MBA or graduate degree (PhD, PharmD, etc) in business or life sciences.
• Minimum 6 years' experience in executing strategic and/or management consulting project engagements with heavy emphasis in areas such as launch planning, brand strategy or business development.
• Previous experience leading launch engagements in a manager/lead capacity.
• Experience with budgeting,planning and executing on key objectives with a cross-functional scope.

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which our people can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality of life balance.

Why Syneos Health? Join a game-changing global company that is reinventing the way therapies are developed and commercialized. Here, you’re a part of the big picture. We work hand in hand to guide pre-market development through post-market commercial strategy. Knowledge sharing across advisory groups unlocks the innovation and unique strategies our end-to-end commercialization projects require. Our collaborative mindset means every project is a chance to solve a new challenge, learn from your teammates, become better-rounded, and evolve your career.

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE | How will you accelerate biopharmaceutical commercialization?

Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)