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Job Summary
Director, Global Launch Excellence
Hybrid/Onsite 2x's/wk. in Cambridge, MA
12 Month Contract
We are looking for a Director of Global Launch Excellence to support the global launch of a new treatment for psoriasis. This is a critical role for an experienced professional with a strong background in pharmaceutical launches and project management.
You'll be responsible for developing and managing an integrated global launch plan, ensuring seamless execution and alignment across all key functions. You'll serve as an integrator, bringing together cross-functional teams from Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, and Commercial to ensure a successful, on-time launch.
MUST HAVE
Significant Pharma/Biotech Industry experience specific to Product Launch
Experience in fast paced settings with large, cross functional, global stakeholder base
Willing to to be onsite for a minimum number of days per month
Flexible with working hours to accomodate global time zones
Willing to travel-domestic and/or international
Strong PM Skills-PMP Certification Preferred
location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
job type: Contract
salary: $130.00 - 149.51 per hour
work hours: 9 to 5
education: Bachelors
Responsibilities
Planning: Support Global Launch Activation Workshops to define the integrated global launch plan. Oversee Launch Team Meetings and Commercial Sub-Team to track progress. Organize Launch Summits to prepare regions. Guide the annual integrated Commercial Sub-Team goal-setting process for the asset.
Launch Timelines: Manage overall global launch timelines in line with asset and brand strategies, focusing on critical path tactics. Collaborate with the Global Program Manager (GPM) and regional launch leads to align timelines and tactics. Responsible for tracking detailed GPLS functional tactics.
Risk Management: Guide the team in identifying and mitigating risks, scenario planning, decision criteria, and milestone stage gates to ensure teams stay on track. Identify, communicate, and escalate program-wide interdependencies, issues, and key decisions to senior leadership and governance.
Integration: Act as an integrator for the GPLS functions and Commercial Sub-Teams, driving clarity and removing barriers to enable the operational execution of launch priorities.
Reporting and Communication: Establish and track Launch Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Manage scheduled and ad-hoc program status reporting. Coordinate the development of impactful presentations to facilitate strategic planning and decision-making, as well as preparing launch status updates for key governance committees.
Team Ways of Working and Culture: Foster a positive team culture through expert meeting facilitation, team health checks, collaborative and values-based decision-making, clear ways of working and team engagement. Support the onboarding of new launch team members as needed.
Continuous Learning: Facilitate After Action Reviews to identify and share key best practices and opportunities from launches.
Community of Practice: Champion the GPLS Launch Community of Practice (CoP) to develop processes, tools, and standards to execute our future launch readiness. Drive continuous process improvement initiatives, integrating GPT and regional ways of working and best practices.
Leverage Technology: Build and maintain tools to plan and track launch progress, enhancing team collaboration and agility.
Qualifications
Required
Education: BA/BS degree
Experience: 8+ years in pharma/biotech/consulting or commercial in strategic or tactical roles supporting launch readiness, with 3+ years in project/program management.
Technical Skills: Proficient with MS Office Suite, Teams, and project management software
Industry Knowledge: Understanding of pharmaceutical development, regulatory requirements and commercial launch excellence
Cross-Functional Knowledge: Understanding of essential global launch activities across key areas in cross-functional program team
Organizational Skills: Exceptional planning and organizational abilities to manage competing priorities
Agility: Self-motivated and adaptable professional, capable of handling multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with minimal oversight
Risk Management: Proactive in identifying risks, proposing solutions, and delivering mitigation plans
Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills to provide context, articulate views, drive clarity, and address barriers. Excellent facilitation skills
Decision-Making: Ability to drive value-based decisions within a cross-functional, cross-cultural, global team structure
Master's degree or PMP certification preferred
Leadership: Proven success in leading cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships
Influence: Ability to inspire and influence in a matrix environment to maximize launch success and address barriers
Digital Tools: Experience with implementing digital collaboration tools, project management and
About the Company
Randstad North America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Randstad N.V., the world's largest HR services provider. Driven to become the world's most valued 'working life partner', supporting as many people as possible in realizing their true potential throughout their working life, we provide companies with the high quality, diverse, and agile workforces they need while helping people get rewarding jobs and stay relevant in the ever-changing world of work. In 2021, Randstad had on average 39,530 corporate employees and ge...
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