Director, Global Launch Excellence (Global Launch Excellence Lead)

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Work with the psoriasis GCL and his team to develop and monitor an integrated global launch plan that aligns with our asset and brand strategies.

• Facilitate cross-functional engagement with stakeholders across Clinical Development, Global Regulatory Affairs, Global Manufacturing Sciences, Global Product Launch Strategy, Global Communications, and Global Medical Affairs

• Collaborate with regional launch leads in the US, Japan, China, EUCAN, and GEM to ensure an on-time, quality launch.

• Work within the GPLS Launch Community of Practice (CoP), promoting innovation and excellence in our global launch processes among our community of launch excellence professionals.

• The ideal candidate should have exceptional project management skills, outstanding communication abilities, excellent facilitation skills, and a proven track record of successful commercial launches on a global scale.

• 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

• Education: BA/BS degree required; Masters degree or PMP certification preferred

• Experience: 8+ years in pharma/biotech/consulting or commercial in strategic or tactical roles supporting launch readiness, with 3 years in project/program management preferred.

• 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

• Drug launch experience

• 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 use of AI

• Languages: Multilingual capabilities

• Global Experience: Experience with global launches

Working Conditions:

• Environment: Fast-paced with a large stakeholder base spanning countries and functions

• Travel: Domestic and international travel may be required

• Hours: Flexible working hours to accommodate global time zones

• On-Site: Minimum in-person days per month required to enhance team collaboration

Benefits:

Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics.

Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.

Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification.

Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.