Associate Director Early Stage Planning - US Biosimilars

How You’ll Spend Your Day
All areas of responsibility listed below are essential to the satisfactory performance of this position by any incumbents with reasonable accommodation if necessary. Any non-essential functions are assumed to be included in other related duties or assignments.

• Lead commercialization strategy development for pipeline biosimilar assets during the T-24 to T-12 pre-launch planning period.
• Partner cross-functionally with pipeline strategy, commercial launch, market access, forecasting, insights & analytics, and finance teams to support integrated launch readiness planning.
• Support the development of Key Business Questions (KBQs) for pipeline assets and coordinate cross-functional efforts to ensure appropriate insights and analyses are generated to inform strategic decision making.
• Develop and refine commercialization scenarios for market access and pricing approach, customer targeting, channel dynamics, and specialty pull-through considerations.
• Translate market research, forecasting assumptions, competitive intelligence, and customer insights into actionable commercialization recommendations and go-to-market strategies.
• Facilitate strategic discussions related to access dynamics, pricing architecture, reimbursement considerations, specialty market development, and customer segmentation.
• Develop executive-level presentations and strategic recommendations for senior leadership to support commercialization planning and launch readiness decisions.
• Partner closely with Value & Access teams to align on strategic direction, scenario evaluation, and commercialization execution planning.
• Support the transition of commercialization strategies and recommendations to launch execution teams beginning approximately T-12 prior to anticipated launch.

Your Skills and Experience
Any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.

Education/Certification/Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry required.
• Demonstrated exposure to U.S. market access and/or pricing strategy required.

Experience preferred:
• Prior experience in commercialization strategy, market access, pricing strategy, pipeline planning, launch strategy, forecasting, specialty commercialization, or related strategic commercial functions strongly preferred.
• Biosimilar experience is a plus but not required

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical capabilities with ability to integrate cross-functional inputs into commercialization recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and operate effectively within matrixed organizations.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills with experience developing strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills with the ability to develop polished, executive level presentations.
• Highly collaborative, adaptable, and capable of managing multiple complex workstreams simultaneously.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• Limited domestic travel throughout the US (<20%).