Executive Director, New Product Planning

Accountabilities: Lead the development of comprehensive commercial strategies and plans for follow-on indications, partnering with cross-functional teams on Target Product Profiles, situational analyses, market development strategies, data generation plans, and initial value propositions. Serve as the commercial lead on cross-functional project teams, ensuring development decisions reflect market needs, competitive positioning, reimbursement considerations, and broader business objectives. Develop insight-driven commercial strategies for each indication, applying structured strategic frameworks to identify key market opportunities and determine potential go-to-market approaches. Direct commercial opportunity assessments for potential new products and follow-on indications, providing recommendations on investment priorities or discontinuation. Guide pre-launch market development activities, including key opinion leader (KOL) identification and engagement, foundational market research, and other market-shaping initiatives. Partner with commercial leadership to maintain strategic consistency and alignment across brands and indications. Collaborate closely with clinical development, market research, market access, competitive intelligence, medical affairs, and other functional teams to integrate insights into commercial planning. Communicate indication strategies and recommendations across the organization, ensuring stakeholders understand priorities and strategic direction. Maintain deep expertise in relevant disease areas, competitive landscapes, and market dynamics, identifying when strategic or executional adjustments may be needed. Lead and manage the New Product Planning team, including oversight of its budget and resources. Support the transition of product strategies to launch teams approximately 24 months before anticipated launch, enabling effective downstream planning and execution. Requirements: Bachelor's degree required; an MBA or other relevant graduate degree is preferred. At least 15 years of experience within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry. Extensive experience across marketing, commercial development, new product planning, data analysis and forecasting, product management, market development, new product launches, market access, and pricing. Demonstrated enterprise-level and executive leadership influence, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, align diverse stakeholders, and drive decisions across functions without relying solely on direct reporting relationships. Exceptional communication and presentation skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, actionable recommendations for executive leadership. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a track record of developing innovative marketing and commercial initiatives. Strategic, creative, and solution-oriented mindset, combined with sound judgment and decisive leadership. Strong collaboration skills and the ability to build productive relationships across multidisciplinary teams. Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%, including travel to the company's New York City office as requested. Benefits: Annual base salary range: $280,000–$320,000 USD, with final compensation dependent on market location, relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Potential equity awards and other forms of compensation as part of the total compensation package. Medical, dental, and vision coverage. 401(k) plan. Unlimited paid time off. Parental leave. Remote work arrangement. Opportunity to lead high-impact commercial strategy and contribute to the development of innovative therapies for patients with autoimmune diseases.