Cytokinetics is a late-stage, specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which cardiac muscle performance is compromised. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance, the company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact myocardial muscle function and contractility.
Job Summary:
The Director, Program Management & Launch Excellence has primary responsibility for the Global Launch Excellence function and Program Management for large-scale initiatives for the commercial organization. This role will have a significant impact on the effectiveness of the organization by aligning and galvanizing teams to execute in alignment with the company strategy and the commercial strategic plan. The successful candidate will utilize program and change management methodologies to plan and support the growth and ongoing transformation of the commercial organization as the company prepares for their first new product and follow-on pipeline molecules.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Business lead for the Launch Excellence function for the commercial organization; responsible for US Launch Program Management and partnering with the EU launch planning function
- Provide program planning and management for new initiatives that are large, cross-functional in scope
- Ensure alignment of commercial transformation projects with short-term and long-term business objectives across the organization with appropriate governance
- Strategize, implement, and maintain program initiatives that adhere to organizational objectives
- Collaborates with project sponsor(s), cross-functional teams, and assigned project managers to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, budget, and timing for new initiatives
- Develop and implement tools to assess program / launch readiness health; assess and recommend solutions to address areas of opportunities
- Oversee multiple project teams / launch workstreams, identify and manage interdependencies, risk and issues; ensuring program goals are reached
- Develops the prioritized, aligned and integrated commercialization plan for new product launches.
- Gather and shares insights and best practices from across and outside the organization; applies learnings from past projects and/or product launches to effectively guide teams
- Facilitate meetings and working sessions to deliver on objectives and conduct scenario planning
- Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for managers and stakeholders
- Manage the use and adoption of methods and tools (e.g. Smartsheets) within Commercial to improve business processes and ways of working
Education and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree required with 15+ years in positions of increasing scope and responsibilities within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry
- Minimum of 5+ years of cross-functional launch management or large program management experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of change management principles and practical application of methods and techniques to drive organizational change and create enduring impact
- Strong interpersonal, communication, relationship building and influencing skills
- Strong planning, organizational, and prioritization skills
- Ability to effectively organize and prioritize tasks to achieve established deadlines
- Proficient PowerPoint and presentation skills
- Routine overnight travel based on business needs and some weekend work may be required
Our employees come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles, but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.
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Our passion is anchored in robust scientific thinking, grounded in integrity and critical thinking. We keep the patient front and center in all we do – all actions and decisions are in service of the patient and their caregivers. We champion integrity, ethics, doing the right thing, and being our best selves.
Please visit our website at: www.cytokinetics.com
Cytokinetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer