Commercial Launch Project Manager, Pharmaceuticals

Launch Project Manager, Pharmaceuticals, Consultant

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing project management support to commercial brand (launch) teams, in coordination with launch project management team
• Provide direct support for planning and executing priority commercial launch initiatives including new asset or indication launches, brand planning as well as day-to-day brand operations.
• Primary responsibilities will include all facets typical to launch project management, (e.g., Strategic and Tactical Planning, Brand Deep Dives, etc.), along with meeting facilitation and cross-functional management.
• Work in a heavily matrixed organization with all launch workstreams including Brand Teams, Sales, Business Analytics/ Market Research, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Sales Training, Finance, Regulatory, Legal, Promotional Compliance, and others. This position may also require coordination with the client’s alliance partners.

Launch Management

• Establish/facilitate team ways of working and governance
• Manage/conduct team kickoff
• Cross-functional team meeting facilitation
• Conduct launch deliverables meetings
• POA planning with possible onsite planning/coordination and oversight
• Lead launch readiness workshops
• Facilitate brand lead calls
• Capture and deliver team status updates
• Facilitate Walk-The-Walls Workshop

Documentation

• Project schedule (plan) creation/maintenance
• Create/maintain project, executive, milestone timelines
• Create/maintain escalation plan, team org chart, scorecards, status report including KPIs, charter, RAID log, RACI, DAI, team communications plan, matrix meeting minutes
• Day 1 execution plans including tactics list creation/maintenance

General

• Trusted strategic launch execution advisor
• Risk and issue proactive mitigation
• Conduct Lessons Learned

Qualifications/Experience

• BA/BS degree
• 5+ years of pharmaceutical industry and/or marketing operations experience
• Expertise in independently managing large projects with multiple workstreams
• Experience successfully managing all or major portions of a pharmaceutical launch
• Experience with established project management methodology, KPIs and templates
• Experience partnering directly with brand teams and brand leadership

Required Skills

• Ability to function effectively under conditions of uncertainty and ambiguity, and ability to navigate competing demands
• Ability to effectively utilize project management tools and software
• Strong PowerPoint and deck creation skills
• Strong capability as an adaptive learner

Preferred

• Strategic planning experience within sales and marketing
• Experience creating senior leadership presentations
• Knowledge of working across strategic alliances
• Strong Excel, Microsoft Project skills
• Advanced degree in relevant field
• PMP certification

Term & Start

• Start ASAP
• 12+ month contract with strong possibility of extension or conversion
• Remote/Home-based
• Full time (40 hours/week)
• Benefits included (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k)