Senior Director, Launch Excellence

Job Description

Senior Director, Launch Excellence will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight to ensure the successful, on‑time, and high‑quality launch of Sobi's future pipeline products, including key upcoming launches across the North America region. The role will establish and lead the Launch Excellence framework, integrating cross‑functional planning, governance, and performance measurement to drive consistent, best‑in‑class commercialization outcomes.

• Define and lead the North America Launch Excellence strategy, aligning with global and regional objectives.
• Establish and evolve a repeatable launch framework that drives consistency, accountability, and excellence across all product launches.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end launch planning and execution process, setting clear milestones, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitor progress, identify potential bottlenecks, and take proactive measures to ensure on‑time completion of deliverables.
• Partner with global and regional leadership to ensure launch readiness governance, including stage gates, KPIs, and risk management processes.
• Lead a high‑performing, cross‑functional launch team with representatives from Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Customer Experience, Insights and Operations, Supply Chain, and Regulatory Affairs.
• Serve as the executive‑level integrator across functions, ensuring strategic alignment and timely decision‑making.
• Facilitate executive steering committees and senior leadership updates, ensuring transparency and alignment on launch progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Provide oversight on best‑in‑class project management methodologies and tools to enhance visibility, accountability, and efficiency.
• Leverage market research insights, competitive intelligence, and analytics to inform launch strategies and identify market opportunities and risks.
• Identify and embed lessons learned from prior launches to continuously improve launch readiness and execution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing data‑driven insights, recommendations, and updates on launch performance.
• Ensure effective, accurate, and timely communication of project status, challenges, and achievements to all stakeholders.
• Represent North America in global launch governance forums, ensuring regional needs and perspectives are integrated into global plans.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree required;
  Advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, PhD, or MS) preferred.
• Minimum 15+ years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology commercialization, program management, launch excellence, or management consulting.
• Proven track record of leading multiple successful product launches, ideally in rare disease or specialty markets.
• At least 8+ years leading complex, cross‑functional project teams in a matrix environment.
• Background in management consulting strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience building and leading cross‑functional teams in a global or regional setting.
• Deep understanding of commercial readiness, market access, medical affairs, and regulatory launch processes.
• Experience establishing launch governance frameworks and performance metrics.
• Experience working with market research, competitive intelligence, and analytics data to support strategic decision‑making.
• Familiarity with regulatory submissions (NDA, BLA, MAA) and interactions with regulatory agencies is a plus.
• Strategic thinker with strong operational execution capability.
• Exceptional leadership presence with the ability to influence, motivate, and lead teams without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in project management software (Smartsheet, , or similar platforms) and MS Office Suite.
• Comfort with data analytics tools and dashboards (Tableau, Power BI).
• Familiarity with AI‑powered tools and platforms for market research and project management.
• Proficiency with CRM systems (Salesforce) is a plus.
• Enterprise mindset with ability to connect strategy to execution and build scalable, repeatable processes.
• Change management capability, able to…