Excellent employment opportunity for a Business Planning Manager in the Gaithersburg, MD area.
The Launch Planning Manager is responsible for delivery high-quality launch planning program management to Commercial teams across US OBU. This role reports into the MLR & Launch Planning Director.
He/she will work closely with key stakeholders across all launch activities including Franchise Heads, Brand Directors, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Commercial Excellence and multiple cross functional Leads/Partners.
This role requires excellence stakeholder and relationship building skills and experience working in a matrix environment delivering complex, highly visible projects against tight deadlines.
Experience in project management practices will be vital and the successful candidate will be self-motivated, resilient, and highly organized, with an understanding of how to prioritize effectively in high-pressure environments.
Major Responsibilities Mobilize - Assemble and collaborate with pre-identified cross-functional leads launch requirements, baseline launch plan and key milestones, establish ways of working including: Launch strategy and objectives - Establishing and aligning core and extended cross-functional launch teams on the strategy and objectives for launch.
Launch Kickoff/Onboarding - Design and facilitate launch kickoff approach.
Act as the primary point of contact for key stakeholders, including senior management, clients, partners and external vendors.
Manage stakeholder expectations, solicit feedback and address concerns in a timely and professional manner.
Maintain - On-going oversight of the launch plan; change control governance, risk management, dependency communication and management including: Develop and validate comprehensive project plans outlining timelines, milestones, tasks and resource allocation.
Coordinate with internal stakeholders, including product development, marketing, sales, and operations teams, to ensure alignment and commitment to project goals.
Proactively identify and mitigate risks, issues, and bottlenecks that may impact project progress or outcomes.
Experience:
Proven track record with multifaceted projects or programs in the past with multiple stakeholders from varied functions 2. Global change and/or project management experience 3. Understanding of risk management frameworks and mitigation steps 4. Excellent communication and relationship building skills 5. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously 6. Bachelor's degree 7. Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and negotiating skills Preferred 1. Experience in drug launch 2. Good knowledge of project delivery methodologies e.g. PMP and Agile Intake call notes: Pharma industry is preferred, financial or hospitality industries would work as well. Product ownership experience, at least 3-4 years. More than 8 years of experience would be too much. Will communicate directly with stakeholders. Will manage the product launch plan, will get input from stakeholders, help with deliverables, handle the project management of launch etc. Quick learner, excellent communication skills. PMP would be nice, but not required. Hybrid schedule, Gaithersburg. Other sites might be possible as well, like Wilmington.
Good communication, oral and written Detail oriented with project management experience Marketing background; like operations of marketing campaigns for example.
Candidates with experience in product manufacturing project management will not be considered.
Looking for candidates with the marketing operations background on the commercial side.