Director, New Product Planning (NPP)

This position offers a candidate the opportunity to significantly contribute to the long-term commercial success of the portfolio.  This position is responsible for providing commercially oriented guidance to early stage product opportunities through deep understanding of markets and ability to influence in matrixed organization. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop forward-looking strategies, market positioning and product profiles for pipeline products by synthesizing primary and secondary inputs that will inform the development and lifecycle plan

• Co-lead (with development colleague) product teams through clinical development phases, working in conjunction with internal business partners (e.g. clinical, translational medicine, regulatory, research, commercial, CMC) to optimize the market value of asset

• Drive completion of NPP and market research initiatives, working closely with market research colleagues and the project teams

• Proactively monitor and generate insights from market developments and competitive landscape and incorporate insights across multiple perspectives (e.g. commercial, managed markets, clinical, and scientific)

• Generate market assessments, TPPs, and early forecasts to prioritize commercial indications for products in key therapeutic areas

Basic Requirements and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; advanced science degree preferred

• 8 to 10+ years of pharmaceutical industry and/or consulting experience with extensive experience in commercially oriented roles, e.g. NPP, specialty pharmaceutical marketing strategy, market research.

• Experience in neuroscience preferred

• Extensive knowledge of new product development and planning/commercialization, including understanding of therapeutic markets from multiple customer perspectives (e.g., HCP, Payers, Patients) and different business perspectives (e.g., clinical, R&D, marketing)

Preferred Skills and Knowledge Requirements:

• Strong ability to work, influence, and gain consensus across multiple functions (e.g. research, clinical, regulatory, translational medicine)

• Leadership presence and ability to interact effectively with multiple levels of the organization

• Significant analytic skills, able to clearly interpret and distill scientific, clinical and commercial information

  • Understanding of key marketing and market research principles

  • Proficiency with secondary research and databases

• Ability to effectively plan, prioritize, execute, follow up and anticipate challenges

• Excellent organization, communication (written and oral) and facilitation skills

• Self-motivated, builds trust easily and operates with integrity and ethics

• Demonstrated learning agility

• Strong history of delivering high quality, sustainable results using skills and capabilities 

Travel Requirements:

• Occasional travel 10%

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $197,000 to $225,000. In addition, this position is eligible for an annual performance pay bonus.  Exact compensation may vary based on skills, training, knowledge, and experience. Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package.  Additional details can be found on our careers website: www.alkermes.com/careers#working-here

Alkermes has recently adopted a hybrid working environment to support and meet the needs of employees and this role will operate in a flexible environment with 60% of time in the office and 40% from home. This position is eligible for the hybrid workplace model, requiring work to be completed onsite at our Waltham, MA office at least 3 days per week. This role is not eligible for fully remote work.

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