Vice President, Commercial Pipeline

Role Overview

• Key member of the commercial leadership team contributing to pipeline strategy, prioritization, and long-range planning
• Lead the development of integrated global and U.S. marketing strategies for all programs entering and progressing through Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical development
• Build a robust forecasting and market assessment framework to enable data-driven decision-making and commercial readiness
• Partner cross-functionally to incorporate market insights, competitive intelligence, patient needs, and clinical data into asset strategies
• Identify and translate physician, patient, and stakeholder insights into actionable marketing approaches
• Partner with GPLs to build commercial road map
• Lead commercial sub-teams for pipeline programs
• Shape early brand positioning, value proposition, messaging platforms, and disease education strategies
• Develop commercial launch roadmaps and ensure alignment with clinical, regulatory, and medical functions
• Oversee pre-launch activities including disease awareness, stakeholder mapping, early expert engagement, and payer insight development prior to transition to marketing team
• Serve as the commercial voice in clinical development planning, including protocol design and target product profile evolution
• Establish and manage relationships with external agencies, consultants, and key partners
• Manage departmental budget and ensure effective resource allocation
• Present pipeline marketing strategies, forecasts, and recommendations to Senior Leadership and the Board of Directors
• Drive operational processes and communication pathways across marketing, commercial, and R&D teams
• Prepare for indication expansions and future lifecycle management opportunities across multiple therapeutic areas

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in a business-related, marketing, or life sciences field (advanced degree preferred)
• A minimum of 15+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology commercial experience with at least 6 years in pipeline/early-phase marketing, new product planning, commercial strategy, or related roles
• At least 14 years of experience leading, building, and developing teams
• Proven success developing marketing strategies for clinical-stage assets, ideally in rare diseases, endocrinology, or adjacent therapeutic areas
• Strong understanding of clinical development processes, regulatory considerations, and evidence-generation strategies
• Demonstrated ability to integrate scientific, clinical, and market inputs to guide asset strategy
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams including Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Market Access, and Commercial
• Exceptional strategic thinking with the ability to lead through ambiguity and fast-paced growth
• Strong leadership acumen with proven ability to influence without authority
• Demonstrated success working with patient communities, advocacy partners, and KOLs
• Familiarity with digital and innovative marketing channels.

Benefits

• health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance
• 20 days of PTO
• 10 paid holidays
• winter company shutdown
• discretionary annual target bonus
• stock options
• ESPP
• 401k match