Senior Manager, New Product Planning

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases. The Senior Manager, New Product Planning plays a critical role in supporting the strategic assessment and commercial valuation of external growth opportunities in the neuroscience and rare disease landscape, overseeing market assessments and revenue forecasting.

Responsibilities:

• Independently execute defined components of commercial due diligence for external opportunities (pre-clinical through late-stage assets), including:
• Market sizing and patient population modeling
• Unmet need and treatment paradigm assessment
• Competitive landscape and pipeline benchmarking
• Develop and maintain patient-based revenue forecasts to support valuation models (rNPV), including sensitivity and scenario analyses
• Translate clinical and scientific data into clear commercial implications, assumptions, and risks
• Design, execute, and synthesize primary market research (e.g., KOL interviews, payer discussions, advisory boards) to validate value propositions and forecast assumptions
• Conduct secondary research and analog analysis to inform launch trajectories, pricing potential, and access considerations
• Generate concise, insight-driven deliverables that support executive decision-making during active diligence sprints
• Support the NPP deal leads in evaluating strategic fit of potential assets within the Neuroscience and Rare Disease portfolios
• Contribute to therapeutic area strategy development, including identification of white space and priority search fields
• Monitor and summarize key external developments (clinical readouts, competitor activity, policy changes) relevant to pipeline and BD strategy
• Partner with Corporate Development, Finance, Medical, R&D, and Market Access to align on assumptions, risks, and strategic trade-offs
• Prepare high-quality slides and written materials for internal governance forums, including Investment Committee discussions
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders by providing objective, well-supported commercial perspectives

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry focused on New Product Planning, Commercial Strategy, Business Development, Strategic Consulting, or related role
• Strong analytical rigor with strategic thinking
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions as well as independently and self-directed
• Motivated to grow into broader deal leadership responsibilities over time
• MBA or advanced scientific degree (PhD/MD/PharmD) strongly preferred
• Experience supporting commercial diligence or early asset strategy strongly preferred
• Exposure to neuroscience and/or rare disease markets is highly desirable