Director, Global Commercial Excellence Neuroscience

Role Summary

Director, Global Commercial Excellence Neuroscience located in Raritan, NJ. Leads across the neuroscience portfolio to increase program competitiveness, elevate commercial strategy, accelerate execution from pre-launch to post-launch, and drive global commercial success. Identifies organizational needs for commercial capability enhancement and delivers improved capabilities across Therapeutic Areas.

Responsibilities

• Act as a marketing strategy consultant to elevate commercial strategy development and accelerate the commercial execution roadmap across markets and portfolio.
• Prepare for best-in-class product launches and deliver the Global Core Asset Strategy using knowledge of strategic marketing, medical/scientific strategy, and market access.
• Identify organizational needs for commercial capability enhancement and drive capability development across Therapeutic Areas.
• Develop global brand strategy in partnership with DAS teams to create an integrated Global Core Asset Strategy from pre-launch through post-launch.
• Ensure commercialization strategies are grounded in insights addressing future market needs; apply MarketingX best practices for asset potential in milestone decisions, long-range planning, and business planning.
• Collaborate with GCSO teams to design go-to-market approaches for compliant, effective launches; ensure global launch readiness across product development stages.
• Champion coordinated global launch plans and prepare teams for Global Launch Readiness reviews.
• Optimize MarketingX and Launch Excellence approaches for consistent delivery across GCSO teams and regional connections.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in business or life sciences preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years of business experience in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry required.
• In-line (promotional) marketing experience with brand responsibility in dynamic specialty areas required; neuroscience experience preferred.
• Ability to master complexity and integrate insights into strategies and actions; strong cross-functional and cross-geography collaboration.
• Global strategic marketing experience with commercial responsibility in pre-launch and launch environments preferred; experience in launch, global market access, and medical strategy is a plus.
• Strong communication skills with senior leaders across US, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM; enterprise mindset and ability to influence without authority; ability to manage multiple priorities and drive decisions.

Skills

• Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy
• Business Alignment, Business Storytelling, Business Valuations
• Consulting, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making
• Developing Others, Digital Strategy, Execution Focus
• Financial Analysis, Go-to-Market Strategies, Inclusive Leadership
• Industry Analysis, Leadership, Market Research
• Negotiation, Problem Solving, Product Development Lifecycle
• Product Portfolio Management

Education

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required. An advanced degree in business or life sciences is preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive decision making is required.