Senior Vice President, Sales
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
June 24, 2026
Remote
United States
Sales
The SVP of Sales will build and execute the commercial strategy for a pre-commercial biotechnology company preparing for its first product launch, including GTM design/implementation, recruiting/developing a sales organization, KOL relationship building, launch readiness, and performance.
Responsibilities:
- Shape overall U.S. commercial strategy (with Chief Commercial Officer), including long-range planning.
- Support portfolio planning and lifecycle strategy (future indications/pipeline assets).
- Contribute to Board-level discussions on readiness, launch strategy, and performance.
- Partner with Finance/Executive Leadership on revenue planning, scenario modeling, and investment decisions.
- Design and implement the Go-To-Market plan (brand strategy, market access, patient services, medical affairs, marketing).
- Translate clinical value into commercial messaging and field execution plans.
- Coordinate cross-functionally (Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Operations) for launch readiness.
- Define sales territory strategy, targeting, segmentation, and deployment.
- Set KPIs, forecasting processes, and performance management.
- Recruit/hire/onboard field sales team (incl. regional leadership); scale sales org architecture.
- Build leadership bench (incl. second-line RSDs/Area Directors) and succession planning.
- Develop training programs (disease state, product knowledge, selling skills) and a performance-driven culture.
- Lead sales launch readiness; oversee sales tools, CRM, call planning, incentive comp/reporting infrastructure.
- Ensure regulatory, legal, and ethical compliance.
- Engage KOLs/stakeholders; partner with Medical Affairs for compliant interactions.
- Provide field insights to inform brand strategy/messaging/lifecycle planning.
- Mentor sales leaders; present updates to executives/Board as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/MS/PhD preferred.
- 15+ years progressive sales leadership in biotech/pharma.
- Success leading early product launches (ideally specialty/rare disease).
- Experience building/scaling sales teams in pre-commercial/early-stage environments.
- Strong U.S. healthcare landscape knowledge (KOL, payer dynamics, integrated launch planning).
- Cross-functional experience in highly matrixed organizations.
- Ability to operate strategically and tactically in resource-constrained settings.
Work/Comp (included in posting): $353,000–$397,000 USD; remote in the U.S. with travel to Cambridge, MA several times/year.
Application instructions: Not specified in the provided text.
Responsibilities:
- Shape overall U.S. commercial strategy (with Chief Commercial Officer), including long-range planning.
- Support portfolio planning and lifecycle strategy (future indications/pipeline assets).
- Contribute to Board-level discussions on readiness, launch strategy, and performance.
- Partner with Finance/Executive Leadership on revenue planning, scenario modeling, and investment decisions.
- Design and implement the Go-To-Market plan (brand strategy, market access, patient services, medical affairs, marketing).
- Translate clinical value into commercial messaging and field execution plans.
- Coordinate cross-functionally (Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Operations) for launch readiness.
- Define sales territory strategy, targeting, segmentation, and deployment.
- Set KPIs, forecasting processes, and performance management.
- Recruit/hire/onboard field sales team (incl. regional leadership); scale sales org architecture.
- Build leadership bench (incl. second-line RSDs/Area Directors) and succession planning.
- Develop training programs (disease state, product knowledge, selling skills) and a performance-driven culture.
- Lead sales launch readiness; oversee sales tools, CRM, call planning, incentive comp/reporting infrastructure.
- Ensure regulatory, legal, and ethical compliance.
- Engage KOLs/stakeholders; partner with Medical Affairs for compliant interactions.
- Provide field insights to inform brand strategy/messaging/lifecycle planning.
- Mentor sales leaders; present updates to executives/Board as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA/MS/PhD preferred.
- 15+ years progressive sales leadership in biotech/pharma.
- Success leading early product launches (ideally specialty/rare disease).
- Experience building/scaling sales teams in pre-commercial/early-stage environments.
- Strong U.S. healthcare landscape knowledge (KOL, payer dynamics, integrated launch planning).
- Cross-functional experience in highly matrixed organizations.
- Ability to operate strategically and tactically in resource-constrained settings.
Work/Comp (included in posting): $353,000–$397,000 USD; remote in the U.S. with travel to Cambridge, MA several times/year.
Application instructions: Not specified in the provided text.