Launch Excellence Lead (Marketing & Commercial Excellence, International Business Unit)

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The role also drives the adaptation and tailoring of launch frameworks to meet asset-specific needs, translating standards into practical ways of working through initiatives such as launch readiness workshops and the application of learnings from early-launch markets.  The Launch Excellence Lead provides input into the evolution of the launch readiness platform, ensuring it remains fit for purpose, consistently adopted, and effectively supports launch planning, readiness reviews, and continuous improvement.  How you will contribute Strategic Leadership & Continuous Improvement of Launch Excellence  Lead the development, execution, reporting, and ongoing enhancement of the Launch Excellence process in collaboration with peer Launch Excellence Leads, relevant Global and International Business Unit stakeholders, and Launch Excellence leads within local teams.  Act as a steward of best practices for launch planning and readiness, helping reduce variability, improve execution consistency, and ensure a unified launch framework.  Insightful Support for Priority Launches  Develop a comprehensive understanding of key needs across planned launches, providing insights and strategic support throughout launch phases.  Work in close alignment with Strategy and Marketing teams to support trade-offs and prioritization of launch support based on relevant criteria and market priorities.  Provide hands-on support for key markets where it adds the greatest value, including preparing launch plans, onboarding teams to the launch readiness platform, facilitating launch readiness workshops, and enabling cross-functional orchestration.  Framework Ownership, Readiness Approach & Local Tailoring  Provide input into the Global Launch Excellence framework and lead the adaptation and tailoring of approaches to meet asset-specific needs across International Business Unit markets.  Design and lead launch readiness workshops, leveraging examples from early-launch markets to illustrate best practices and lessons learned.  Cross-Functional Collaboration & Best-Practice Transfer  Foster strategic collaboration among local teams and cross-functional partners, including Medical, Market Access, Supply Chain, and Global functions, to enable best-practice sharing and the transfer of launch excellence knowledge and capabilities across regions.  Network Development & Community Forums  Develop and lead a robust network of Launch Excellence points of contact within Marketing & Commercial Excellence and local teams to drive consistent launch practices and facilitate the exchange of best practices and learnings.  Contribute to and/or lead asset-focused Launch Excellence forums, as applicable.  Launch Tracking & Milestone Visibility  Own and maintain a comprehensive launch tracker covering key launch milestones and timelines for upcoming and ongoing launches, enabling visibility and proactive issue management.  Launch Readiness Visibility & Risk Escalation  Develop and monitor internal and external launch readiness indicators that measure readiness, execution quality, and organizational confidence, providing transparent visibility into progress and launch readiness status.  Ensure launch readiness is integrated into key governance milestones and discussions with local teams. Proactively identify and escalate emerging risks to Marketing & Commercial Excellence leadership to enable early issue management.  Priority Reviews & Cross-Functional Orchestration  Support local teams in preparing Launch Activation Workshops and Launch Readiness Reviews, ensuring thorough evaluation and continuous improvement of launch strategies.  Coordinate participation of International Business Unit and Global functional stakeholders in key Launch Activation Workshops and Launch Readiness Reviews, capturing actions and next steps while ensuring clear ownership and follow-through.  Orchestrate International Business Unit cross-functional teams and deliverables through the launch readiness platform and quarterly launch team meetings.  Capability Building & Training  Partner with Marketing & Commercial Excellence leadership and key stakeholders to design and implement tailored training and enablement programs that strengthen launch excellence capabilities across local teams and regional teams.  Enable a self-sufficient Launch Excellence approach through a brand-agnostic launch framework that can be applied consistently across launch scenarios, including inline and lifecycle launches that do not receive direct support from a Launch Excellence Lead.  Accountability for Launch Platform Evolution & Adoption  Provide input into the ongoing evolution of the launch readiness platform, working in close partnership with internal partners.  Drive and enable adoption of the launch readiness platform as the primary platform supporting the Launch Excellence approach.  Asset Coverage & Flexibility  Each Launch Excellence Lead will be accountable for one or more priority pipeline assets, with final asset allocation aligned across the Launch Excellence team. In addition to asset ownership, each Launch Excellence Lead contributes to the evolution of the overall Launch Excellence framework and the development of harmonized approaches across the organization.  Asset and task allocation remains flexible, allowing teams to adapt to changing priorities, workload demands, and business needs. Skills  Extensive Launch Expertise: Significant experience supporting and leading multiple pharmaceutical product launches across a range of commercial and strategic contexts.  Launch Capability Development: Extensive experience building and strengthening launch capabilities within the pharmaceutical industry.  Knowledge Codification: Demonstrated ability to capture, adapt, and share key launch learnings effectively across regions and stakeholder groups.  Strategic Communication: Strong ability to communicate strategic concepts clearly and persuasively, inspire action, and build collaborative relationships in complex cross-functional and global environments.  Interpersonal Effectiveness: Proven ability to build strong relationships across global organizations through listening, collaboration, and trusted partnership.  Passion and Drive: Demonstrated passion, determination, and commitment to delivering meaningful impact for patients, customers, and the broader organization.  Decision-Making: Strong ability to navigate decision-making processes within complex organizational environments.  Positive and Collaborative Leadership: A collaborative leadership style with a strong focus on patient and customer needs.  Strategic Project Leadership: Ideally experienced in leading complex strategic initiatives, with awareness of budget management considerations and responsibility for key elements of large-scale regional or global projects.  Locations Zurich, Switzerland Base Salary Range: CHF169,400.00 - CHF232,870.00 For information about our benefits, please click here. Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time