Head of Launch Excellence (Biotech)

Location: Hybrid role based out of the Bridgewater, New Jersey headquarters, with remote work most of the time and purposeful in-person collaboration. Occasional domestic and international travel of approximately 10–20% is required.

Salary: $247,000–$337,000 annual.

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for patients with serious and rare diseases.

What you will do

• Establish and lead the organization’s launch excellence capabilities, frameworks, tools, methodologies, and governance.
• Develop agile launch strategies, launch plans, integrated resource planning, and a global and US launch playbook.
• Lead launch reviews with cross-functional brand teams against pre-launch milestones, objectives, and readiness goals.
• Partner with medical, marketing, sales, supply chain, finance, global strategy, and other functional leaders to ensure strategic alignment and launch readiness.
• Implement launch metrics and tracking mechanisms, assess performance before and after launch, and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage risks, issue resolution, contingency planning, decision-making, and knowledge sharing across global, regional, and US launch teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, general management, biotechnology, or a related field.
• At least 15 years of commercial experience in biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences consulting organizations.
• Significant experience with multiple pharmaceutical or biotech asset or therapy launches.
• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and executive presence.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams, influence senior leaders, and manage in a matrix environment.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work hands-on through ambiguity and change.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with flexible schedules and purposeful in-person collaboration.
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage, plus wellbeing reimbursement and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid time off, fertility and family-forming benefits, caregiver support, and company-paid life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match, annual equity awards, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation.
• Learning programs, mentorship, networking opportunities, employee resource groups, and service and recognition programs.