Partner & Product Integration Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Romania.

📋 Description

• Develop, enhance, and execute Medison’s global framework for New Partner and Product Integration, including governance, playbooks, templates, and activity trackers.

• Create comprehensive integration roadmaps and plans addressing commercial, medical, regulatory, supply chain, quality, IT/data, and financial readiness.

• Construct tools for timeline planning, dependency mapping, and milestone tracking.

• Establish and oversee KPIs, dashboards, and success metrics across various countries and functions.

• Serve as the primary PMO leader for all New Partner Integrations.

• Lead global NPPI Steering Committees, Working Groups, and the cross-functional NPPI Taskforce.

• Coordinate with teams in Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Quality, Alliance Management, Finance, IT, Legal, Tech Ops, and regional/local areas.

• Transform deal terms into actionable operational, go-to-market, launch, and brand strategies.

• Identify interdependencies, resource limitations, and critical path elements; facilitate decision-making and issue resolution.

• Oversee partner onboarding, transition, and integration activities, aligning operating models, systems, processes, decision rights, and escalation pathways.

• Ensure that infrastructure, systems, and processes effectively support product transition and launch execution.

• Assist local markets and global functions during asset transfers, launches, and collaborative activities.

• Conduct readiness reviews, risk assessments, and challenge sessions.

• Implement mitigation strategies to safeguard timelines, compliance, and business objectives.

• Own and continuously enhance NPI processes, digital tools, governance, documentation, and reporting.

• Document lessons learned and establish best practices.

• Manage relationships with senior stakeholders and external partners.

• Provide executive updates that include status summaries, scenario evaluations, and recommended actions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in leading complex, multi-country, cross-functional initiatives in the pharmaceutical or biotech sectors.

• Strong background in partnerships, alliances, or asset in-licensing.

• Advanced skills in PMO and program management, including planning, risk management, dependency tracking, and executive reporting.

• Excellent analytical and structured thinking abilities.

• Experience working across various regions, including EU/CEE, APAC, and LATAM.

• High resilience and the capacity to navigate ambiguity, shifting deal dynamics, and competing priorities.

• Exceptional communication and influencing skills.

• Strong business insight, problem-solving attitude, and a proactive approach.

• Ability to lead without formal authority in decentralized, matrix organizations.

• Commitment to the highest ethical standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, business, or a related discipline; advanced degree is strongly preferred.

• At least 15 years of experience in the innovative pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

• Significant focus on New Product Introduction and Partnership Integration.

• Global PMO experience across Technical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, Pharmacovigilance, Medical, Commercial Operations, and Finance.

• Proven track record in leading complex global or regional programs involving multiple stakeholders and external partners.

• Strong project and portfolio management skills, capable of managing multiple workstreams concurrently.

• Proficiency in English.

• Willingness and adaptability to travel internationally as needed.

• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, high-growth global organization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Regular international travel is anticipated.

• Flexible work location, ideally in Central Eastern Europe.