Senior Director, Launch Excellence – Operations

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

📋 Description

• Act as a strategic partner and deputy to the VP of Launch Excellence, Strategy & Operations.

• Assist in shaping and executing Immatics' commercial launch strategy.

• Oversee integrated launch planning and support the Launch Readiness Review process.

• Establish operational rhythms, governance, and performance management frameworks to ensure launch success.

• Create and implement a comprehensive launch strategy, roadmap, and commercial playbook.

• Conduct strategic evaluations and develop business cases for key commercial decisions, capabilities, and growth prospects.

• Enhance launch strategy by utilizing market, competitive, regulatory, and operational insights.

• Prepare executive recommendations and materials for senior leadership and governance forums.

• Foster cross-functional alignment, decision-making, and accountability through the Launch Readiness Review process.

• Share responsibility for launch readiness planning, including milestones, dependencies, risks, and mitigation strategies.

• Facilitate the resolution and escalation of complex cross-functional challenges.

• Construct and monitor performance frameworks throughout the entire cell therapy patient journey.

• Tackle patient funnel attrition, process bottlenecks, and execution risks in collaboration with operational teams.

• Provide commercial leadership for systems, analytics, and reporting capabilities.

• Develop scalable commercialization processes and performance metrics.

• Report directly to the Vice President of Launch Excellence, Strategy & Operations.

• Willingness to travel up to 20% for team meetings, treatment center engagement, advisory boards, congresses, and launch activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, business, engineering, or a related field with 15+ years of relevant experience, or an MBA/advanced degree (MBA, PhD, MD, or equivalent) with 12+ years of relevant experience.

• A blend of top-tier strategy consulting experience and in-house biopharmaceutical commercial strategy, commercial operations, or launch leadership experience.

• 5+ years of experience in oncology, with direct experience in TCR, CAR-T, or TIL cell therapies, particularly during a first wave of commercial launch, highly preferred.

• Proven ownership of commercial launch strategy or launch readiness, encompassing launch planning, cross-functional governance, milestone and risk management, and readiness tracking through to launch.

• Knowledge of personalized manufacturing and vein-to-vein logistics, including manufacturing slot allocation and management of the patient journey.

• Understanding of the melanoma treatment landscape, therapeutic decision-making processes, and barriers to patient access.

• Familiarity with the cell therapy operational value chain, including treatment center authorization, apheresis scheduling, chain of identity/chain of custody, and product delivery.

• Experience in establishing launch governance, a launch readiness review process, or a commercial PMO from the ground up.

• Familiarity with digital launch excellence tools and analytics.

• Experience in managing external consultants, agencies, and analytics vendors.

• Capacity to drive strategic decision-making across various functions without direct authority.

• Excellent executive communication, influencing, and synthesis skills.

• Strong strategic planning and operational execution capabilities.

• Authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

• Successful completion of background checks, reference checks, and applicable pre-employment drug screenings.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

• 4 weeks of vacation, granted upfront each year and prorated for the first and last years of employment.

• 12 company-paid holidays.

• 7 days of sick time.

• 100% employer-paid life insurance up to 1x annual salary, capped at one hundred thousand dollars.

• 100% employer-paid short- and long-term disability coverage.

• 401(k) with immediate eligibility and company match: 100% of contributions up to 3% of base salary for the first two years, 4% for years 2–3, and up to 5% from the fourth year onward.

• Partially paid parental leave for eligible employees.

• Additional voluntary employee-paid benefits and services, including accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, identity theft protection, and pet insurance.