Senior Director, Product Launch Lead

🕒 March 18

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $271k - $316k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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Vaxcyte

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2013

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals

Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to prevent and treat serious bacterial infections. The company develops broad-spectrum conjugate and novel protein vaccines—using modern synthetic chemistry and a proprietary cell-free protein synthesis platform licensed from Sutro Biopharma—to create difficult-to-make protein antigens more efficiently. Its lead programs are pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidates VAX-31 (31-valent) and VAX-24 (24-valent) in Phase 2/3 studies, with earlier-stage candidates targeting Group A Strep and Shigella; Vaxcyte focuses on reducing invasive bacterial disease burden, antibiotic resistance consequences, and related morbidity in vulnerable populations.

📋 Description

• Drive cross functional launch delivery of VAX-31 and oversee integrated launch plans. • Ensure alignment with corporate objectives and market requirements. • Develop and maintain comprehensive launch readiness frameworks, including working with supply chain, manufacturing scale-up, regulatory approvals, labelling, distribution, and commercial execution. • Partner with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, Market Access, and Scientific Affairs teams to ensure seamless coordination and timely decision-making. • Facilitate cross-functional launch meetings, track critical milestones, and proactively identify risks and contingency plans. • Drive post-launch performance tracking and lessons learned to inform future launches. • Champion best practices in pharmaceutical launch project management, including governance models, risk registers, and stakeholder engagement strategies.

🎯 Requirements

• BA/BS in life sciences, engineering, or business; advanced degree preferred. • At least 15 years in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, with at least 5 years in launch related project management or product marketing/management; vaccine launch experience strongly preferred. • Ensure adherence to project scope, budget, and schedule; ensure the alignment of the project to corporate strategic direction, resource allocation, and management decision-making. • Facilitate team meetings, cross-functional communication, and decision-making; ensure alignment with internal and external stakeholders, program and project teams and functional area partners. • Support continuous improvement efforts in Project Management practices at Vaxcyte. • Proven track record of leading successful product launches in multiple markets. Expertise in cross-functional leadership, strategic planning, and risk management for complex launches. • Strong understanding of regulatory pathways, supply chain logistics, and market access considerations. • Thorough understanding of product development activities in biotech/drug/vaccine development, including key interdependencies, and knowledge of proven development strategies and tactics. • Demonstrated strong organizational and strategic leadership skills. • Demonstrated aptitude for successfully managing multiple projects, of varying complexity, within the specified guidelines, timeframes, and budgets. • Self-starter with the ability to work independently, deal with ambiguity, and execute. • Expert planning and tracking skills, well-organized, focused on results, capable of managing multiple projects with respect to priorities and self-management. • Proven influence management and communication skills, at all levels of the organization. • Expert knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project. • Excellent written and oral communication skills. • Other combinations of education and/or experience may be considered.

🏖️ Benefits

• The compensation package will be competitive and includes comprehensive benefits and an equity component.