Product Launch Manager (Operations) TPM6142

Summary:

A biopharmaceutical company in North Dublin is seeking a Product Launch Manager (Operations). The role will support the development and delivery of operational launch strategies, working across functions to establish supply chains and execute global launches of new products and product presentations. The successful candidate will coordinate launch readiness across a complex portfolio spanning small molecules, biologics and external partnerships, supporting accelerated timelines and the timely delivery of launch stock to markets.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the operational execution of global product launches, ensuring cross-functional launch teams deliver agreed strategies in alignment with programme, product development and clinical supply teams.
• Coordinate activities across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC), Quality, Regulatory, Commercial, Operations and market organisations.
• Establish clear actions, owners, timelines and expected outcomes for agreed launch activities.
• Monitor progress against integrated launch plans, identifying delays, emerging dependencies and potential impacts for review and resolution.
• Engage with business partners to understand global launch expectations, market scope and requirements, and opportunities to accelerate timelines, ensuring timely delivery of launch stock to markets.
• Manage projects to onboard new internal and external manufacturing sites selected for launches of new molecular entities or new product presentations.
• Coordinate operational problem-solving across launch programmes, constructively challenging assumptions and assessing the supply, manufacturing, CMC, quality, regulatory, commercial, market and patient implications of proposed solutions.
• Proactively manage complex risks and challenges, applying supply chain knowledge and network insights to develop solutions and embed and share them across the business.
• Build strong relationships across the global organisation, demonstrating cultural awareness and adaptability.
• Ensure compliance with GMP and regulatory requirements, including records management, and continuously improve quality-related processes within the area of responsibility.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Science, Engineering or Business.
• Project Management qualification is desirable; an advanced degree such as an MS, PhD or MBA is advantageous.
• 5 years' experience in a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical company, with accountability for implementing high-profile projects, ideally in operational launch readiness or lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of Smartsheet and other project management tools and systems.