Director, Global New Product Commercialization

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals • Cambridge, MA

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About The Position

We are seeking a strategic, forward-thinking leader to join our team in a newly created Product Planning role. This individual will play a critical role in shaping the long-term commercial vision of our pipeline assets—integrating deep market insight, competitive intelligence, clinical understanding, and patient-centric thinking to inform development strategy and maximize global impact. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of science and strategy, brings a strong track record of cross-functional leadership, and is energized by the opportunity to help build innovative medicines from early development through launch readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences or equivalent required, MBA preferred
• Minimum 8 years of experience inclusive of market analytics, new product planning and global brand marketing
• Experience in at least one of ALNY’s disease areas of focus (CNS, Hematology, Cardiovascular) preferred, Obesity experience required.
• Experience working cross-functionally, including collaboration with and influencing of program development team.
• Solid understanding of pharmaceutical development path and ability to identify operational choices that could impact commercialization.
• Ability to synthesize findings and clearly articulate implications from multiple sources of information, including primary and secondary market research and data, and formulate strong, supportable recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to forecast.
• Aptitude for understanding scientific concepts related to research and development.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills

Nice To Haves

• MBA preferred
• Experience in at least one of ALNY’s disease areas of focus (CNS, Hematology, Cardiovascular) preferred, Obesity experience required.

Responsibilities

• Formulate early commercial strategy and approach for select pipeline programs
• Develop target product profiles, serve as commercial voice for the asset in key governance forums
• Provide commercial input and strategic guidance to program teams to inform key business decisions on early-stage clinical programs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to conduct rigorous market assessments on key disease areas to inform preclinical strategic planning.
• Understand and communicate requirements for reimbursement and differentiation to ensure successful global commercialization of pipeline assets.
• Identify gaps in internal understanding of target diseases and create detailed plans to address gaps through KOL engagement and primary market research.
• Inform the development of forecast assumptions for financial models.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, a lifestyle reimbursement program, flexible spending and health savings accounts and a 401(k)with a generous company match
• Eligible employees enjoy paid time off, wellness days, holidays, and two company-wide recharge breaks.
• We also offer generous family resources and leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director