Director of Trade & Distribution

NEUROTECH U S A

9d • Remote

About The Position

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a private biotech company located in Cumberland, RI and Needham, MA, within the realm of Greater Boston’s vast biotechnology landscape. Since our inception more than 20 years ago, our focus has been on developing and commercializing transformative therapies for chronic eye diseases. The core platform technology, Encapsulated Cell Therapy (ECT), is a first-in-class drug delivery platform designed to slow the progression of chronic eye diseases. Neurotech’s first commercial product, ENCELTOTM (revakinagene taroretcel-lwey), is approved in the United States for the treatment of adults with idiopathic Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 (MacTel). Encapsulated cell-based gene therapy is designed to provide long-term, sustained delivery of therapeutic proteins for the treatment of chronic eye diseases.

Director, Trade and Distribution will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations while supporting continuous improvements.  This role will focus on managing Encelto shipments from order through delivery while providing communication to cross-functional partners.  Review data and analytics across all channel customers to ensure Commercial Business Units (BUs), Finance, and Supply Chain have appropriate insights to accelerate data-driven decision making.

This position is remote.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required, MBA preferred
• 8+ years of experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, including at least 4+ years in Market Access, Trade & Distribution, or related functions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Outstanding customer relationship, interpersonal, and communication skills with the established ability to effectively work with diverse audiences and influence cross-functionally
• Demonstrated strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, and the ability to analyze complex data and make informed decisions
• Highly organized and detail oriented, with strong presentation and writing skills, proactive communications
• Deep expertise in the U.S. pharmaceutical distribution landscape, including regulatory frameworks, financial flow models, and channel economics
• Ability to travel 15% of the time, based on business demands

Responsibilities

• Management of day-to-day operations of channel partners, including, but not limited to coordination and oversight of order processing and distribution; inbound and outbound logistics (shipment/transportation); and issue resolution
• Lead all aspects of state licensing needs for Neurotech to ensure compliance
• Leverage data to assess Trade channel strategy effectiveness by analyzing metrics (e.g., KPIs) to drive performance and identify improvement opportunities across channel partners
• Conducts scheduling and planning activity meetings to ensure product availability at 3PL meets direct customers’ needs, daily monitoring of direct customer orders and sales.
• Engage with Trade customers to address questions and resolve issues related to customer account set up and account maintenance, customer orders and 3PL shipment delays
• Monitor contract performance and execution with selected trade and specialty pharmacy partners to ensure business objectives are met
• Collaborate with patient services, field reimbursement, and sales to ensure optimal customer experience for patients, prescribing physicians, and Sites of Care accessing Encelto

What This Job Offers

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