Director, Product Mgmt

Emergent Biosolutions

About The Position

At Emergent, our work protects communities and strengthens global health security. As Director, Product Management, you’ll play a critical leadership role in shaping product strategy, driving growth and sustainability, and ensuring our medical countermeasure portfolio delivers meaningful impact. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Product Management, the Director, Product Management will champion assigned MCM products, leading the development of product strategies and implementation of growth and/or sustainability plans in a matrix structure. This includes, but is not limited to, customer and stakeholder engagements, attainment of revenue targets, identification of life cycle management priorities, competitive (direct and indirect) market assessments, definition of a value proposition and attributes, forecasting, and pricing. The Director, Product Management will be integral to the Emergent MCM Product Management team by managing and supporting cross-functional product teams to advance business and corporate objectives. This role will collaborate closely with other leaders in support of establishing and completing product goals while meeting strategy and commitments.

Requirements

BA/BS degree required, advanced scientific degree or MBA a plus.
8 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry, or equivalent work experience; experience leading teams in the biologic/vaccine industry is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of medical countermeasures market, global health security, preparedness issues.
Experience and knowledge of a broad base of external customers including government payers, distribution networks, government contracting & collaboration partners.
Successful coordination and synthesis of core commercial components to build compelling product strategies.
Understanding of the R&D process and importance of integrating commercial and development strategy and plans.
Customer focused.
Understanding of marketing strategies and regulatory/compliance in the pharmaceutical environment.
Excellent management and communication skills, including expert prioritization and team building.
Exceptional leadership skills and proven ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization.
Highly developed diplomatic negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills and the ability to influence without formal authority.
Excellent analytical skills and experience developing and managing strategic business plans.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint is required.
Able to travel as required to meet with internal teams or external contractors, partners, or project funding entities.

Nice To Haves

Project management training and certification a plus
Experience in SAP, MS Teams, Smartsheet, and Salesforce preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads product teams by defining strategies and priorities that will grow and/or sustain business; builds strong and trusting relationships with cross-functional partners
Participates in product development teams (PDTs) and provides guidance on business priorities and customer needs; supports the alignment of development priorities with clear business objectives
Partners with Contract Operations to lead the engagement with the USG on contracting actions and participates directly in negotiations
Partners with Government Affairs, Medical Affairs, and other functions to create external engagement plans that align with product strategies and value positioning
Leads product integration/launch teams, as needed
Supports implementation of the international growth strategy
Provides input on how to improve collective ways of working; supports department-wide initiatives to improve efficiency, drive collaboration, and strengthen cross-functional relationships
Supports annual budgeting process and long-range planning
Partners with Finance and Supply Chain; maintains revenue and demand forecasts per financial and S&OP reporting timelines
Provides project management support, as needed
Plans and manages cost center and product team/project expense budgets, as needed
Serves as a manager, coach, and mentor, as needed
Assists MCM Product Management team in other activities as needed
Collaborate with all levels of employees in alignment with organization’s core values.
Represent product/organization both internally and externally, including meetings with government agencies; provide and collaborate/approve presentation material when necessary.
Lead teams through decision-making and escalation processes to resolution.
Facilitate meetings and strategy discussions with cross-functional teams and applicable personnel, including senior and executive management.
Communicate clearly and confidently.