Senior Director, Launch Excellence

CG Oncology

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Director, Launch Excellence leads integrated launch planning and execution, serving as the central orchestrator across all functions to ensure full organizational readiness for Day 1 and beyond. This role owns the integrated U.S. launch plan for cretostimogene, aligning Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, and HR into a cohesive execution model. The leader establishes launch governance, maintains the roadmap as the single source of truth, and drives accountability to milestones, deliverables, and critical path across functions. Operating at the center of the launch, this role drives cross-functional alignment, accelerates decision-making, and ensures risks are proactively identified and mitigated. The position also embeds operational excellence through structured processes, tools, and frameworks that enable execution discipline, speed, and scalability. In close partnership with Finance and HR, this role ensures alignment of budgets, resource allocation, and organizational readiness, including hiring, onboarding, training, and performance alignment. The role serves as the central hub for launch execution, ensuring seamless coordination from pre-launch through post-launch performance tracking and continuous improvement. This position is critical to delivering a successful commercial launch outcome, advancing patient access, and establishing a repeatable launch capability for future pipeline assets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, life sciences, business, or related field required
Ten (10) years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech, including launch readiness, launch management, commercial operations, or product marketing
Demonstrated track record leading successful US product launches
Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization without direct authority
Strong experience developing and managing integrated launch plans, including milestones, dependencies, critical path, and risk mitigation
Experience establishing governance, tracking execution, and reporting progress to senior leadership
Strong commercial foundation, including brand planning, HCP/patient segmentation, and launch execution
Experience translating strategy into operational execution, including Day 1 readiness and field readiness
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, drive alignment, and resolve competing priorities
Experience identifying and managing launch risks and driving mitigation plans
Experience partnering cross-functionally with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, and Supply Chain

Responsibilities

Integrated Launch Planning & Ownership
Owns the integrated US launch plan for cretostimogene, encompassing brand strategy, HCP and patient engagement, omnichannel activation, field readiness, and operational execution
Owns and maintains the end-to-end launch plan, including milestones, dependencies, risks, and critical path across all functions
Maintains the launch roadmap as the single source of truth, ensuring alignment across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Finance and HR
Ensures full integration of financial plans, resource allocation, and workforce readiness into the launch plan
Launch Governance & Execution Leadership
Establishes and leads launch governance forums, including core team, cross-functional working teams, and executive updates, with clear escalation pathways
Drives cross-functional alignment, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities, and interdependencies
Holds teams accountable to commitments, timelines, and deliverables, reinforcing a culture of ownership and execution discipline
Serves as the central orchestrator of launch execution, ensuring no gaps across functions
Risk Management, Prioritization & Decision Support
Identifies, tracks, and mitigates key launch risks, including supply, access, regulatory, financial, and field readiness challenges
Proactively surfaces risks and develops mitigation and contingency plans
Forces prioritization and trade-off decisions when cross-functional objectives conflict, ensuring alignment to enterprise goals
Supports leadership decision-making by providing clear framing of options, risks, and impacts
Day 1 Readiness & Field Execution
Ensures Day 1 launch readiness across field force, materials, systems, and operational processes
Coordinates field readiness, including hiring alignment, training, tools, deployment planning, and execution support in partnership with Commercial and HR
Partners with Marketing and Market Access to ensure operational readiness of campaigns, materials, and access pathways
Aligns field execution plans with broader launch strategy and timelines
Cross-Functional Integration
Drives alignment across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, and HR
Partners with Finance to ensure budget alignment, launch spend visibility, and resource prioritization
Partners with HR to ensure organizational readiness, including hiring waves, onboarding, training, and incentive alignment
Ensures all functions operate within a cohesive, integrated launch model
Supply, Access & Operational Alignment
Aligns supply, distribution, and patient support readiness with commercial timelines and demand expectations
Ensures coordination between manufacturing, distribution, and access strategies to support seamless product availability
Identifies and resolves operational bottlenecks that could impact launch execution
Performance Tracking & Continuous Improvement
Defines, tracks, and reports launch readiness KPIs and execution metrics to senior leadership
Establishes post-launch performance tracking frameworks and dashboards
Integrates insights from market research, field feedback, and competitive intelligence into execution adjustments
Drives continuous improvement, capturing lessons learned to enhance future launches and operational capabilities
Communication, Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
Serves as the central hub for launch status, providing clear, consistent communication to executives and functional leaders
Delivers concise, transparent updates on progress, risks, and key decisions
Ensures alignment and engagement across all stakeholders through structured communication cadence
Supports executive forums with data-driven insights and recommendations
External Partner & Vendor Management
Oversees external partners and vendors supporting launch execution
Ensures alignment of external activities with internal priorities, timelines, and quality standards
Manages vendor performance to ensure delivery against launch objectives
Launch Excellence & Operational Capability Building
Implements launch excellence frameworks, tools, and best practices to improve execution discipline
Embeds operational excellence (OPEX) principles, driving efficiency, consistency, and scalability
Builds repeatable launch capabilities to support future indications and pipeline expansion
Promotes a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement aligned with CG Oncology Values.

Benefits

CG Oncology offers very competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards, helping to support and reward our global team of high-performing employees focused on developing bladder-saving therapeutics for patients afflicted with bladder cancer.
HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SALARIES
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE/MERIT REVIEWS
ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUSES
EQUITY
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Well-Being Benefits
In addition to our Total Rewards, CG Oncology offers a variety of Well-Being Benefits to meet the majority of the needs of our unique and growing workforce. These benefits are designed to support our team to achieve a healthy balance between work and their personal lives to remain refreshed, engaged, and creating an environment where each person can find a deeper meaning and purpose in their work.
Well-Being Benefits eligibility begins the 1st of the month after hire. While a majority of these benefits are for our US-based workforce, we continue to assess comparable levels of benefits for our international team members that are aligned with country-specific regulations and their national programs offered.
FULLY REMOTE WORK ENVIRONMENT
REST AND RECHARGE BENEFITS - Unlimited Flexible Time Off
HOLIDAYS –In 2026 we will observe 14 holidays
RETIREMENT – 401K with 100% company Safe Harbor match up to 4% of base salary
HEALTH (MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION) – PPO & HDHP – Cigna/Principal
HEALTH SPENDING ACCOUNTS - HSA (with Annual Company Contribution), FSA, FSA-DC
ILLNESS & DISABILITY PROTECTION – Company Paid LTD Coverage + Voluntary Plans
LIFE INSURANCE – Company Paid 1 x base salary + Voluntary Plans
ADDITIONAL EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS – Voluntary Legal, Pet, Plus More