Vice President, Commercial Strategy & Operations
About The Position
At Dendreon, we’re transforming the battle against cancer with personalized immunotherapy. Our flagship product, PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T), was the first FDA-approved immunotherapy for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, utilizing a patient’s own immune cells to fight the disease. If you’re driven by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on cancer patients' lives, we invite you to join our team. With Immunotherapy Manufacturing Facilities in Seal Beach, CA, and Union City, GA, a strong Research & Development group in Seattle, WA, and a highly skilled Commercial team across the nation, Dendreon is at the forefront of cancer treatment innovation. Core Values: Put Patients First: Every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of those living with cancer. Act with Integrity: We commit to transparency, honesty, and always doing what’s right. Build Trust: Trust is earned through candid, open communication and a collaborative approach. Raise the Bar: We embrace continuous improvement and innovation, always striving to elevate our people. Drive Results: We are accountable to each other and deliver success together. Job Summary:The Vice President, Commercial Strategy & Operations provides executive leadership for all commercial support functions outside of the field sales organization. Reporting to the Vice President, Commercial, with a dotted-line relationship to the CEO, this role leads Commercial Operations, Market Access, Patient Operations, Commercial Excellence, Analytics, Sales Operations, Contracting, Pricing Governance, Forecasting, and Commercial Technology to enable profitable growth and exceptional patient access.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 15+ years of commercial leadership within biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, or oncology.
- Executive experience leading Commercial Operations, Market Access, Sales Operations, Patient Services, or related functions.
- Demonstrated experience with GPOs, IDNs, commercial contracting, reimbursement strategy, pricing governance, forecasting, CRM, and analytics.
- Strong executive communication and Board-level presentation skills.
Nice To Haves
- Oncology commercialization experience.
- Experience leading organizational transformation.
- Proven ability to build scalable commercial organizations.
Responsibilities
- Lead commercial strategy execution and operational excellence.
- Provide leadership for the Executive Director, Commercial Operations & Chief of Staff and the National Director, Market Access.
- Oversee Commercial Operations, Patient Operations, Commercial Analytics, Sales Operations, CRM, Forecasting, Incentive Compensation, Business Planning, and Commercial Excellence.
- Lead market access strategy including GPO, IDN, health system and commercial contracting.
- Partner with Finance on pricing governance, gross-to-net strategy, and commercial budgeting.
- Oversee reimbursement strategy.
- Develop executive dashboards, forecasting, KPIs, and performance analytics.
- Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Medical Affairs, Legal, Compliance, HR, Manufacturing and Executive Leadership.
- Drive commercial transformation initiatives and organizational effectiveness.
- Develop high-performing leaders and succession plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
