Senior Manager, New Product Planning

This individual will support the Director, New Product Planning in developing the overall marketing and business strategies for Alkermes proprietary products.

This person will work closely with the R&D and commercial organizations to lead in the mid-to-late stage development and pre-launch coordination of our proprietary products.

These activities will involve initiating, monitoring and analyzing financial, technological and customer needs so that market opportunities can be capitalized on and the effects of competitive activity are minimized.

Strong communication and project leadership skills, as well as the ability to define decision processes, manage groups and execute plans on rigid timetables are essential.

A broad business understanding and the ability to coordinate cross functionally is required.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

Advanced Degree in the life science or business field preferable.

Minimum 5-10 years experience working for a pharmaceutical/biotech company in a marketing and/or product planning capacity..

Knowledge/Skills Needed:

Communication skills:

Ability to make professional and credible first impressions with external stakeholders, maintain strong interpersonal skills with both internal and external customers and respond effectively to sensitive inquiries and complaints.

Ability to write clear, succinct and convincing memos, letters and articles. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management and large groups.

Sales & Marketing Skills:

Ability to identify and analyze market dynamics to determine optimum positioning of products in the marketplace. Experience establishing products in new marketplaces and determining appropriate lifecycle management strategies.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply principles of logic or scientific thinking to a wide range of complex intellectual and practical problems. Ability to understand scientific concepts and to analyze unrelated and sometimes incomplete data to make significant judgements about Alkermes’ business.

Other Skills and Abilities:

Understanding of computers and the ability to use software for spreadsheet analysis, word processing, electronic mail and presentations graphics are essential.

Personal Attributes Needed:

The ability to influence others in a tactful and well thought-out manner with supporting information and logic.