Director New Product Planning

Director New Product Planning

Do you want to join a team where the mission is meaningful, the challenges are complex, and you can directly see the results of your hard work? Lundbeck is a global biopharmaceutical company focusing exclusively on brain health. With more than 70 years of experience in neuroscience, we are committed to improving the lives of people with neurological and psychiatric diseases. Lundbeck employees are inspired and driven by our purpose to advance brain health and transform lives. Join us on our journey of growth!

Summary : The Director, New Product Planning, will lead U.S. efforts to advance Lundbeck's Focused Innovator strategy through the evaluation and development of both organic and inorganic pipeline assets. This role partners with U.S. and HQ teams to drive commercial assessments, support business development initiatives, and help shape differentiated product strategies. Reporting to the Vice President of Strategy & Portfolio Management, this role will collaborate closely with Global New Asset Strategy, Business Development, and Customer Insights & Analytics, among other stakeholders.

Essential Functions :

• Partners with Global New Asset Strategy, U.S. Pipeline and BD Forecasting, Business Development, and U.S. / Global Medical to assess internal pipeline and external asset opportunities for U.S. launch readiness.
• Represents the US as a member of Commercial / Access / Medical (CAM team) within GPT, specifically late lifecycle pipeline assets.
• Acquires comprehensive insights into market size and opportunities, competitive overview and landscape, payer environment, unmet needs, and ongoing competitive intelligence for the disease areas in scope.
• Leads the identification of key customers, KOLs and patient advocacy organizations, and meets with them, as needed, to help assess opportunities.
• Provides strategic input to guide primary and secondary market research in understanding full opportunity size and market potential.
• Develops and executes comprehensive launch plans for late-stage assets in collaboration with appropriate stakeholders.
• Work closely with Associate Director, US NPP to increase internal capabilities and deliver evaluation excellence for business cases and commercial evaluations.

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Leader of Cross-Functional US Teams :

Required Education, Experience, Skills and Competencies :

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Travel :

The range displayed is specifically for those potential hires who will work or reside in the state of Illinois, if selected for this role, and may vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Salary Pay Range : $200,000 - $240,000 and eligibility for a 25% bonus target based on company and individual performance, and eligibility to participate in the company's long-term incentive plan. Benefits for this position include flexible paid time off (PTO), health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision and company match 401k. Additional benefits information can be found on our career site.