State
Nationwide
Title
Vice President, US
Overview
Albireo (NASDAQ: ALBO) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is creating therapies for orphan pediatric liver diseases and other liver and gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. Albireoâs clinical pipeline includes mid-to late-stage product candidates that are being developed to treat diseases and disorders associated with irregularities in bile acid biology. This is an exciting and pivotal time at Albireo. Our lead product candidate, odevixibat, is in a Phase 3 clinical trial for a rare, life-threatening pediatric liver disease with no approved pharmacologic treatment option. We expect topline results in mid-2020. Meanwhile, we are advancing our pipeline in other disease indications. We are in an excellent financial position for a pre-launch company and have a small team of great people. We know personally many of the patients and families we are working to help, and they motivate us every day.
Responsibilities
Accountabilities for the Vice President of US include but are not limited to:
- Ensures timely implementation of required operational processes for optimum business planning including Targeting, Call Planning/Alignments, size and structure, incentive compensation and oversight of US Market Access
- Collaborate with legal, regulatory, compliance and other internal stakeholders to ensure tactics and operations are executed in compliance with legal, regulatory & financial guidelines
- Recruit and lead US Managed Markets, US Clinical Account Team; Field Support, develop recruitment profile; establish appropriate US launch targets and objectives, support definition of KPIs and proactively monitor and adjust incentives and metrics to drive launch success
- Provide input on requirements for sales force systems, data, training programs, performance metrics, and selling resource allocations Upon launch, drive commercial team performance to deliver revenue and share goals while continuously assessing performance metrics and adjusting strategies and plans to achieve
- Collaborate with Medical Affairs and Market Access to ensure field coordination, customer satisfaction and apply compliant and quality requirements to all customer-facing activities
Requirements
- A minimum of Bachelor’s degree; MBA or advanced science/medical degree helpful
- 15+ years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry including 10+ years in a senior management role with demonstrated ability to recruit and develop highly performing diverse teams to deliver results
- Specialty product launch experience in the US; rare disease therapeutic launch experience a plus
- Ability to lead by example, attract and develop talent, build partnerships and create a culture of collaboration and high performing teams that fosters open communication, constructive feedback and organizational flexibility
- Experience preparing for and launching new products globally and in the US, achieving market share objectives.
- Strong alignment with Alberioâs core values of Focus, Teamwork, Excellence and Trust