Senior Director, Launch Excellence

Company Description

At Sobi, we believe diversity drives innovation and inclusion creates stronger teams. We are committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute.
If this role excites you but you’re unsure if you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective and experiences could be exactly what we need. We look forward to hearing from you!

At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Our mission and culture at Sobi North America get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Competitive compensation for your work
• Generous time off policy
• Opportunity to broaden your horizons by attending popular conferences
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

Job Description

The Senior Director, Launch Excellence will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight to ensure the successful, on-time, and high-quality launch of Sobi's launches in future pipeline products, including two core upcoming launches across the North America region. This pivotal role will establish and lead Sobi's Launch Excellence framework, integrating cross-functional planning, governance, and performance measurement to drive consistent, best-in-class commercialization outcomes.

The Senior Director will serve as the central orchestrator of launch readiness, ensuring alignment across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, and other key functions. This leader will embed a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement—leveraging data-driven insights and market intelligence to optimize launch performance and patient impact in rare disease markets.

Please note that this role is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Key Responsibilities:

Launch Strategy & Execution

• Define and lead the North America Launch Excellence strategy, ensuring alignment with global and regional business objectives and market insights.
• Establish and evolve a repeatable launch framework that drives consistency, accountability, and excellence across all product launches.
• Oversee the end-to-end launch planning and execution process, setting clear milestones, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitor progress, identify potential bottlenecks, and take proactive measures to ensure on-time completion of deliverables.
• Partner with global and regional leadership to ensure launch readiness governance, including stage gates, KPIs, and risk management processes.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• In partnership with an Asset Launch Lead, lead a high-performing, cross-functional launch team including representatives from Marketing, Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Customer Experience, Insights and Operations, Supply Chain, and Regulatory Affairs.
• Serve as the executive-level integrator across functions, ensuring strategic alignment and timely decision-making.
• Facilitate executive steering committees and senior leadership updates, ensuring transparency and alignment on launch progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Drive operational discipline through integrated project plans, milestone tracking, and proactive issue resolution.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Provide oversight on best-in-class project management methodologies and tools (e.g., Smartsheet, dashboards, AI-assisted project management software) to enhance visibility, accountability, and efficiency.
• Leverage market research insights, competitive intelligence, and analytics to inform launch strategies and identify market opportunities and risks.
• Identify and embed lessons learned from prior launches to continuously improve launch readiness and execution.
• Champion a culture of excellence, fostering collaboration, agility, and innovation across teams.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, implementing project management best practices and tools to enhance team efficiency and launch processes.

Stakeholder Communication

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing data-driven insights, recommendations, and updates on launch performance.
• Ensure effective, accurate, and timely communication of project status, challenges, and achievements to all stakeholders, tailoring the message to th