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Job Details

The Director of Commercialization Strategy is responsible for leading the strategy, planning, and execution of product commercialization initiatives within Global Products and Solutions. This role involves cross-functional collaboration with product development, marketing, sales, and operations teams to ensure successful market entry and sustained growth of new products. The Director will leverage market insights and competitive analysis to drive commercialization strategies that align with the company's business objectives.

This is a USA Remote position

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive commercialization strategies for new products, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and market opportunities.
• Build upon existing commercial strategy design and delivery processes, while also focusing on continued process improvement.
• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product team, marketing, sales, IT, data and analytics and operations, to ensure seamless product development and launch.
• Support the product team throughout the Stage Gate process, ensuring key milestones are met.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders on the development and execution of launch plans, including marketing strategies, pricing strategy, customer pipeline and sales training programs.
• Establish key OKR’s to track product performance post-launch and make data-driven recommendations for improvements.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, partners, and customers, to align expectations and foster collaboration.
• Ensure that all products meet regulatory requirements and industry standards throughout the commercialization process.
• Conduct in-depth market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, customer needs, and potential challenges in the commercialization process.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Normally requires broad training in fields such as Business, Marketing, Life Sciences, or a related field obtained through completion of bachelor’s degree program; Master's Degree (MBA or MHA) preferred; requires a minimum of 6 + years related experience, such as lifecycle product management. Requires 10+ years of experience in product commercialization, marketing, or business development within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare industries with a proven track record of successfully launching new products and driving market growth.

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Passion for innovation and a commitment to improving customer outcomes.

• Ability to handle multiple programs simultaneously with solid time management skills.
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail.
• Effective team player
• Strong decision-making skills
• Ability to travel 25% of the time

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employe