Principal International Operations, Switzerland

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Position Overview

The Principal, Operational Excellence will play a critical role in ensuring operational readiness for new product launches and market entries. This position requires strong cross-functional collaboration, strategic partner management, and a focus on building scalable operational infrastructure to support commercialization efforts while driving process and cost efficiency across the enterprise.

Essential Duties

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support launch readiness preparation for portfolio products entering new markets.
• Collaborate with the commercial team to understand aspirations, go-to-market strategies, and identify necessary operational infrastructure for product commercialization.
• Lead the partner selection process in collaboration with procurement and commercial teams.
• Drive cross-functional alignment on service requirements and service level definitions based on go-to-market strategies.
• Act as alliance manager with strategic partners during launch readiness preparation and hyper-care phases.
• Lead implementation of operations services provided by partners in collaboration with in-house operations functions.
• Collaborate closely with internal support functions across the operations enterprise, including logistics, supply chain, quality assurance (QA), and lab operations, to ensure seamless execution.
• Ensure operational strategies and processes are aligned with global standards while addressing regional needs.
• Contribute to the optimization of the existing playbook for operations launch readiness and product expansion.
• Champion process improvement initiatives and cost efficiency objectives to strengthen operational performance and scalability.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 8 years of experience in operations, supply chain, or business process management, ideally within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or consumer health industries.
• Proven track record in launch readiness and market entry operations.
• Strong experience managing external partners and alliances.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and align stakeholders across commercial, procurement, and operations functions.
• Experience collaborating with logistics, supply chain, QA, and lab operations teams.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in English; German or French is a plus.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in country where work will be performed on a full or part-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

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