Vice President, Commercial Strategy and New Product Planning

Company Profile:

At Verastem Oncology, we address urgent needs of patients living with cancers driven by RAS/MAPK pathway mutations, a key driver of tumor growth and treatment resistance. FDA approval of AVMAPKI FAKZYNJA CO-PACK delivered the first therapy for women living with recurrent KRAS-mutated low-grade serous ovarian cancer, a rare cancer with significant unmet need. We’ve launched this novel/novel combination therapy in the U.S. and are exploring pathways for Europe and Japan. We continue to advance our pipeline of drugs to help block cancer cell survival, inhibit tumor growth, and overcome treatment resistance. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of cancer care and make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients.

About The Role

Verastem Oncology has an exciting new opportunity to join our team as a Vice President, Commercial Strategy and New Product Planning. This role is responsible for defining the commercial strategy and new product plans in multiple therapeutic areas for VS-7375, a potential best in class KRAS G12D (ON/OFF) inhibitor and for future pipeline opportunities.

This role requires a strong blend of commercial and marketing experience, deep understanding of pharmaceutical product development and the ability to drive product strategy through thoughtful commercial analysis and market insights. The role will partner closely with all cross functional and R&D functions to provide unique insights to our development strategies and work closely with executive leadership as we communicate our pipeline vision. This individual must be a dynamic, self-starter who can work across the organization to translate scientific and clinical insights and align them with our patient-centric commercial goals.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the overarching commercial product strategies for each pipeline program

• Lead commercial strategy initiatives, such as the creation and maintenance of near-term product development plans, indication prioritization analyses, current and future treatment paradigm mapping, target product profile evolution, and life-cycle management strategies


• Conduct strategic marketing activities, including leading primary and secondary market research, advisory boards, developing differentiation strategies, and creating compelling positioning/messaging.


• Develop product forecasts, including outlining baseline assumptions, emerging market scenarios and identifying key risks

• Establish relationships with key opinion leaders and academic/community centers, and lead advisory boards to gather insights and inform strategies

• Develop an in-depth understanding of the competitive landscape, knowledge of US payer landscape, patient journeys, and translate into actionable insights


• Support R&D teams by leading commercial opportunity assessments to support new program initiatives


• Lead a highly integrated cross-functional team spanning Marketing, Sales, Medical, Market Access, Data Analytics, Corporate Affairs, Patient Support, Operations and other key functions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science related field required. PhD, MD, MBA or other advanced degree in scientific field preferred


• At least 15 years of relevant experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies with minimum of 12 years direct experience leading Marketing, Commercial Strategy and/or New Product Planning functions.


• Leadership mindset with the ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in a fast-paced, high-growth environment


• Substantial experience working in early and late-stage product development, including conducting market research, knowledge of US payer environment and dynamics, and insights into product launches.


• Experience in oncology required


• A proactive and strategic thinker who can work as a solo team member and also build, inspire, motivate, and influence diverse teams that are not direct reports


• Proven ability to function effectively across a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders and constituents, with the ability and strength to focus a team to work towards its goals


• Highly collaborative with outstanding relationship, presentation and communication skills