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Launch Strategy & Planning:
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Drive go-to-market strategies for new products along with respective countries and HO marketing teams
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Define clear launch milestones, timelines, and deliverables in alignment with business objectives.
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Lead launch readiness assessments at key intervals (T-12/T-6/T-3 months).
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Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure launch success and ensure continuous improvement.
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Cross-Functional Governance & Alignment
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Lead cross-functional launch governance forums; synchronize country teams, commercial leadership, regulatory planning, and supply strategies.
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Facilitate alignment between HQ brand strategy and country-level execution realities.
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Navigate cross-border launch dependencies (filed vs. approved markets, staggered sequencing).
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Influence without authority, ensuring functional accountability and transparency.
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Launch Project Management:
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Own the complete lifecycle of new product introductions across multiple markets simultaneously.
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Deploy standardized project management tools for tracking status, risks, mitigation plans, and scenario sensitivity.
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Ensure timely delivery of regulatory milestones, product artworks, pricing approvals, supply readiness, and commercial materials.
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Drive launch critical path management and escalate deviations proactively.
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Market Readiness & Execution:
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Ensure timely deployment of localized marketing assets, brand messaging, scientific narratives, digital content, and sales enablement kits.
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Coordinate competency-based field force training with Medical/Marketing.
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Prepare pricing, positioning, value statements, and competitive objection-handling guides.
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Post-Launch Evaluation:
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Analyze post-launch performance and gather feedback from sales teams, customers, and other stakeholders.
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Assess the launch’s success against predefined KPIs, including sales performance, market penetration, and customer feedback.
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Conduct structured post-launch reviews at 30/60/90/180 days.
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Identify areas for improvement and implement post-launch optimization strategies.
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Portfolio & Pipeline Visibility
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Maintain forward-looking transparency on the regional launch pipeline (12–36 months).
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Provide launch prioritization guidance based on market attractiveness, competitive timing, and channel constraints.
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Support portfolio scenario planning, sequencing, and cannibalization risk assessment.
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Continuous Improvement:
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Lead initiatives to improve the new product launch process, incorporating best practices, technology, and learnings from previous launches.
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Provide leadership in developing tools, templates, and processes that enhance launch efficiency and effectiveness.
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Foster a culture of excellence and innovation, continuously striving to improve the company’s product launch capabilities
Strategic thinking with rigorous execution discipline
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End-to-end ownership mindset
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Data-driven decision making
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Cross-functional orchestration finesse
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High comfort with ambiguity and shifting timelines
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Cultural agility across diverse geographies