Executive Director, Portfolio and New Product Planning

Job Type Full-time

What you should know about Anaptys:

Anaptys is an immunology-focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company with a 19-year track-record of discovering life-changing therapeutic antibodies. Over that time, we have worked to create a work environment where every role has meaning, every team member is respected and every day is a chance to make a difference for people living with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. 

Our portfolio today includes two checkpoint agonists: ANB032, our BTLA agonist, in a Phase 2b trial for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and rosnilimab, our PD-1 agonist, in a Phase 2b trial for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and in a Phase 2 trial for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. We also have other immune cell modulator candidates in our portfolio, including ANB033, an anti-CD122 antagonist antibody, entering a Phase 1 trial and ANB101, a BDCA2 modulator antibody, in preclinical development.

Our success is rooted in the diversity of our teams’ experience, knowledge and background. We’re doers, thinkers and collaborators who embrace and live by our values: accountability, transparency and humility.

Here’s What You Will Do:

Essential Functions You Will Be Responsible For:

Phase 3 Asset Strategy:

• Serve as a key member and strategic thought leader on program development teams (PDTs) 
• As part of PDTs provide commercial and portfolio-level strategic insight to help guide PDTs on product strategy and phase 3 program design

Commercialization Strategy

• In collaboration/consultation with relevant cross-functional partners: 
• Drive pre-launch brand planning process
• Perform physician and patient segmentation
• Create branding and positioning and messaging
• Build value strategy and data generation plan
• Update sales and demand forecasts
• Assess competitive landscape and strategic implications
• Design commercial model for US launch

Life-Cycle Strategy

• Provide Commercial input into new indication selection, target product profile and development plan
• Build business case and provide input on enhancements to product presentation 

Potential future partner Interactions (if appropriate)

• Provide insights into criteria for optimal partners
• Serve on Joint commercialization Committee 
• Generate key insights for commercialization to inform discussions

Portfolio strategy and planning

• Participate and be a strategic thought partner to refine a portfolio plan in support of overall corporate strategy and objectives
• Lead cross functional strategic projects and new opportunity assessments
• Establish and manage the NPP budget for the phase 3 asset
• Effectively and professionally represent the organization and its mission with external partners and stakeholders

Supervisory Responsibilities You Will Have

• Expected to build out team as program advances

Requirements

Here’s What You Will Bring to Anaptys:

Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or life sciences, advanced degree preferred 
• Minimum of 10+ years’ relevant industry experience 
• Knowledge of the immunology and inflammation landscape, with experience in dermatology and rheumatology strongly preferred
• Experience shaping the development of advanced therapy biologic products for commercial success
• US in-line sales and marketing experience with biologics in immunology 
• Global commercial experience including Europe preferred 
• Thorough knowledge of drug development and experience with portfolio strategy development
• Proven track record of thoughtful, data-driven development and stewardship of product strategy
• Must possess excellent communication skills and be a strategic communicator within the organization
• Evidence of sound budget responsibility
• Ability to thrive in a start-up environment and the foresight to bring in or build key functions during ongoing growth phases.
•  Seeks input from SMEs and fosters exceptional performance of cross-functional teams.

Knowledge and Competencies: 

• Team player, with roll up the sleeves attitude
• Strategic thinker who can generate ideas and opportunities and turn them into successful results 
• Results-oriented and conveys a sense of urgency and drive for closure, prioritizes multiple, competing tasks and demands, and recognizes and executes critical details
• Creative and critical intellect with “what if” openness to new ideas, flexible about implementation, inflexible about the quality and timeliness of results
• Unwavering dedication to integrity and honesty, informal, direct personal style with a sense of humor and flexible approach to problem solving
• Effective interpersonal skills (one-on-one and in groups), persuasive, enthusiastic, credible and committed, genuine and empathetic 
• Effective team member, able to rally others around a common vision, persuasive, generates enthusiasm and credibility, and brings out the best in other team members
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to adjust style as circumstances warrant and present with ease to a spectrum of audiences
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to define problems, collect, distill and interpret data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and identify preferred solutions
• Challenges existing practices, decisions and processes in a manner that generates constructive discussions about change, knows when to move from discussion to selection and implementation practices, processes and decisions that meet organizational needs
• Detail and big-picture oriented, and facile with being able to scope between the two

What’s Included in Your Compensation and Benefits Package:

Our generous benefits package is industry leading. Beyond base salary and a target bonus, we offer stock options, RSUs and a 10% 401k match to help you secure your financial future. Our robust time off policy provides employees a unique holiday schedule that incorporates long weekends throughout the year, in addition to the yearend company closing and additional vacation time.

Of course we round out our benefits with company sponsored dental, vision and life insurance plans. Our medical plans are benchmarked and are considered extremely competitive.

What Else You Should Know:

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus in order to read.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, typically in an open office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

May be required to travel by plane or car.

This position requires working with biological and/or chemical hazards.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

Salary Description $203k-$262k, 25% bonus, 10% 401k, Options & RSU