About the Role
Director, Commercialization and Planning
Remote
Director, Commercialization and Planning
GeneDx is a patient-centric health information company that delivers personalized and actionable health insights that inform diagnosis, guide treatment and improve drug discovery. The company is transforming healthcare through its industry-leading exome and genome testing and interpretation, fueled by one of the world’s largest rare disease data sets. GeneDx is uniquely positioned to accelerate the use of genomic and large-scale clinical information to enable precision medicine as the standard of care.
The Director of Commercialization and Planning is responsible for executing comprehensive go-to market plans aligned to business priorities and initiatives. The individual will partner with key functional areas, both within and outside of the commercial organization, and will require strong diplomatic skill — including knowing when to push back and when to dive in. S/he is a proactive problem solver, that uses customer insights and data to drive aligned strategies and plans.
Roles and responsibilities
- Develop business cases and/or briefs for each initiative, gathering and analyzing information from various sources and partnering with finance and sales to develop forecast when needed
- Drive aligned cross-functional plans grounded in the voice of the customer and supported with data
- Confidently drive effective cross-functional collaboration with ability to problem solve and influence without authority
- Lead the competitive insight mining process, facilitating the monthly cross-functional meeting, developing and managing action plans
- Manage and update relevant projects in project management system Monday.com to accurately reflect program tactics, status and owners
- Represent commercial in cross-functional program meetings, anticipating the needs of sales and customers and ensuring commercial requirements are well understood by cross functional partners
- Translate commercial requirements into documented requirements for product & technology teams and/or lab operations solution development
- Deep understanding of company business strategy and objectives, with ability to align projects and programs back to company goals
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 7-10 years of related, proven experience reflective of growing scope, responsibility and leadership in Project Management, Commercial and/or Operations roles
- Knowledge of healthcare and genetic testing space a plus
- Effective communicator and facilitator including written, oral, and presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead by influence
- Demonstrates a sense of urgency, optimism and a “can do” attitude
- Detail oriented, analytical and data driven
- Proficient in MS Office products, Confluence, monday.com or related project management software