[Hiring] Director of Trade & Distribution @NEUROTECH U S A

Role Description

The Director, Trade and Distribution will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations of all trade and distribution partners, while supporting continuous improvements within Neurotech. This role will monitor operational performance and work cross-functionally to enhance the overall patient and customer experience, ensure compliance, and remove barriers to access. This position reports to the Senior Director of Trade and Distribution. This position is remote.

• Manage the day-to-day operations, including, but not limited to oversight of program specialty pharmacy, order processing and distribution, inbound and outbound logistics (shipment/transportation), issue resolution, and returns/replacement processing.
• Serve as the primary trade and distribution partner to address customer questions and resolve issues related to customer orders and shipments.
• Monitor performance and execution with selected specialty pharmacy and trade partners to ensure business objectives are met.
• Leverage data to drive performance and identify improvement opportunities across channel partners.
• Drive process improvements across distribution operations and analytics.
• Collaborate with patient services, field reimbursement, and sales to ensure optimal customer experience for patients, prescribing physicians, and Sites of Care.
• Lead all aspects of state licensing needs for Neurotech to ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required, MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including at least 5+ years in Market Access, Specialty Pharmacy, Trade & Distribution, or related functions.
• Deep understanding of specialty pharmacy operations, as well as product procurement through buy-and-bill.
• Highly organized and detail oriented, with strong presentation and writing skills.
• Outstanding customer relationship, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to effectively work with diverse audiences and influence cross-functionally.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, and the ability to analyze complex data and make informed decisions.
• Ability to travel 20% of the time, based on business demands.

Company Description

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a private biotech company located in Cumberland, RI and Needham, MA, within the realm of Greater Boston’s vast biotechnology landscape. Since our inception more than 20 years ago, our focus has been on developing and commercializing transformative therapies for chronic eye diseases. The core platform technology, Encapsulated Cell Therapy (ECT), is a first-in-class drug delivery platform designed to slow the progression of chronic eye diseases. Neurotech’s first commercial product, ENCELTO TM (revakinagene taroretcel-lwey), is approved in the United States for the treatment of adults with idiopathic Macular Telangiectasia Type 2 (MacTel). Encapsulated cell-based gene therapy is designed to provide long-term, sustained delivery of therapeutic proteins for the treatment of chronic eye diseases.