Director, Regional Launch Program Manager
About the role
<div class="content-intro"><div><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></div>
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<div><em>Be a hero for our rare disease patients</em></div>
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<div>At Ultragenyx, we fundamentally believe that taking real impactful action to care for the needs of patients and our people is always the right thing to do.&nbsp;To achieve this goal, our vision is to lead the future of rare disease medicine. For us, this means going where other biopharma companies won’t go – challenging the status quo and creating a new model that advances our field so more patients and caregivers can benefit from life-changing treatments. We do this by following the science, applying a novel rapid development approach, making innovative medicines at fair and reasonable prices, and creating a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients in ways that are most meaningful for them.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>Our commitment and care for patients extends to our people, so culture is an essential cornerstone for Ultragenyx. We remain continuously focused on creating a supportive and inclusive environment of profound learning and growth – so employees can thrive in all areas of their lives, in and outside of work.&nbsp;Ultimately, we want to be an organization where we would be proud for our family, friends and children to work.</div>
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<div>If you want to have a meaningful impact, do the best work of your career, and grow a lot, both professionally and&nbsp;personally, come join our team<em>. </em></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Position Summary:</strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>ultra</em></strong><em>focused – Work together to fearlessly uncover new possibilities</em></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Ultragenyx is looking for a&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Director</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">,&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Regional&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Launch&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Program&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Manager with a passion and creativity to develop great medicines for rare and ultra-rare diseases. The individual will be a self-starter with excellent project management skills and the ability to build strong rapport across functions. The successful candidate will be ready for a career defining experience and have the passion to drive&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">a number of</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;therapeutics for devastating diseases to final approval and launch.&nbsp;</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">This position will report to the&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Senior Director</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;of Program and Portfolio Management and will&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">be responsible for</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;providing Program Management support to multiple program launch teams in a defined region.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">This role may potentially manage one or more programs and/or cross-functional initiatives, depending on the scope of a program within commercialization stages.</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;In addition, this individual will actively support development of the department and tools/process across the portfolio.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Work Model:&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">Remote: Officially documented as working full-time from home, with travel to Ultragenyx's offices or other locations on occasion as needed.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></h3>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="37" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Establish launch governance structures, including escalation pathways, decision frameworks, and stakeholder communication models.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="37" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Lead development, implementation, and optimization of launch readiness tools, including integrated launch plans, risk registers, dashboards, and collaboration platforms.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="37" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Drive preparation and execution of Launch Readiness Reviews (LRRs), ensuring readiness criteria are clearly defined, measurable, and consistently applied across programs.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="37" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Facilitate cross-functional team meetings, ensuring clear agendas, actionable outcomes, accountability tracking, and effective issue resolution.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="37" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Partner with regional and global stakeholders to ensure alignment of launch strategy, including adaptation of global plans to regional market needs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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