Lead, New Partner & Product Integration, Commercial Operations

We are a rapidly growing global pharmaceutical company with a strong international footprint, operating across 4 continents and more than 24 countries. Our mission is to expand access to highly innovative therapies for patients suffering primarily from cancer and rare diseases across global markets. If you are motivated by impact, complexity, and building scalable global capabilities, we invite you to join our mission. We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced, and strategic New Partner and Product Integration (NPPI) Lead to drive endtoend excellence in onboarding, planning, and operational integration of new strategic partners into Medisons global ecosystem. This role will lead and coordinate all cross-functional activities - including Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Quality Assurance, Finance, Legal, Medical, and Commercial - ensuring alignment with the company`s Partner Integration Playbook.
The primary objective is to enable rapid, seamless integration of new partners while ensuring all activities remain on track for timely, launch-ready product delivery. This role is critical to ensuring readiness, alignment, coordination and flawless execution across functions and geographies when introducing new partners, assets, or collaborations. The NPPI Lead will design, lead, and continuously enhance our global New Partner and Product Integration Playbook and framework, acting as the central PMO and orchestration point across global, and regional teams. The role partners closely with the Global Brand & Alliance Lead while owning structured planning, risk mitigation, governance, and performance tracking from deal signing through full operational handover. This is a global role requiring strong PMO expertise, crossfunctional leadership, strong business acumen and operational rigor in complex, fastmoving environments. The position reports to the Global Head of Commercial Operations. Location is flexible, preferably in Central Eastern Europe. Regular international travel is expected.
 
Responsibilities:
New Partner and Product Integration Strategy & Framework Development
* Develop, refine, and implement a standardized global New Partner and Product Integration (NPPI) framework, including governance, detailed playbooks, templates, and activity trackers, to ensure consistent and high-quality partner onboarding across all regions.
* Design endtoend NPPI roadmaps and integrated plans, covering commercial, medical, regulatory, supply, quality, IT/ data, and financial readiness.
* Build structured timeline planning, dependency mapping, and milestone tracking tools to ensure alignment between us and partner organizations.
* Define and monitor clear KPIs, dashboards, and success metrics to track NPI progress, readiness, risks, and value realization across countries and functions. PMO Leadership & CrossFunctional Coordination
* Act as the central PMO lead for all New Partner Integrations, ensuring disciplined planning, execution, and governance across multiple concurrent initiatives.
* Lead the global NPPI Steering Committees and Working Groups, aligning Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Quality, Alliance Management, Finance, IT, and Legal teams.
* In close collaboration with the relevant global functional lead, engage regional or local teams as needed to address specific issues, ensuring they are resolved efficiently and promptly.
* Partner closely with Global Launch Excellence and Global Brand & Alliance Lead to translate deal terms into clear, executable operational plans, including aligned systems and processes, supporting the delivery of integrated global go-to-market, launch, and brand plans with defined ownership and milestones.
* Proactively identify interdependencies, resource constraints, and critical path items, driving timely decisionmaking and issue resolution.