Director, Launch Excellence

Revolution Medicines; United States; On-site; USD 201,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolution Medicines seeks an experienced Director, Launch Project Manager to lead cross-functional planning, alignment and execution across global commercialization priorities in oncology. This role partners with Global Commercialization, Medical, Market Access and other functions to drive launch readiness and portfolio execution.

Based in Redwood City, CA, the position sits in the CE&O function and may expand to people leadership as the capability scales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 10+ years in biotech/pharma/healthcare.
• Significant experience leading complex, cross-functional projects or commercialization initiatives.
• Experience supporting global commercial organizations, including launch readiness and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management support for Global Commercialization Teams across an assigned Disease Area.
• Drive execution of global commercial initiatives with milestones, risks, dependencies, and key decisions.
• Coordinate inputs from Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Regulatory, Supply, Legal, Finance and regional stakeholders into cohesive commercialization plans.
• Facilitate planning, governance and decision-making processes with effective follow-through on actions.
• Identify and proactively manage risks, dependencies and execution challenges, escalating issues as needed.
• Develop and maintain project plans, dashboards, timelines and reporting tools for visibility into progress.
• Ensure alignment between execution needs, planning processes and organizational priorities.
• Support launch readiness and other key commercialization initiatives within the Disease Area.
• Partner with Project Management colleagues to align development, lifecycle, medical, market access and commercial plans.
• Contribute to the development of Commercial Project Management capabilities, including templates and best practices.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Strategic planning

Influence without authority

Collaboration

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Revolution Medicines is a global, commercial-state oncology company dedicated to discovering, developing and delivering innovative medicines for patients with RAS-addicted cancers. Leveraging its differentiated RAS(ON) tri-complex inhibitor platform, the company is advancing a broad, integrated portfolio of oral RAS(ON) inhibitors designed to directly target the active, cancer-driving state of RAS. Founded on rigorous scientific inquiry and a willingness to challenge long-held assumptions, Revolution Medicines is committed to changing the trajectory of disease for patients with RAS-addicted cancers worldwide.

Our people are united by a shared way of working: follow the science, challenge assumptions, act with urgency and hold ourselves to a high standard of rigor—all in service of patients.

The Opportunity:

This is a unique opportunity to play a critical role in advancing Revolution Medicines' commercialization strategy during a period of significant growth. We are seeking an experienced and highly collaborative Director, Launch Project Manager to lead in one of the company's key Disease Areas by driving cross-functional planning, alignment, and execution across global commercialization priorities.

This role sits within the Commercialization Effectiveness & Operations (CE&O) function and reports to the Executive Director, Global Commercialization Effectiveness.

In partnership with Global Commercial, Medical, Market Access, and cross-functional leaders, you will serve as the primary project management partner to the Global Commercialization Team, the Global Commercial Team and other cross-functional teams in your assigned Disease Area.

Operating in a build-while-scaling environment, you will bring clarity, structure, and execution discipline to complex cross-functional initiatives while helping strengthen commercialization ways of working. As the capability matures, this role may expand to include people leadership responsibilities.

What You'll Do

• Lead project management support for Global Commercialization Teams and Global Commercial Teams within an assigned Disease Area, driving alignment, accountability, and execution across strategic priorities.
• Drive execution of global commercial and commercialization initiatives, ensuring milestones, risks, dependencies, and key decisions are effectively managed.
• Coordinate and integrate inputs across Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Regulatory, Supply, Legal, Finance, and regional stakeholders into cohesive commercialization plans.
• Facilitate planning, governance, and decision-making processes, ensuring effective follow-through on actions and commitments.
• Identify and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and execution challenges, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain project plans, dashboards, timelines, and reporting tools that provide visibility into progress and priorities.
• to ensure alignment between execution needs, planning processes, and organizational priorities.
• Support launch readiness and other key commercialization initiatives within the Disease Area.
• Partner closely with Project Management colleagues across the organization to ensure alignment between development, life cycle, medical, market access and commercial plans and deliverables.
• Contribute to the development of Commercial Project Management capabilities, including tools, templates, best practices, and ways of working.

Who You Are

You thrive in complex, cross-functional environments and enjoy bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to challenging initiatives. You are a strong collaborator who can influence across functions and levels of the organization while maintaining focus on outcomes.

You combine project leadership expertise with sound judgment, strong organizational skills, and the ability to translate strategy into actionable plans. You are comfortable navigating ambiguity, balancing competing priorities, and communicating effectively with both working teams and senior leaders.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

• Bachelor's degree, with 10+ years of relevant experience in biotech/pharma/healthcare
• Significant experience leading complex, cross‑functional projects or commercialization initiatives.
• Experience supporting global commercial organizations, including launch readiness, lifecycle management, or major commercialization initiatives.
• Experience working across global and regional operating models.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, dependency management, risk management, stakeholder leadership, and executive communication.
• Proven ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience partnering with senior commercial, medical affairs, market access and cross-functional leaders.
• Track record of thriving in fast-paced, evolving environments with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complexity into clarity for diverse audiences.
• Strong judgment, organizational skills, and attention to detail.

Preferred Skills:

• Advanced degree (MBA/MS/PhD)
• Oncology / specialty pharma commercialization experience.
• Formal Project Management training or certification (e.g., PMP).
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent programs or portfolios.
• Early people leadership experience or readiness to step into people leadership as the capability scales.

The base pay salary range for this full-time position for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA is listed below. The range displayed on each job posting is intended to be the base pay salary range for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Our base pay salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual base pay salary is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, market dynamics, and relevant education or training.

Please note that base pay salary range is one part of the overall total rewards program at RevMed, which includes competitive cash compensation, robust equity awards, strong benefits, and significant learning and development opportunities.

Base Pay Salary Range

$201,000 - $251,000 USD

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