President, CEO

BioSpace; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

BioSpace is seeking a hands-on President or CEO for an emerging CNS-focused pharmaceutical platform centered on pediatric and specialty healthcare markets. The role requires building commercial infrastructure, defining strategy, and leading day-to-day execution.

You will drive sales, marketing, and partnerships with physicians and healthcare professionals, recruit high-performing teams, and shape long-term equity opportunities. Location flexible with Midwest preference.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years with progressive pharmaceutical sales, marketing, or executive leadership experience.
• Proven track record commercializing pharmaceutical or healthcare products.
• Experience calling on physicians and healthcare professionals required.
• Proven ability to build strategic industry relationships and drive business growth.
• Experience recruiting, developing, and leading teams.
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership capabilities.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate independently.
• Experience in specialty pharmaceuticals, CNS products, institutional sales, or branded products preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives, partnerships, and business relationships simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial development and growth of the organization.
• Build and execute strategic sales and marketing initiatives for branded Rx and OTC products.
• Build and strengthen relationships with pharmaceutical partners, wholesalers, distributors, pharmacies, and healthcare professionals.
• Collaborate with internal OTC sales and marketing teams to create integrated commercialization strategies.
• Establish and lead institutional, field, and strategic account sales initiatives.
• Personally engage with key opinion leaders (KOLs), physicians, and healthcare providers to support commercial growth.

Skills

Pharmaceutical sales

Marketing leadership

Executive leadership

Relationship building

Strategic planning

People management

Entrepreneurial mindset

Public speaking

Job description

CEO / President

Emerging CNS-Focused Pharmaceutical Enterprise

An innovative partnership between two healthcare companies is creating a next-generation CNS-focused pharmaceutical platform centered on pediatric and specialty healthcare markets. We are seeking an accomplished pharmaceutical executive to help lead, build, and scale this enterprise during a pivotal stage of growth.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a hands-on President or CEO with strong pharmaceutical sales, marketing, business development, and leadership experience. The successful candidate will help define corporate strategy, build commercial infrastructure, expand strategic relationships, and lead day-to-day execution across the organization.

This is not a traditional corporate management role. We are looking for a builder. Someone who is energized by creating value, developing new initiatives, establishing strategic partnerships, and helping transform a promising platform into a significant pharmaceutical enterprise.

The position offers substantial visibility, leadership responsibility, long-term growth potential, and meaningful equity participation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial development and growth of the organization Build and execute strategic sales and marketing initiatives for branded Rx and OTC products
• Build and strengthen relationships with pharmaceutical partners, wholesalers, distributors, pharmacies, and healthcare professionals
• Collaborate with internal OTC sales and marketing teams to create integrated commercialization strategies
• Establish and lead institutional, field, and strategic account sales initiatives
• Personally engage with key opinion leaders (KOLs), physicians, and healthcare providers to support commercial growth
• Recruit, mentor, and manage high-performing sales, marketing, and operational personnel
• Evaluate market opportunities and guide product positioning and lifecycle strategies
• Participate in forecasting, budgeting, operational planning, and growth initiatives
• Help build scalable commercial infrastructure, reporting systems, and performance metrics
• Represent the company at industry conferences, meetings, and strategic partner discussions
• Work directly with ownership and senior advisors on strategic initiatives, acquisitions, partnerships, and expansion opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years with progressive pharmaceutical sales, marketing, or executive leadership experience
• Demonstrated success commercializing pharmaceutical or healthcare products
• Experience calling on physicians and healthcare professionals required
• Proven ability to build strategic industry relationships and drive business growth
• Experience recruiting, developing, and leading teams
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership capabilities
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate independently
• Experience in specialty pharmaceuticals, CNS products, institutional sales, or branded products preferred
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives, partnerships, and business relationships simultaneously
• Willingness to travel as needed

Ideal Candidate Profile

• A strong leader with the ability to inspire and motivate teams
• Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and execution-oriented
• Comfortable building systems, infrastructure, and strategy from the ground up
• Capable of balancing strategic thinking with hands-on operational leadership
• Skilled at relationship development and professional networking
• Passionate about building and scaling a pharmaceutical organization
• Driven by performance, accountability, and long-term value creation
• Motivated by the opportunity to create meaningful equity value and organizational impact
• Have demonstrated P&L responsibility
• Experience launching or relaunching branded prescription products
• Experience managing wholesalers, specialty distributors, PBMs or market-access relationships
• Understanding of FDA promotional requirements and pharmaceutical compliance
• Experience building a field sales organization
• Location can be flexible but greater Midwest preferred. Experience working with founders, investors and executive board members

Compensation & Equity Opportunity

We recognize that exceptional executives seek both meaningful leadership responsibility and significant upside participation. Compensation will be structured to attract a high-caliber pharmaceutical leader and may include:

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
• Performance-based bonus incentives
• Meaningful equity participation tied to vesting and achievement milestones
• Benefits package
• Long-term leadership and growth opportunity

Why This Opportunity Is Different

This is an opportunity to help build a pharmaceutical organization — not simply manage one.

The successful candidate will work closely with experienced healthcare entrepreneurs and pharmaceutical executives who have been the founders of and participated in the commercialization of some of the most successful products in the industry. The role offers substantial autonomy, visibility, influence, and the ability to directly shape the future direction of the business.

For the right individual, this position has the potential to become both financially rewarding and professionally defining.

To Apply

Please Submit

• Resume or CV
• Cover letter outlining your interest in the opportunity
• Summary of pharmaceutical leadership, sales, marketing, and management experience
• Notable professional accomplishments and commercialization successes

If you have the entrepreneurial spirit, are prepared to make a significant commitment and can fulfill a major leadership role in an emerging pharmaceutical enterprise then we look forward to hearing from you.