Strategic Commercial Operations Lead

Pierre Fabre; Secaucus (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus / incentive program

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Generous PTO

Paid company holidays

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Professional development opportunities

Mental health and wellness programs

Job summary

Pierre Fabre is seeking a Commercial Operations Lead to partner with the Head of Commercial, strengthening local operations, transferring best practices, and aligning global and local teams. The role offers broad cross-functional exposure, enterprise perspective, and growth through close leadership collaboration.

Key areas include coordinating commercial priorities, KPI tracking, governance with HQ, and driving operational improvements with strong stakeholder engagement across functions.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of Pharma experience, ideally in commercial roles.
• 2-3 years of demonstrated success in operational roles.
• Good understanding/experience of Commercialization process.
• Demonstrated experience driving operational improvements and process efficiency.
• Experience in rare or ultra rare diseases a plus.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, adapt quickly, and operate independently.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills across cultures and organizational levels.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully influence without authority, building trusting, productive cross functional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Act as central orchestrator of PFP commercial organizational priorities across functions including definition and tracking of launch KPI’s, strategic planning, onboarding, culture, leadership reporting, forecast preparation, and senior leadership slide decks.
• Lead priority commercial activities, coordinating team alignment, execution and performance tracking with regular reporting to LT & HQ partners in France.
• Collaborate with PFP LT on cross-functional execution of key business initiatives, leading or supporting coordination and tracking.
• Ensure visibility and tracking of critical initiatives and risks, reporting to Head of Commercial and CLT Partnership & Stakeholder Management.
• Demonstrate learning agility and act as strategic thought partner and operational lead to Head of Commercial.
• Coordinate CLT agenda, priorities and follow-up: monthly onsite, weekly Round Robin.
• Interface with HQ on commercial topics, including monthly HQ/PFP Cross-Team Governance meetings.

Skills

Pharma experience

Operational experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Pierre Fabre is seeking a Commercial Operations Lead to partner with the Head of Commercial, strengthening local operations, transferring best practices, and aligning global and local teams. The role offers broad cross-functional exposure, enterprise perspective, and growth through close leadership collaboration.

Key areas include coordinating commercial priorities, KPI tracking, governance with HQ, and driving operational improvements with strong stakeholder engagement across functions.