Director, New Product Planning

We are a fast-growing and dynamic organization seeking a Director, New Product Planning to join our team. This role is a commercial leader responsible for shaping the direction and commercialization of the company's pipeline and future growth portfolio. Serving as a critical bridge between the marketplace and enterprise leadership, this role drives customer-centric strategy through deep engagement with healthcare stakeholders, key opinion leaders (KOLs), health systems, payers, patients, and industry influencers.

The Director leads the generation and integration of market insights that inform portfolio prioritization, clinical development strategy, business development decisions, and commercialization planning. This position influences key investment decisions and ensures that customer, market, and competitive perspectives are embedded throughout the product lifecycle.

Working across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Market Access, Regulatory and Business Development, the Director provides leadership for pipeline assets from early development through launch readiness while helping shape the organization's long-term growth strategy.

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Who is Omeros?

Omeros is an innovative biotechnology company that discovers and develops first-in-class protein and small-molecule therapeutics for both large-market and orphan indications, with a focus on complement-mediated diseases, cancers, and addictive or compulsive disorders. Omeros’ lead complement inhibitor YARTEMLEA® (narsoplimab-wuug), which targets the lectin pathway’s effector enzyme MASP-2, is FDA-approved and commercially available in the U.S. for the treatment of hematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy (TA-TMA) in adult and pediatric patients aged two years and older. OMS1029, Omeros’ long-acting MASP-2 inhibitor, has successfully completed Phase 1 clinical trials.

Under a recently announced asset purchase and licensing agreement, Novo Nordisk acquired global rights to zaltenibart (formerly OMS906), an inhibitor of MASP-3, the alternative pathway’s key activator, which is in clinical development for PNH and other alternative pathway indications, along with associated intellectual property and related assets. Omeros’ pipeline also includes OMS527, a phosphodiesterase 7 inhibitor in clinical development for cocaine use disorder, which is fully funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and a growing portfolio of novel recombinant antibodies targeting multidrug-resistant organisms and novel molecular and cellular therapeutic programs for oncology. For more information about Omeros and its programs, visit www.omeros.com.

What are your job responsibilities?

Enterprise Market and Customer Strategy

• Serves as the voice of the customer and marketplace across pipeline and portfolio planning activities
• Leads engagement with healthcare providers, KOLs, payer organizations, integrated delivery networks, and health system executives to identify emerging trends, unmet needs, and market opportunities
• Establishes and oversee comprehensive insight-generation strategies that influence development, commercialization, and lifecycle management decisions
• Synthesizes complex market intelligence into actionable recommendations for commercial and executive leadership
• Builds and maintains a network of influential external stakeholders to inform strategic decision-making and strengthen organizational credibility

Portfolio and New Product Planning Leadership

• Leads commercial assessments and evaluations for pipeline assets, lifecycle opportunities, and business development initiatives
• Directs the development of target product profiles, value propositions, commercialization strategies, and portfolio recommendations
• Drives planning assets by assessing market attractiveness, competitive differentiation, patient impact, and long-term business value
• Partners with Business Development to assess external innovation opportunities and acquisition targets
• Influences clinical development strategies by ensuring customer and market perspectives are incorporated into study design, endpoint selection, evidence generation, and development planning

Competitive Intelligence and Commercialization Strategy

• Establishes and oversees competitive intelligence frameworks that monitor industry trends, emerging therapies, policy changes, and market disruptions
• Conducts assessments of competitor pipelines, launches, and market events to inform organizational responses and portfolio strategy
• Drives enterprise-level scenario planning and risk mitigation strategies for key pipeline and commercial assets
• Advise senior leadership on evolving market dynamics and strategic implications for the organization's growth agenda
• Develops integrated commercialization strategies for priority pipeline assets.
• Oversees stakeholder engagement strategies, value communication frameworks, and market shaping initiatives.
• Identifies and mitigate launch risks while maximizing opportunities for market adoption and commercial success.

Executive Influence and Thought Leadership

• Advises senior leadership regarding market opportunities, portfolio investments, and growth strategies.
• Presents strategic recommendations to executive leadership teams, governance committees, and cross-functional steering groups.
• Represents the organization at major industry conferences, advisory boards, and strategic customer engagements.

• Contributes to the development of long-term corporate, therapeutic area, and portfolio strategies.

What education and experience do you need?

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or a related field.
• Minimum 10–15 years of progressive experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare consulting, or related industries.
• Significant experience in pharmaceutical marketing, commercial strategy, new product planning, portfolio strategy, market access, business development, or related functions.
• Demonstrated success influencing enterprise-level strategic decisions and leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical commercialization, market access, and regulatory environments.
• Proven ability to lead through influence across complex matrix organizations.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and strategic leadership capabilities.

Preferred

• Advanced degree (MBA, PharmD, PhD, MPH, MS, or equivalent).
• Experience leading new product planning or commercialization strategy for multiple pipeline assets.
• Experience supporting business development, or portfolio strategy initiatives.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical markets and commercialization frameworks.
• Experience leading teams and developing organizational capabilities.

Behavioral Competencies Required:

• Enterprise Strategic Leadership

• Customer and Market Centricity

• Executive Influence and Communication

• Cross-Functional Leadership

• Commercialization Excellence

• Competitive and Market Intelligence

• Business Development Acumen

• Financial and Commercial Decision-Making

• Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management

Travel Requirements:

* Ability to travel up to 50-70% primarily within assigned geography or for advisory boards and medical/scientific congresses

• In the event that this is a remote position, ability to travel to Omeros HQ in Seattle

Compensation and Benefits:

Omeros is proud to offer a competitive total compensation package designed to support the lives of our employees and their families. The wage scale for this position $230,000 - $260,000. Salaries will be determined based on knowledge, skills, education, and experience relevant to the role. Employees are offered medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan with a company match. Employees accrue three weeks of vacation and 80 hours of sick time on an annual basis and receive twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year. This position is eligible for incentive and stock options. To learn more about Omeros, please visit www.omeros.com. 

Omeros is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, marital status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful by federal, state, or local statutes.

It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodation to anyone with a disability who needs assistance completing the job application process. If you need assistance, you can either send an e-mail to hr@omeros.com or contact Omeros, asking for Human Resources, at (206) 676-5000.