Director of Product Strategy – API and Excipient Bases

Responsibilities

• Strategic commercial leadership
• Lead the development and implementation of commercial strategies for the portfolio of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients and bases used in pharmacy compounding.
• Leverage technical skills and knowledge gained from prior experience to generate new ideas that result in innovative and exclusive products.
• Stay informed of industry trends, competitor activities and market developments.
• Translate portfolio strategy into concrete action plans that align commercial priorities with regulatory requirements, supply availability and operational constraints.
• Define and manage the portfolio of active ingredients (APIs) and excipient bases, oversee evaluation of existing products and identify opportunities for expansion.
• Develop and implement forecasting models to anticipate market demand, sales trends and inventory requirements.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing and training teams to develop tools, training and resources that enable the sales force to effectively communicate product selling points.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, engineering or a related field; a Master's degree is an asset.
• Ten (10) years of proven leadership experience in product management, portfolio strategy or commercial leadership, preferably in pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, finished dosage forms or categories related to pharmacy compounding.
• Deep knowledge of product lifecycle management frameworks, with demonstrated experience implementing and optimizing processes to improve efficiency.
• Exceptional strategic mindset, excellent analytical skills and a successful track record in product launches and executing commercial strategies.
• Strong leadership, communication and team-building skills to enable effective collaboration and motivation across cross-functional teams.
• In-depth knowledge of the market for active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients and pharmacy compounding, including customer needs, competitive landscape and applicable quality and regulatory considerations.
• Hands‑on experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including finished dosage products, product launches, lifecycle management and cross‑functional coordination between regulatory, quality, supply chain and commercial teams.
• Required software/programs: proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, Teams and Excel).

Hard Skills

• product management
• portfolio strategy
• commercial strategies
• product lifecycle management
• forecasting models
• market demand analysis
• sales trends analysis
• inventory management
• process optimization
• product launches

Soft Skills

• strategic mindset
• analytical skills
• leadership
• communication
• team‑building
• collaboration
• motivation
• innovation
• problem‑solving
• cross‑functional coordination

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