The posting
Join our Mission to Protect Humankind!
Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance.
WHAT we do is every bit as important as HOW we do it! Our work together is guided by four enduring core values:
*RETHINK CONVENTION: We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered.
*AIM HIGH: We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind.
*LEAD WITH HEART: Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives.
*MODEL EXCELLENCE: The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making.
Summary:
Vaxcyte is seeking an Associate Director, Commercial Project Management to join the IT Project Management team and support commercial launch readiness. In partnership with the Commercial Launch Lead and cross-functional stakeholders, this role will own key project management deliverables, including the integrated launch schedule, critical path, meeting governance, risk log, dashboards, status reporting, and communications. The role will also coordinate across Commercial and functional workstreams to support resource planning, KPI tracking, process and tool adoption, launch issue resolution, and post-launch performance visibility.
Essential Functions:
Launch Readiness & Timeline Accountability
- Manages the integrated launch schedule, keeping timelines, milestones, dependencies, and decisions current and aligned.
- Manages the commercialization critical path, tracks priority milestones, and escalates timing or execution risks.
- Establishes meeting governance, including cadence, agendas, decisions, action items, and follow-up.
- Administers the commercialization risk log, tracking risks, owners, mitigation plans, status, and escalations.
Cross-Functional Coordination & Communication
- Coordinates across Commercial and functional workstreams to maintain alignment, visibility, and timely information flow.
- Supports workstream owners by tracking deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and reviews without owning function-specific content or decisions.
- Maintains dashboards, status reports, and communications that show readiness, risks, milestones, and dependencies.
Resource Management
- Supports capacity planning, demand management, and resource allocation.
- Identifies resource constraints and trade-offs to support leadership decisions.
Performance Metrics and Reporting
- Develops and maintains selected project management KPIs.
- Uses performance trends to inform improvements and leadership discussions.
Processes, Tools, and Dashboards
- Maintains project management processes, tools, templates, and dashboards.
- Drives consistent use of standards and tools across projects.
- Improves visibility into project health, capacity, and outcomes.
Requirements:
- MS, or BS degree in life sciences or biotechnology; advanced degree desired. Other combinations of education and/or experience may be considered.
- 10+ years of project management experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or vaccines industry, with demonstrated skill managing cross-functional timelines, dependencies, risks, governance, and communications.
- Experience supporting commercial launch readiness in pharma or vaccines, including coordination across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Market Access, Trade and Distribution, Supply, IT, and related functions.
- Experience enabling pharma commercial projects through digital tools, platforms, dashboards, and project management systems that improve visibility, coordination, and execution.
- Experience with direct sales or field commercial models, including non-prescription or buy-and-bill channels; prescription-only experience is not sufficient.
- Proven influence management and communication skills, at all levels of the organization
- Experience with Enterprise Planning (ERP) software for resource planning
- Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- PMP Certification and/or Project Management training desired
- All Vaxcyte employees require vaccination against COVID-19
Reports to: Senior Director IT Program Management
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Work Arrangement (may be adjusted based on business needs, job responsibilities, or changes to company policy):
Hybrid (minimum of 3 days per week onsite)
Compensation:
The compensation package will be competitive and includes comprehensive benefits and an equity component.
Salary Range: $177,000 - $206,000
Relocation:
This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Recruitment Fraud Notice
Please be aware of fraud or scams from individuals, organizations and/or internet sites claiming to represent Vaxcyte in recruitment activities. Vaxcyte has an established recruitment process for all positions prior to issuing an offer for employment and we will never extend unsolicited employment offers or ask candidates to provide financial or sensitive personal information as part of the application process. All legitimate communication from Vaxcyte will come from an official @vaxcyte.com email address. Qualified and interested candidates should apply to current openings at vaxcyte.com/careers.
