Bicara Therapeutics The Executive Director, Trade Relations leads trade and patient-support strategy for Bicara's product launch. This role drives cross-functional alignment and manages trade operations, contracting, and patient support programs.
Responsibilities
Product Launch Readiness: Gather and synthesize all critical trade, distribution, and patient-support inputs required to ensure a successful new-product launch.
Trade & Patient Support Strategy: Design and execute comprehensive trade and patient-support strategies that optimize access and the overall patient experience.
GPO Contracting Leadership: Develop and implement contracting strategies with Group Purchasing Organizations to strengthen market access and align with commercial objectives.
Team Building & Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing organization across trade operations, patient support, and field reimbursement.
Strategic Contract Negotiation: Lead negotiations with specialty distributors, specialty pharmacies, GPOs, and patient-hub partners to secure mutually beneficial agreements that advance corporate goals.
Internal SME & Cross-Functional Alignment: Serve as the primary subject-matter expert for trade operations, ensuring internal teams are informed, aligned, and equipped with critical market and channel insights.
Operational Problem-Solving: Identify operational risks and opportunities, developing both foundational and innovative solutions to improve efficiency, profitability, and product availability.
Competitive Landscape Monitoring: Continuously assess competitive dynamics to anticipate challenges, inform strategy, and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
Patient Support Governance: Establish and maintain patient-support policies, business rules, and operational frameworks that ensure compliant, consistent, and high-quality service delivery.
Strategic Partner Management: Cultivate strong, trust-based relationships with key external partners to enhance collaboration and long-term value creation.
Performance & Budget Accountability: Ensure trade and patient-support strategies are executed effectively and deliver against budget, forecast, and corporate performance targets.
Qualification
12+ years of pharmaceutical tradeStrong analytical acumenTrack record of efficient50%+ travel required for this roleMBA
Required
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study; MBA preferred.
12+ years of pharmaceutical trade, distribution, GPO, patient support, and strategic partner experience required.
Pharmaceutical trade and patient-support experience for a launch product required.
Launch experience on behalf of a publicly traded company's first market entry preferred.
Experience with channel-partner contract negotiation, implementation, execution, and performance monitoring.
Strong analytical acumen.
Executive presence with a strong sense of accountability.
Demonstrated ability to balance multiple projects and priorities.
Proven team leadership with seamless cross-functional coordination, supported by strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Track record of efficient, effective, solution-oriented multitasking.
Cultural alignment with Bicara’s Values of Powered by People for Patients, Adaptive Momentum and Candor that Elevates.