Senior Executive Director, Field Commercial
Listed on 2026-01-18
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Management
Healthcare Management
Overview
About Dendreon:
Dendreon is a pioneer in cellular immunotherapy and the company behind PROVENGE® (sipuleucel
T), the first FDA approved personalized cell therapy in oncology. With nearly 40,000 patients treated, Dendreon continues to expand its leadership in manufacturing, commercialization, and patient centered innovation — all with a mission to meaningfully improve the lives of people living with cancer.
Core Values:
- Put Patients First: Every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of those living with cancer.
- Act with Integrity: We commit to transparency, honesty, and always doing what’s right.
- Build Trust: Trust is earned through candid, open communication and a collaborative approach.
- Raise the Bar: We embrace continuous improvement and innovation, always striving to elevate our people.
- Drive Results: We are accountable to each other and deliver success together.
Job Summary:
The Senior Executive Director, Field Commercial is a senior, execution-focused enterprise leader responsible for the performance, discipline, and effectiveness of Dendreon’s U.S. field commercial organization. Reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), this role serves as the CCO’s primary execution partner for Provenge, translating commercial strategy into disciplined field execution that drives utilization, strengthens provider partnerships, and ensures compliant promotion.
This role blends hands‑on operational leadership with enterprise-level influence. The ideal leader brings deep oncology and field commercialization expertise, operational rigor, and a people‑first leadership approach to unify teams, drive accountability, and elevate commercial performance in a complex, high‑science environment.
Responsibilities Field Commercial Leadership & Execution- Lead the national field commercial organization, including regional leadership and account teams, with clear expectations and accountability.
- Translate enterprise strategy into measurable execution priorities for the field.
- Own day‑to‑day commercial execution and performance delivery for Provenge across the U.S.
- Establish a disciplined operating rhythm grounded in data‑driven decision‑making, transparency, and accountability.
- Drive consistent execution of call models, account planning, and engagement strategies aligned to Provenge’s autologous therapy model.
- Oversee territory design, targeting, deployment, and incentive execution in partnership with Sales Operations.
- Monitor performance rigorously; identify gaps and implement corrective actions.
- Participate in forecasting, performance reviews, and enterprise planning discussions.
- Partner closely with Marketing to deploy campaigns, field tools, speaker programs, and customer engagement initiatives.
- Ensure timely development and compliant use of promotional materials in collaboration with Medical Affairs and MLR.
- Drive consistent, high‑quality brand execution aligned with clinical workflows and customer needs.
- Strengthen relationships with key providers, practice leadership, and clinical staff.
- Support resolution of complex account or customer issues requiring senior commercial involvement.
- Maintain strong clinical and reimbursement acumen to support effective customer engagement.
- Serve as a strategic partner to Marketing, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Patient Services, Manufacturing, and Operations.
- Strengthen alignment between field execution, site onboarding, reimbursement, and patient flow.
- Ensure predictable, compliant delivery of Provenge in partnership with manufacturing and patient operations.
- Build, coach, and retain high‑performing field leaders and teams.
- Establish clear performance standards, development plans, and succession pipelines.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, integrity, and patient‑centered purpose.
- Model ethical leadership and ensure all commercial activities meet legal, regulatory, and company standards.
- Proactively identify execution and compliance risks; elevate appropriately…
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