Global Product Leader - Immunoglobulins
Company: CSL
Location: King of Prussia
Posted on: November 1, 2025
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Job Description:
The Opportunity: As the Global Product Lead (GPL), you will be a
senior, cross-functional strategic business leader in the CSL
organization, reporting to the R&D Therapeutic Area Co-Lead.
You will be accountable for all product strategy and delivery in
your portfolio and, in that capacity, to the respective Therapeutic
Area Leadership Team (TALT) and TA Co-Leads. You will be a member
of the GPL Leadership Team (grass roots/informal team) and a core
member of TALTs. Depending on specific product(s) and its stage of
life cycle, you will have high-level accountabilities that are
critical to the delivery of CSL business objectives and portfolio
value targets. These may include: • Create and lead a
high-performing cross-functional team of global functional senior
leaders responsible for the delivery of the product portfolio. •
Create ambitious development plans and options for each of your
assets, with the goal of managing the trade-off between time, risk,
cost and value. • Accountable for the development and
commercialization of development product(s) following progression
through Stage Gate 2 (SG2). • Promote maximum patient value for
growth brands contributing to R&D value targets through life
cycle management including, label expansions, novel technologies
and development of combination products, and new indications. •
Asset Lead (or Member of Asset Management Forum - if relevant);
responsible for global cross-TA strategy, oversight and management
of product label, identification of resource synergies and
allocation of license maintenance support to support continued and
maximized value generation. • Responsible for creation and
execution of 3-year global cross-functional business plan
including: Life cycle maximization, regional and emerging market
value generation to optimize patient access, maintenance of license
to operate, patent defense, and real-world evidence generation. •
Communicate to Product Study Team (PST) members (full-time and
flexible), TALT and Functional leaders in R&D and other
stakeholder functions about product strategy plans, challenges and
requirements for the products’ success. The Role: Team Leadership •
Be the Product(s) Champion, ensuring program and project priorities
are established and appropriately communicated; ensure portfolio
prioritization conflicts are addressed and/or escalated as required
• Creative and lead a high performing cross-functional team of
global functional senior leaders responsible for the delivery of
one or more products • Collaborate with appropriate functional area
leads to support strategic project direction • Significant
contribution to the development and performance of core PST members
deployed from all functions • Active role in development of
regional talent capable of taking on GPL roles • Accountable for
creating and leading high-performing teams Member of Therapeutic
Area Leadership Team (TALT) • Deliver the TPIB-agreed strategy and
Product Strategy Plan (PSP) • Contribute to and recommend updates
to the strategy that would maximize the value of the product
Research Interaction and Product Transition • Partner with Research
Project Scientific Coordinators and Research PMs from Research
Project teams for approximately 6 months pre-SG2 to develop product
strategy and risk-mitigated POC development plan for presentation
to TPRC • Ensure efficient transition of products from research
into development Resourcing PST • Actively resource PST by working
with and influencing functional leaders for appropriately skilled
resources for their product at each stage in development Diligence
• Lead CSL due diligence teams in (i) evaluation of potential
in-licensing opportunities for new products within the PST, (ii)
presentation of opportunities and business cases to CSL governance
boards and (iii) efficient transition to post-deal deliver • Senior
cross-functional business leadership of alliances with external
partners to deliver existing commitments and to explore additional
partnering opportunities for assigned products/brands
Mentor/Coaching • Mentor, partner and collaborate with TA-specific
Research Project Teams and PSTs to share best practices and
development experience to be applied to other projects within and
across TAs • Foster individual and team development Asset
Management Forums • As a designated Asset Lead, or as a member of
the Asset Management Forum if not the designated Asset Lead,
accountable for the strategic management of the asset - including
defining the range of LCM investment options/business cases and
making recommendations for /decision on investment to maximize the
value of the brand to the business • As the Asset Lead, partner
with other GPLs from other TAs and participate in assessment of
additional opportunities such as second brand opportunities in
other TAs; coordinate efforts across TAs to optimize the brand
Product Strategy Design • Define and communicate the vision for
global development and commercialization and/or LCM strategy for
TA-aligned products for which they are accountable • Accountable
for development, maintenance and updating of the Product Strategy
Plan (PSP) to maximize the value of their product(s) • Accountable
for the Target Product Profile (TPP) and Target Product Claims
(TPC) that form the future foundation of product labelling and
other forms or communicating value propositions for patients,
physicians and payers • Definition and content of product business
cases that deliver both regulatory approval (meeting worldwide
health authority needs) and reimbursement approval (meeting key
country payer requirements) • Continued new value generation
including strategic focus upon Asia, Emerging Markets, and must-win
commercially prioritized markets. • Work in collaboration with
Research Project Teams and PSTs on LCM activities such as novel
technologies and development of combination products in new
indications. Governance Interactions • Develop and Present PSP and
product business cases to TALT and Therapy Product Review Committee
(TPRC) • Presentation of PSP and business case to joint
CSL/Alliance Partner governance bodies for investment decision,
where appropriate • Provide regular progress updates to governance
bodies on progress, risks, opportunities and challenges, and
pertinent changes in the external environment Product Strategy
Execution • Deliver governance-approved business cases within
tolerance on time, cost, and quality, working with functional
management to resolve issues • Budgetary and Time/Schedule
accountabilities within ranges following Decision-Making Framework
guidance • Deliver product information to support internal and
external business portfolio reporting (e.g., internal
product/project briefings, R&D Analyst Day, annual results
communications) • Effective and transparent risk, opportunity, and
issue management at strategic, tactical, and operational levels CSL
Rights, Data, and Intellectual Property • In partnership with TA
Medical Affairs, ensure the development and execution of the
strategic communication plan for the product including publication
plans and public relations strategy • Accountable for and drives
alignment to the strategy ensuring all documents reflect product
strategy and team decisions • Manage CSL rights and obligations
concerning any corporate agreements that relate to the product •
Understand all Intellectual Property (IP) assets of the product in
consultation with IP and legal experts • Lead cross-functional
issues management teams • Partner with the TA Co-leads and Investor
Relations to develop and actively manage the external messages for
the analyst community for end of year results and all other
material business interactions Compliance and Code of Conduct •
Ensure that all PST activities are conducted in line with relevant
regulations, CSL Code of Conduct and all relevant CSL policies
including compliance with ethical business practices • Ensure all
governance/compliance issues are identified, reported, and managed
appropriately Your skills and experience: • Minimum of a Master's
Degree or international equivalent required • Minimum of 12 years
of industry or equivalent experience • Demonstrated leadership of
cross-functional, multi-cultural teams in a drug development
context (product or function) • Extensive knowledge and experience
with the drug development process • Proven track record in managing
external relationships Preferred Experience: • Senior line
management experience in a drug development function at functional
leadership team level • Effective collaboration with Key
Stakeholders such as: TALT / PRM / RDLT / COLT / TPRC / TPIB /
Functional Leadership / Intellectual Property Function (IP) /
Investor Relations Our Benefits CSL employees that work at least 30
hours per week are eligible for benefits effective day 1. We are
committed to the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones.
CSL offers resources and benefits, from health care to financial
protection, so you can focus on doing work that matters. Our
benefits are designed to support the needs of our employees at
every stage of their life. Whether you are considering starting a
family, need help paying for emergency back up care or summer camp,
looking for mental health resources, planning for your financial
future, or supporting your favorite charity with a matching
contribution, CSL has many benefits to help achieve your goals.
Please take the time to review our benefits site to see what’s
available to you as a CSL employee. About CSL Behring CSL Behring
is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save
lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest
technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies
for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology,
cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant
therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of
plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and
gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine
ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help
patients lead full lives. CSL Behring operates one of the world’s
largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma . Our parent
company, CSL , headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs
32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in
more than 100 countries. We want CSL to reflect the world around us
At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and
who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By
celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and
empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our
patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our
stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our
company and industry into the future. Learn more Inclusion and
Belonging | CSL . Do work that matters at CSL Behring!
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