Vice President, Commercial Planning Greater San Francisco, CA Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President of Commercial Planning to establish its commercial function and support the transition from clinical development toward future commercialization. Responsibilities include developing commercial strategy and new product plans, conducting market sizing and competitive analyses, building forecasts and analytics infrastructure, and translating clinical and market insights into recommendations for executive leadership. The role will coordinate launch-readiness planning across functions, contribute commercial perspectives to development and portfolio decisions, and build scalable processes and teams. It will also prepare market and positioning materials to support engagement with external stakeholders. Candidates should have at least 12 years of biotech or pharmaceutical commercial experience, including work in new product planning, forecasting, commercial analytics, or launch strategy. Demonstrated experience building commercial capabilities in a pre-commercial or early-commercial organization, strong quantitative and modeling skills, and the ability to lead teams while remaining hands-on are required. Applicants should have experience collaborating with clinical development, medical affairs, regulatory, and market access teams, along with strong communication skills. A bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, economics, finance, or a related field is required; an MBA or advanced scientific degree is preferred. Experience in CNS, psychiatry, or neurology is an advantage.

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Alto Neuroscience