Published: Jan 09, 2026 - The Launch Manager supports the Oncology BU Head by developing and maintaining the launch readiness dashboard, coordinating cross-functional processes, and ensuring alignment on milestones, deliverables, and KPIs. This role involves guiding brand planning, facilitating launch readiness assessments, tracking challenges, maintaining visibility on resources and budget, and sharing best practices with European launch teams. The manager also identifies innovative solutions, monitors industry trends, and collaborates with external partners to enable flawless launch execution.

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1. Launch Manager, BlueRiver Medical Solutions, Madison, WI
Job Summary:
- Calculate space requirements for different areas, including production, logistics, and office functions.
- Facility investment estimation.
- Labour plan for new plant setup.
- Communicate with PLTL to ensure tools are implemented during launch.
- Highlight the issues if they have happened and need support.
- Communicate with the Faurecia service provider for needs.
- Ensure the new footprint is under time schedule.
- Ensure the facility follows the Faurecia specification.
- Contact a real estate service company to survey landlord options.
- Analyze and compare the options and make a proposal.
- Manage the CMO to draw the layout and SOW based on different options.
- Review and distribute the layout and SOW to the landlord for quotation.
Skills on Resume:
- Space Planning (Hard Skills)
- Layout Design (Hard Skills)
- Cost Estimation (Hard Skills)
- Labour Planning (Hard Skills)
- Project Scheduling (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
- Issue Management (Soft Skills)
- Vendor Management (Hard Skills)
2. Launch Manager, NexaGrid Energy Systems, Fort Collins, CO
Job Summary:
- Provide the technique support during the landlord quotation.
- Responsible for technique review during lease contract negotiation.
- Manage the facility setup if it is Faurecia's responsibility.
- Hand over the facility to the Plant team.
- Understand the Pull system, TPA, Pool stock, shop stock, etc.
- Ensure the plant layout, including the lean elements.
- Work with the plant team to optimize the layout.
- Propose the industrial objectives of the building (space, utility, cost).
- Achieve a consolidated layout to meet the time schedule.
- Report on a weekly basis on the progress of his activity( program launch, footprint launch, capacity, etc.)
- Report on a monthly basis the progress of his activity( Group program launch report, group facility progress report, etc.)
Skills on Resume:
- Technical Support (Hard Skills)
- Contract Review (Hard Skills)
- Facility Setup (Hard Skills)
- Plant Handover (Hard Skills)
- Lean Systems Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Layout Optimization (Hard Skills)
- Industrial Planning (Hard Skills)
- Progress Reporting (Soft Skills)
3. Program and Launch Manager, Orion Nutraceuticals Group, Irvine, CA
Job Summary:
- Collaborate with colleagues to define detailed launch plans and lead cross-functional meetings, project tracking, and communications in support of launches.
- Manage the planning, execution, and tracking of strategic marketing campaigns, including timelines and deliverables.
- Supercharge outcomes by enhancing internal communication and collaboration.
- Outcome tracking and communication.
- Define, track, and communicate dashboards and other vehicles.
- Ensure visibility and focus on performance against launch and campaign goals, and facilitate closed-loop improvement.
- Risk identification and contingency planning.
- Identify and manage risks and dependencies, including developing contingency plans to proactively navigate uncertainty and achieve key goals.
- Drive continuous improvement.
- Continually seek and act on opportunities to improve cross-functional collaboration and efficiency insights and initiative will amplify Nexthink’s results.
Skills on Resume:
- Launch Planning (Hard Skills)
- Cross-Functional Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Campaign Management (Hard Skills)
- Project Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Performance Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Contingency Planning (Hard Skills)
- Continuous Improvement (Soft Skills)
4. Launch Standards Manager, Vantage Mobility Technologies, Ann Arbor, MI
Job Summary:
- Manage the Lessons learned Process.
- Use the process across multiple business groups to capture learnings from each site launch.
- Execute processes, evaluate content, and communicate projects to prevent recurrence in future builds.
- Manage the project content management tool used to organize and coordinate multiple business stakeholder action items in preparation for a new site launch.
- Facilitate team and project calls.
- Identify and absorb launch team-owned processes within the Launch Standards Manager scope.
- Coordinate cross-functional information for site launches, using the Simple Issue Manager (SIM) ticketing system.
- Prepare planning documents for the new launch integration into the EU FC network.
- Coordinate with the Change Management team to develop and deploy a standard equipment change template.
- Develop team information Wiki, work instructions, tools, and training content for Launch Standards Team and downstream content users.
- Develop and lead innovative projects designed.
- Simplify current processes, reduce cycle time for launch team deliverables, and drive ambiguity from new launch building lifecycle planning and delivery.
Skills on Resume:
- Lessons Learned (Hard Skills)
- Process Standardization (Hard Skills)
- Cross Functional Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Content Management (Hard Skills)
- Meeting Facilitation (Soft Skills)
- Change Management (Hard Skills)
- Launch Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
5. Launch Manager, Helios Building Innovations, Raleigh, NC
Job Summary:
- Support the Oncology BU Head Germany in the design, development and maintenance of a launch readiness dashboard.
- Coordinate the Launch readiness process, including tool implementation, training and support of the cross-functional team.
- Align with and support the cross-functional team in providing and tracking the Brand Planning and Launch Readiness KPIs.
- Aid and inform the Local Brand Team in Brand Planning and flawless performance execution.
- Ensure full alignment of all relevant stakeholders across DS and external partners on defined milestones and deliverables.
- Connect with European launch teams to share and/or cascade guidance/best practices.
- Drive awareness of the critical path and priority milestones.
- Prepare, coordinate and drive Launch readiness assessment in collaboration with the Launch Leader and functional leads.
- Track challenges and agreement of the Local Brand Team and constantly follow up on the action plan.
- Maintain a central view on Launch resources and budget.
- Stay abreast of the emerging trends in the industry and proactively screens external vendors, agencies and partners.
- Identify innovative solutions to the challenges of the cross-functional launch team.
Skills on Resume:
- Launch Readiness (Hard Skills)
- Dashboard Design (Hard Skills)
- KPI Management (Hard Skills)
- Cross-Functional Alignment (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Milestone Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Resource Planning (Hard Skills)
- Innovative Thinking (Soft Skills)
6. Launch Manager, Asterix Industrial Automation, Dayton, OH
Job Summary:
- Define Launch Strategy and Plan, complete Offer File including Launch means and tools, launch book, other support and communication tools.
- Coordinate with the relevant stakeholders for all sections of the launch book (ie, MarCom for MarCom planning and assets, Internal Comms for internal communication and visibility, etc.)
- Make sure that a withdrawal plan for the old offer is available.
- Create a substitution plan.
- Share information with countries as launch preparation progresses.
- Drive the creation of a Launch website, Quicker area, and/or use existing LoB communication vehicles.
- Manage the master version of Offer Launch Assets.
- Share information and coordinate the Launch plan with Other LoBs, and/or other impacted Schneider Electric entities.
- Establish the Launch organization, responsibilities and schedule.
Skills on Resume:
- Launch Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Launch Planning (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Communication Management (Soft Skills)
- Asset Management (Hard Skills)
- Change Planning (Hard Skills)
- Cross LoB Alignment (Soft Skills)
- Organizational Planning (Hard Skills)
7. Launch Manager, Lumena Diagnostics, Burlington, MA
Job Summary:
- Share it with the countries and the project team.
- Support the definition of the country launch team.
- Initiate and drive the ELLA tool Launch notices.
- Add project and offer information and keep it up to date.
- Address country concerns.
- Drive the country with replies and commitment.
- Organize country launch kick-off meetings, and drive the Launch in Operations implementation of the Go-To-Market Mix and impactful introduction to the market.
- Prepare launch execution dashboard.
- Support the establishment's offer positioning and detailed pricing structure.
- Create a pricing tool to be shared with countries, including positioning, cost and competitors' information.
- Convey the Value proposition, price quantification content (logic and calculations) to countries.
- Drive the Local price determination in key countries according to local market conditions and participate in transfer price negotiation.
Skills on Resume:
- Country Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Launch Communication (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
- Go To Market (Hard Skills)
- Launch Dashboard (Hard Skills)
- Pricing Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Pricing Tools (Hard Skills)
- Value Proposition (Hard Skills)
8. Launch Manager, Ironclad Supply Technologies, Tulsa, OK
Job Summary:
- Lead a project team and assign responsibilities to each team member and drive the schedule.
- Coordinate the project team and balance the relationships of team members.
- Adjust the project plan and schedule according to the client's request.
- Analyze the potential risk existing in the project and provide action.
- Work closely with the client and drive the auditing process for the client.
- Responsible for the project until SOP.
- Report to the GM and closely follow up on the schedule and cost.
- Closely coordinating with solution managers, Marketing and Communication, customer success management and the local markets to improve product adoption and time-to-market.
- Support the further definition of the overall product and monetization strategy, based on experience and feedback from the markets.
Skills on Resume:
- Project Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Team Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Schedule Management (Hard Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Client Management (Soft Skills)
- Audit Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Cost Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Product Strategy (Hard Skills)