Senior Associate, US Pet Health Retail Launch

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Senior Associate - US Pet Health Retail Launch

As a Senior Associate, US Pet Health Retail Launch, you will be part of the US Launch Excellence team to deliver timely, high-quality products to our customers.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for advancing robust project plans, proactive risk identification, and ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams for US Pet Health Retail launch projects.

Your Responsibilities:


* Independently manage project management activities for prioritized Launch initiatives in major geographies.


* Lead a team to develop and maintain appropriate launch scope documentation, ensuring team/leadership alignment around the new launch plan and deliverables.


* Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain up-to-date Launch timelines, identifying, communicating, and managing the critical path.


* Manage the overall Launch budget in partnership with Financial, functions, and geographies, consulting on variances and driving re-forecasts.


* Lead assessment of Launch risks, mitigation/contingency planning, and proactively identify and communicate risks affecting the critical path.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):


* Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences / Pharmacy / Biotechnology / Engineering / Business (or equivalent).


* A minimum of 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical / biotech industry in roles involving product launch, commercialization, or new product introduction.


* Strong project management skills (defining launch timelines, milestones, risk mitigation, budget oversight) and excellent communication (oral & written) and influencing skills.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):


* Strategic mindset: ability to translate market insights (competitive environment, access / reimbursement, customer needs) into actionable launch plans.


* Strong analytical capability: able to interpret data (market, sales, forecasting), build business cases, and inform decision-making.


* Experience in end-to-end launch readiness: from pre-launch planning to operational...