Associate Director, Global Oncology Precision Medicine Brand Execution

Rahway, NJ (Hybrid)

$157K/yr – $247K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own the Precision Medicine brand activation from strategy to execution across integrated plans, congress playbook, and cross-functional partnerships.

  • Translate strategy into executable tactics
  • Lead day-to-day content planning and approvals
  • Define KPIs and optimize spend with the Director

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the Director, Precision Medicine Brand Strategy, Precision Medicine Leads, and Global Disease Teams to translate strategy and customer engagement objectives into executable tactics.
  • Develop integrated tactical plans, content calendars, agency briefs, review-board timelines, and execution milestones for the PM brand plan
  • Lead day-to-day content planning, development, and approval readiness in collaboration with PRT/review boards and in alignment with the Content Accelerator model
  • Lead tactical congress execution, including exhibit planning, content pull-through, agency coordination, booth/resource development, timeline management, PRT submissions, and post-congress performance assessment.
  • Manage day-to-day agency execution, budget pacing, timeline tracking, and delivery of approved scopes of work; escalate prioritization or investment trade-off decisions to the Director.
  • Partner with Medical Affairs, Research, Asset and Disease teams, and Communications to ensure brand strategy plans reinforce scientific narratives, diagnostic education, and portfolio positioning.
  • Apply emerging AI-enabled capabilities to improve targeting, personalization, content selection, and channel prioritization.
  • Define KPIs and maintain dashboards/performance reporting to guide optimization, investment decisions, and future planning with the Director.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
  • 5 – 7+ years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare marketing.
  • Demonstrated expertise in omnichannel strategy, digital marketing, and customer journey design.
  • Strong experience partnering with analytics, data, and digital teams to inform strategy and execution.
  • Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed organizations.
  • Strong strategic thinking, storytelling, and stakeholder-influence skills.

Preferred

  • Experience supporting Precision Medicine, diagnostics, oncology, or biomarker-driven portfolios.
  • Familiarity with AI-enabled marketing use cases, personalization frameworks, and experimentation models.
  • Experience developing scalable frameworks, toolkits, or operating models that drive consistent execution.
  • Comfort bridging strategy and execution, with a bias toward action and measurable impact.
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