Associate Director, Marketing Operations

Irvine, CA (On-site)

$125K/yr – $243K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the operations backbone for marketing, turning plans into predictable workflows, clear ownership, and steady delivery across channels while you scale the ops function and enable cross-functional execution.

  • Build and maintain a centralized PM system that serves as the single source of truth for timelines and deliverables.
  • Own end-to-end campaign execution workflows from intake to post-launch reviews with defined success criteria.
  • Lead a small Marketing Operations team, driving governance, KPIs, and coachable performance to sustain growth.

Job Description

single source of truth for marketing activities and a centralized project management system that tracks timelines, owners, and deliverables while removing blockers and enabling cross-team collaboration.

  • Own end-to-end campaign workflows from intake through post-launch review with clear ownership and success criteria.
  • Build and scale Marketing Operations to support a growing org, including governance, templates, and standardized processes.
  • Lead a small Marketing Operations team, setting KPIs, growth plans, and performance feedback to raise efficiency and alignment.
  • Keep stakeholders informed with regular reviews, risk flags, and dependency tracking to prevent misalignments.
  • Coordinate initiatives across digital, content, creative, and events to ensure teams have what they need to execute.
  • Provide hands-on operational support for conferences and events aligned with business objectives.
  • Own post-campaign retrospectives, learnings, and application of findings to future planning and process improvements.
  • Manage vendor and agency relationships, including contracts, budgets, and ROI monitoring with finance support.
  • Partner with Marketing leadership to translate company goals into actionable operational plans and budgets.
  • Support adoption of AI-enabled tools to boost productivity and campaign performance.
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NAMSA

Helping medical device Sponsors improve healthcare since 1967, NAMSA is the world’s leading MedTech Contract Research Organization (CRO) offering global end-to-end development services. Driven by its global regulatory expertise and in-depth therapeutic knowledge, NAMSA is dedicated to accelerating medical device product development, offering only the most proven solutions to move clients’ products through the development lifecycle efficiently and cost-effectively. From medical device testing; regulatory, reimbursement and quality consulting; and clinical research services, NAMSA is the industry’s premier, trusted partner for successful development and commercialization outcomes. Learn more: https://namsa.com/about/client-testimonials/

Founded in 1967
Northwood, Ohio, USA
1.6K employees (26 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
67.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
50.4%
Direct
39.5%
Referral
7.3%
Social
1.3%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
26 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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