Associate Director, Marketing Operations, Strategy & Innovation

North Wales, PA (Hybrid)

$142K/yr – $224K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the omnichannel engagement strategy and analytics program to improve targeting and business impact, with on-site work at Upper Gwynedd.

  • Own end-to-end engagement strategy requirements across marketing automation, personalized content, and analytics.
  • Must-have: 7+ years in omnichannel or digital marketing with leadership of complex projects.
  • Standout: on-site presence 3 days/week signals strong collaboration and operational footprint.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead articulation of business requirements to enhance and evolve digital customer engagement strategies, including marketing automation and personalized content, ensuring improved targeting, relevance, and customer experience.
  • Identify, pilot, and scale innovative capabilities and third-party partnerships that enable data-driven decision-making and align digital channels with strategic priorities and customer needs.
  • Drive the evolution of analytics and reporting by defining new KPIs, data capabilities, and partnerships, translating measurement needs into clear requirements aligned with business objectives.
  • Partner closely with omnichannel, data, and technical teams to represent engagement strategy requirements, ensuring capabilities align with business needs, address operational pain points, and scale through consistent adoption.
  • Advance and optimize marketing performance measurement and business impact analytics to drive focus, inform decisions, and enable measurable change across engagement strategies.
  • On-site at our Upper Gwynedd location a minimum of 3 days per week.

Requirements

  • Minimum seven (7) years’ experience in omnichannel or digital marketing or customer engagement, with hands-on leadership of complex projects and understanding of the end-to-end marketing and promotional process
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with proven business acumen and ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts clearly for broad stakeholder audiences and effectively collaborate with technical teams to align solutions with business objectives
  • Demonstrated experience aligning marketing, analytics, and technology teams to drive adoption of new capabilities and engagement strategies
  • Ability to identify white space opportunities and apply an entrepreneurial mindset to develop and pilot innovative approaches
  • Experience with marketing automation, campaign management and analytics platforms, CRM/Salesforce tools, and recommendation engines
  • Comfort with experimentation, iterative delivery, and strong attention to detail
  • Bachelor's degree

Preferred

  • Digital/Omnichannel Media Planning and Purchasing
  • Familiarity with compliance requirements in regulated industries (pharma/healthcare preferred)
  • Background in quantitative or analytical fields (data science, math, statistics) and experience with Agile teams

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
  • Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days
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