Director US Marketing, IBD Field Strategy & Execution

North Wales, PA (Unknown)

$191K/yr – $300K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own field readiness, cross-functional launch execution, and ongoing learning for UC/CD launches, turning field insights into measurable improvements in compliance, messaging alignment, and performance.

  • Field launch ownership: drive readiness planning and end-to-end execution across field teams to ensure launch success.
  • Cross-functional orchestration: coordinate Sales, AM, FRMs, Training, and Marketing to align on priorities and messaging.
  • Learning and measurement: build a longitudinal field upskilling plan and an execution KPIs framework to optimize launch performance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead field strategy and execution, including readiness planning, to support successful UC/CD launches across all field facing roles
  • Drive seamless orchestration across field teams (Sales, Account Management, FRMs, Training) to enable optimal account management, performance, customer experience and compliance
  • Develop and lead a comprehensive field learning and upskilling strategy, in partnership with Learning & Development, including a longitudinal training plan that builds clinical expertise, executional capability, and maximizes field competency
  • Establish an execution effectiveness measurement plan to assess launch readiness and to track pre-launch/launch/post-launch progress
  • Incorporate field insights and data into decision-making by defining and tracking execution KPIs that continuously optimize performance through refinement of field strategy, training priorities, and execution plans
  • Lead marketing planning and delivery of field comms, launch meetings and National Sales Meetings, ensuring clear priorities and aligned messaging, proper attendance, and agenda
  • Lead routine cross-functional calls with leaders across Marketing and Sales to solicit feedback on resources and execution strategy and guidance
  • Provide informed points of view and proactively make recommendations for field execution, marketing communications, and innovative approaches to achieve business goals
  • Partner with multiple stakeholders including Sales, Operations, Learning & Development, Compliance, and Payer Marketing in strategic planning and execution of customer engagement and promotion
  • Partner with Product Marketing Owners to drive transparency, coordination, and prioritization across the team
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