Senior Director, Pipeline Marketing Lead

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$223K/yr – $268K/yrSenior Level12+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own early market shaping and launch execution for pipeline assets with cross-functional alignment and executive storytelling.

  • Growth and launch planning: shape market strategy, positioning, segmentation, targeting, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Launch governance and measurement: build readiness milestones, KPIs, cross-functional plans, and dashboards.
  • Executive storytelling: develop board-ready business cases, forecasts, and updates for senior leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of integrated commercialization and launch strategies for pipeline assets, including market shaping, positioning, segmentation, targeting, and customer engagement planning
  • Develop and operationalize launch excellence frameworks, including launch readiness milestones, governance processes, KPIs, and cross-functional execution plans
  • Partner with Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Market Access teams to ensure commercial insights are incorporated into development and access strategies
  • Lead forecasting, market assessments, competitive intelligence, and opportunity sizing to support pipeline prioritization and strategic decision-making
  • Drive development of pre-launch and launch omnichannel engagement strategies for healthcare practitioners, patients, caregivers, advocacy organizations, and key stakeholders
  • Establish strategic brand positioning, value proposition, messaging platforms, and customer experience strategies for pipeline products
  • Lead cross-functional launch planning meetings and ensure alignment across commercial, medical, finance, supply chain, legal, and compliance teams
  • Support business development evaluations by providing commercial assessments, market analyses, and launch feasibility perspectives for potential assets
  • Develop executive-level presentations and updates for senior leadership, commercial management, and Board of Directors meetings
  • Partner with Commercial Operations and Analytics teams to develop launch metrics, dashboards, and performance tracking capabilities
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Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

3.7 Glassdoor

We're a growth-oriented biopharmaceutical company improving patient lives by developing and commercializing advanced products across a range of therapies.

Founded in 2005
Chicago, Illinois, USA
445 employees (21 in marketing)
69% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
7.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.1%
Direct
45.5%
Referral
7.1%
Social
8.8%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~445

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
19 (4% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Funding

Total Funding
$548.5M
Last Raise
$200M
Post IPO Debt, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $200M
  • Jan 2022
    Post IPO Equity • $30M
  • Mar 2021
    Post IPO Equity • $27M

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