Strategy Director Brand

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$125K/yr – $300K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Owns the launch brand strategy from positioning to communications, with deep audience insights, KPI framing, and cross-disciplinary collaboration for pharma launches.

  • Strategic leadership for a launch brand, shaping positioning and the full communications plan.
  • Audience insights and market research fed into brand messaging and go-to-market decisions.
  • Partner with Analytics, UX, and Creative to define KPIs, measure behavioral change, and track impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Clarify business goals and priorities - Market & design research and guide analysis to reveal deep audience & brand insights - Lead the team in strategy development for a launch brand from positioning to complete communication plan - Work with data analysts to determine business value, implied behavioral change, KPIs and metrics - Experience with pharmaceutical launches, vaccines and go-to-market strategy. - Drive thought leadership, innovation and strategy group development - Foster team member skills and professional growth - Identify and develop organic and net-new business opportunities - Partner with team to develop planning, brand vision and growth Requirements - 8+ years of strategic experience with understanding of the agency environment - 6+ years leading a strategy/planning team - Minimum 3.5 years’ experience with pharmaceutical industry marketing and launch brand experience and therapeutic experience in vaccines (Orthopedics and GI a plus) - Proven expertise in brand positioning, market research, content strategy, digital marketing and integrated brand planning - A track record of productive collaboration across disciplines including Analytics, User Experience, Technology, Account Management, Project Management and Creative - Experience defining and leading qualitative and quantitative research - Knowledge of digital technologies and analytics - A compelling speaker who is comfortable creating and leading large group presentations and workshops - A strong storyteller who can concept and drive a persuasive narrative through presentations. - Ability to balance multiple projects at once - Bachelor’s degree required, MBA a plus
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