Vice President, Brand Strategy

New York City, NY (Remote)

$76/hr – $105/hrDirector/Executive7+ years expTemporary

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the guidance of audience research and translate it into actionable brand strategy and cross-channel plans for healthcare Challenger Brands.

  • Lead insight generation across qualitative and quantitative research to shape strategy and briefs.
  • Own brand planning, strategic direction, and input to program design across HCP, Patient, and Payer audiences.
  • Support pitches and help grow the nascent Strategic Planning group with best practices and agency education.

Job Description

Responsibilities
- Direct qualitative and quantitative market research
- Synthesize insights from qualitative and quantitative research as well as other data sources
- Understand customer usage of media/channels
- Create briefs and provide input to program design as well as analytics
- Lead brand planning and other strategic planning efforts
- Contribute to new business pitches
- Support the development of the nascent Strategic Planning group, including creation of best practices and agency education
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, anthropology/sociology or psychology (preferred)
- 7-10 years’ experience in healthcare marketing/planning
- Oncology experience strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to think comprehensively and proactively about brand marketing strategy
- Experience in generating and strategically applying both qualitative and quantitative research
- Experience conducting strategic planning across all target audiences (i.e. HCP, Patient, Payer) and all channels (i.e. traditional in-person reps and conferences, social media, print, digital)
- Exceptional writing, communications, and presentation skills, both in developing the story architecture and delivering compelling presentations
- Strong curiosity, ability to deal with ambiguity, work autonomously and a preference for a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork skills, with ability to work across agency and network teams
- Ideal: experience in the nutrition/wellness category
Nice to Have
- Ideal: experience in the nutrition/wellness category
Benefits
- medical coverage
- dental
- vision
- disability
- 401K
- parental and family care leave
- family forming assistance
- tuition reimbursement
- flexible time off
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Heartbeat

4.2 Glassdoor

Heartbeat is a full-service marketing agency for healthcare Challenger Brands. Challengers are playing a high-stakes game — they must battle behemoth competitors, upend ingrained audience habits, or transform a “me-too” product into “yes-please.” It is our lifeblood to change the fate for these brands. By questioning common wisdom and challenging category convention, we find novel ways to engage audiences, change behaviors, and shift marketing landscapes. That’s the mission, here are the creds: over 250 employees between NYC & LA; longtime agency leaders; a pile of awards from the likes of Clio Health, MM+M, and Med Ad News; the most diverse agency community in healthcare; and a culture that has been celebrated as a Best Place to Work by Ad Age and MM+M for eight years. Damn straight. For more information about Heartbeat, drop us a line at marketing@weareheartbeat.com.

Founded in 1998
New York, New York, USA
316 employees (134 in marketing)
91% recommend to a friend
98% CEO approval

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2.7K
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28.8%
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46.5%
Referral
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Paid
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Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~317

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
79 (25% of company)
Median Career Experience
10.5 years
Median Tenure
8.7 years
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