Associate Director U.S. Marketing, Consumer Strategy - Crohn's Disease (CD)

North Wales, PA (Hybrid)

$142K/yr – $224K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive foundational consumer strategy and cross‑functional campaigns, translating insights into action across marketing, patient experience, and regulatory submissions.

  • OPDP submission leadership and execution
  • Collaboration with research, analytics, and channel partners to inform decisions
  • Budget, planning, and cross‑functional coordination for payer and patient engagement

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Support Director Consumer PMO to drive a foundational consumer strategy, leveraging L3 marketing framework
  • Collaborating with the market research, competitive intelligence, and analytics team to generate key insights that inform business decisions
  • Partner with the agency on planning and executing our unbranded campaign(s)
  • Partner with HCP and Scientific brand counterparts for One our company Marketing Experience (OMM) to ensure alignment to strategy with multi-disciplinary team
  • Identify opportunities to optimize consumer experience and lead the experience journey development and execution
  • Partner with stakeholders to understand SDOH (social determinants of health) and health equity needs and opportunities for appropriate patients
  • Lead, develop and execute an OPDP submission for launch.
  • Manage the consumer budget and planning process
  • Support Director, Consumer PMO with the development of Patient Advocacy Group (PAG) engagement strategies
  • Collaborate across Immunology CATs to ensure cohesion and holistic approach

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • A minimum of 5 years’ healthcare industry experience, including at least 3 years in strategic marketing and brand management
  • Consumer Marketing experience
  • A growth mindset, strong collaboration, and business agility
  • Demonstrated strategic thinking, problem solving, analytical critical thinking and planning skills
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage data analytics and/or customer and market insights to make business decisions
  • Strong written/verbal communication skills as demonstrated through experience in strategy & marketing business case communication
  • Strong leadership, experience influencing without direct authority, navigating complex or matrix organizations and working successfully with cross-functional teams
  • Ability to work under pressure, confidently make key business decisions, pivot and adapt to evolving business needs, and prioritize the most impactful work
  • Understanding of omnichannel marketing, digital and non-digital channels

Preferred

  • Master's degree
  • Launch experience
  • Prior immunology Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) experience
  • Awareness and understanding of US commercial and regulatory requirements
  • Agency and vendor management
  • Familiarity with agile tools like Jira and Mural

Benefits

  • 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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