Associate Director US Oncology Marketing Brand and Congress Strategy

North Wales, PA (Hybrid)

$157K/yr – $247K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own and drive oncology marketing initiatives, including congress strategy, cross-functional execution, and compliance-driven promotional materials, while steering planning, budgeting, and risk management across global teams.

  • Lead cross-functional execution of marketing plans and congress strategy
  • Oversee budget, profit planning, and risk tracking
  • Ensure compliant development of promotional materials with Medical and Legal

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assess evolving oncology business needs to inform promotional prioritization and national congress strategy
  • Support promotional planning for indications requiring continued promotion through end of lifecycle
  • Lead development and execution of the annual oncology congress strategy
  • Partner with cross-functional and global team members to advance marketing initiatives
  • Align stakeholders on priorities, timelines, and dependencies to ensure effective execution
  • Define and prioritize work for the CAT using Agile principles
  • Lead regular progress reviews to track priorities, milestones, and risks; ensure action items are documented, assigned, and completed
  • Summarize progress, risks, and key decisions in a clear and concise manner; maintain visibility into critical workstreams and outcomes
  • Lead the annual profit planning process and manage associated budget responsibilities
  • Partner with Medical and Legal teams to ensure compliant development and execution of promotional materials and customer-facing resources

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or a related commercial field
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in marketing, sales, market access, commercial strategy, or a related area
  • Demonstrated experience developing commercial strategies and leading cross-functional execution
  • Experience presenting recommendations to leadership and influencing business decisions
  • Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations
  • Experience working within Medical and Legal review processes
  • Required Skills: Customer-Focused, Market Access, Marketing, Market Research, Oncology, Oncology Marketing, Strategic Thinking, Strategy Development, Vendor Management

Preferred

  • Oncology experience preferred
  • Field sales or oncology sales experience preferred
  • Experience in commercialization strategy or oncology marketing
  • Demonstrated success working across complex matrix organizations

Benefits

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include 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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$157K/yr – $247K/yr

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