Director, Marketing

USA (On-site)

$200K/yr – $230K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own the US marketing strategy and execution, leading brand planning, launches, and cross-functional campaigns across multiple channels.

  • Leads integrated campaigns and omnichannel initiatives across sales, Medical Affairs, and Market Access.
  • Partners with sales leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure compliant, data-driven marketing and launch readiness.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of U.S. marketing strategy, including annual brand planning, tactical execution, and lifecycle management.
  • Translate business segment strategy into functional marketing plans and guide execution, participating in corporate development of methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for programs and people.
  • Develop integrated marketing campaigns that effectively communicate the product's clinical profile, value proposition, and differentiation across customer audiences and channels.
  • Drive commercial launch planning and execution, ensuring marketing initiatives support brand objectives, sales readiness, and customer engagement.
  • Partner with Sales Leadership to develop promotional tools, sales force resources, training materials, and customer engagement programs that optimize field effectiveness.
  • Lead development of core brand messaging, promotional campaigns, visual identity, and customer-facing materials consistent with regulatory requirements and brand strategy.
  • Develop and execute omnichannel marketing initiatives across digital, non-personal, personal, and other customer engagement channels.
  • Collaborate with Medical Affairs to ensure scientific alignment across promotional and educational initiatives while maintaining compliance with applicable regulations.
  • Partner with Market Access to incorporate payer insights, access considerations, and value messaging into overall marketing strategy.
  • Collaborate with Market Research, Commercial Analytics, and Business Intelligence to generate actionable customer insights, evaluate marketing performance, and optimize investments.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree in Marketing, Business, Life Sciences, or a related field required.
  • Demonstrated mastery of the marketing function and how it fits within the overall company and competitive environment, with the ability to make final decisions on implementation and ensure operational effectiveness.
  • MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology commercial experience, including significant responsibility for marketing and brand strategy.
  • Demonstrated success developing and executing marketing strategies supporting product launches and commercial brands.
  • Experience marketing specialty pharmaceutical products; neurology, migraine, CNS, or pain management experience strongly preferred.
  • Experience developing integrated and omnichannel marketing strategies and customer engagement programs.
  • Strong understanding of pharmaceutical promotional regulations and promotional review processes.
  • Experience partnering with Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Commercial Operations, Regulatory, and Legal in a cross-functional commercial organization.
  • Experience managing external agencies, vendors, and marketing budgets.

Benefits

  • Eligible employees are offered Health Insurance, Dental & Vision Insurance, Healthcare & Dependent Care FSA, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 401(k) Savings Plan, Long-term Incentive Plan, Life Insurance, Accident & Disability Insurance, Telemedicine, Generous Paid Time Off, and Company Holidays.
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Satsuma Pharmaceuticals

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We are a pre-commercial biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a novel treatment to people living with migraine. We currently have one FDA approved treatment indicated for the acute treatment of migraine. Our treatments incorporate our advanced SMART platform to overcome the limitations of other delivery technologies and available options.

Founded in 2016
Durham, North Carolina, USA
26 employees (1 in marketing)
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Salaries

Posted range

$200K/yr – $230K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($215K) is 79% above the median base salary for Marketing Director roles in the United States ($120K).

Marketing Director median pay in the United States

$120K/yr

Most pay falls between $90K and $152K. Based on 311 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$154M
Last Raise
$80M
Post IPO Equity

Funding History

  • Mar 2021
    Post IPO Equity • $80M
  • Apr 2019
    Series B • $62M
  • Jan 2017
    Series A • $12M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.4%
Direct
24.5%
Referral
7.4%
Social
7.4%
Paid
15%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~26
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Director, Marketing

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals · USA · On-site