Director, US Patient Marketing, Rare Neurology, gMG

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

$194K/yr – $291K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive gMG patient marketing strategy and multi-channel activation in rare disease, leading education tactics and cross-functional partnerships.

  • Must-have: 10+ years in patient marketing, agency, or healthcare with multi-channel experience
  • Standout: Ability to manage budgets, timelines, and agency partners across a matrix organization

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Contributing to the creation and implementation of the gMG patient marketing strategy, including tactics and budget allocation
  • Leading creation and execution of innovative patient education tactics to support patient aquisition and retention
  • Driving development and implementation of core marketing initiatives focusing on patient activation, driving greater awareness of the disease burden, and advocating for oneself
  • Partnering with commercial insights to conduct highly innovative research and analytics to help identify key dynamics
  • Delivering multi-channel patient promotional platforms and identifying optimized marketing mix
  • Developing and maintaining strong relationships with other functional areas and internal strategic partners (i.e., Patient Services, Patient Advocacy, Market Research, Omnichannel, Analytics, Training, Sales, Medical, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, etc.)
  • Managing agency partners, project timelines, resources, and budgets

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a scientific or business field
  • 10+ years of professional experience; prefer patient marketing, agency, or health care experience
  • Extensive consumer marketing experience, including creative development, production and media planning for DTC TV/video, digital and point-of-care
  • Strong ability to manage multiple projects across functional areas, and work independently when appropriate, in teams and as a sub-team lead
  • Proven leadership skills and the ability to collaborate in a matrix environment
  • High level of interpersonal skills and highly adept in both verbal & written communication
  • Ability to work in a rapidly evolving and fast paced environment
  • The duties of this role are generally conducted in the Boston Seaport office environment.  As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

Preferred

  • Drug or DTC campaign launch experience
  • Diverse pharma or biotech commercial experience in a variety of roles
  • Prior experience in highly competitive markets
  • Rare disease, specialty, or high-value biologics experience
  • Advanced degree (MS, PhD, or MBA)
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease is focused on pioneering new possibilities for the rare disease community. We are driven by a mission to change what it means to live with a rare disease. A leader in rare disease for more than three decades and today continues to build a diversified pipeline across disease areas with significant unmet need, using an array of innovative modalities. As part of AstraZeneca, Alexion is continually expanding its global geographic footprint to serve more rare disease patients around the world. It is headquartered in Boston, US. Alexion’s pioneering legacy in rare disease is rooted in being the first to translate the complex biology of the complement system into novel medicines. Alexion pushes boundaries to accelerate discovery of life-changing medicines. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Alexion has offices around the world and continues to expand its reach to benefit more people globally. GL/NP/0116GL/NP/0095 Community Guidelines: https://bit.ly/39x9gqy

Founded in 1992
New Boston, Massachusetts, USA
5K employees (240 in marketing)
72% recommend to a friend
73% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
59.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
50.7%
Direct
34%
Referral
8.7%
Social
5.4%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
210 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
5.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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