HCC/HCP Strategy Lead, Global Marketing, HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

Rahway, NJ (Hybrid)

$191K/yr – $300K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the global brand strategy and omnichannel execution for the PrEP franchise, turning insights into prioritized actions, cohesive experience across audiences, and measurable outcomes.

  • Growth/Brand Strategy: Define global HCC/HCP segmentation, value proposition, messaging, and go-to-market for HCCs and HCPs.
  • Campaign & Experience: Lead global campaign evolution and delivery in partnership with markets, ensuring consistency across touchpoints and customer experiences.
  • Omnichannel & Partnerships: Set channel roles (paid/owned/earned), optimize journeys with analytics, and coordinate with cross-functional teams for seamless brand experience.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end integrated brand/franchise strategy across priority audiences and channels; translate insights into clear strategic choices, annual priorities, and measurable outcomes
  • Develop the Global HCC/HCP strategy, incorporating our Company's marketing framework to include segmentation, value proposition, messaging, and go-to-market strategy for HCCs and HCPs
  • Ensure all tactics align to the customer experience plan and achieve desired customer experience
  • Lead global campaign evolution and delivery, in partnership with key markets and regions
  • Partner closely with other members of the PrEP team to ensure consistent integration and seamless brand experience between and across customers, markets and touchpoints
  • Omnichannel / Social Digital: Set omnichannel strategy and channel roles (paid/owned/earned), inclusive of social and digital tactics; partner with analytics to optimize journeys, content, and media based on performance learning
  • Trademark: Steward brand identity and trademark strategy by ensuring consistent naming, messaging, and visual standards across materials; coordinate required reviews and maintain version control and governance
  • Profit Plan: Lead the marketing contribution to the annual profit plan by aligning strategic initiatives and investments to Franchise priorities; articulate risks/opportunities, investment choices, and scenario options for leadership reviews
  • Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Integrate SDOH considerations into strategy development and execution to reduce barriers to care; coordinate cross-functional initiatives and external partnerships that support access and outcomes
  • Learning & Development: Identify capability gaps and lead learning plans for launch readiness, cross-functional teams and field stakeholders (e.g., disease state, product, customer insights, digital fluency); ensure tools and playbooks enable consistent execution

Requirements

  • BA/BS (Required)
  • MBA/MS (Preferred)
  • Minimum of 7 years of brand marketing experience
  • Minimum of 10 years local, regional, and/or global commercial functions including marketing or product management
  • Ability to work in a hybrid setting
  • Demonstrated leadership/management skills across stakeholders
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Compliance: must be fully aware of and work in full compliance of all local, National and Company policies, rules and regulations
  • Experience working in a high pressure, fast-paced environment

Preferred

  • Global, country and/or regional marketing experience
  • HIV, vaccines, infectious diseases or disease prevention commercial experience
  • Demonstrated leadership in the development of brand strategy, brand positioning, and brand marketing

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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