Lead, Upstream Marketing, IZERVAY

Northbrook, IL (Hybrid)

$137K/yr – $196K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFt

Posted 5 days ago

Job Summary

Own the design and execution of upstream GA marketing to raise awareness, diagnosis, and referrals among eye care providers, while leading cross-functional campaigns, customer insights, and congress activities.

  • Define segments and messaging across HCP audiences
  • Lead cross-functional campaigns and educational initiatives

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Independently own the development and execution of integrated upstream marketing strategies designed to increase awareness, identification, diagnosis, and referral of GA patients among Optometrists and Comprehensive Ophthalmologists.
  • Lead development of customer segmentation, targeting, positioning, messaging, and tactical plans across upstream healthcare professional audiences.
  • Create customer-centric messaging and educational resources that support recognition of GA, appropriate diagnosis, patient conversations, and timely referral to Retina specialists.
  • Develop and execute annual personal promotion strategies, including visual aids, leave-behinds, customer engagement tools, and field communications that support effective customer interactions.
  • Lead non-personal promotion strategy and execution across digital, email, online, social, website, and other omnichannel engagement platforms.
  • Partner with Commercial Operations and Omnichannel teams to design customer journeys and optimize promotional performance across channels.
  • Lead planning, content development, and execution of peer-to-peer educational initiatives designed to improve disease awareness and referral confidence among eye care providers.
  • Partner with Medical Affairs and Market Development to identify educational gaps and develop programs that address unmet customer needs.
  • Support speaker bureau strategy by identifying educational opportunities, developing customer-focused content, and partnering with external experts to deliver impactful programs.
  • Develop and execute congress strategies for key ophthalmology and optometry meetings, including exhibit planning, customer engagement activities, sponsorship opportunities, and insight gathering initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Life Sciences, or related discipline.
  • 7+ years of experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or healthcare industries.
  • 4+ years of progressive responsibility in pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing with demonstrated success developing and executing healthcare professional marketing initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex marketing initiatives, make strategic recommendations, and deliver results with high degree of autonomy.
  • Experience developing integrated marketing campaigns across personal and non-personal promotional channels.
  • Strong strategic thinking skills with demonstrated ability to translate customer insights into effective marketing strategies and business actions.
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects in a matrixed environment.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, organizational, and project management skills.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage data and customer insights to drive decision-making.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and deliver results without direct authority.

Preferred

  • MBA or advanced degree
  • Optometry, Ophthalmology, Retina marketing experience strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated depth in either personal promotion & field-facing HCP marketing, or non-personal promotion, omnichannel strategy, and digital customer engagement, with the ability to contribute across both.
  • Experience supporting disease awareness, diagnostic, patient identification, or referral-focused initiatives.
  • Experience developing omnichannel and digital customer engagement strategies.
  • Experience with congress planning and execution.
  • Experience supporting speaker programs and peer-to-peer educational initiatives.
  • Experience working with agency partners and managing external vendors.
  • Knowledge of the ophthalmology and optometry customer landscape.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Generous Paid Time Off options, including Vacation and Sick time, plus national holidays including year-end shut down
  • 401(k) match and annual company contribution
  • Company paid life insurance
  • Annual Corporate Bonus and Quarterly Sales Incentive for eligible positions
  • Long Term Incentive Plan for eligible positions
  • Company fleet vehicle for eligible positions
  • Referral bonus program

Astellas Pharma

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Founded in 2001
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2.2K employees (101 in marketing)

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$137K/yr – $196K/yr

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Lead, Upstream Marketing, IZERVAY

Astellas Pharma · Northbrook, IL · Hybrid