Senior Director, Content Studio and Digital Operations

South San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

$204K/yr – $378K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 19 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the Content Studio vision and drive the tech-enabled, scalable operating model across planning, production, and delivery to meet brand and medical priorities.

  • Lead cross-functional, budgeted program management and resource alignment for a high-volume asset studio.
  • Scale creative production and implement automated, AI-enabled workflows across the value chain.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute the Content Studio vision, including constructing the core business case, leading tech-enabled roadmap planning, and managing strategic resource allocation.
  • Build an integrated operational system for content studio support of personalized campaign delivery spanning planning, creative development, review, distribution, and performance measurement.
  • Shape core strategic pillars, encompassing creative studio services, campaign coordination, asset management, and promotional and medical review operations.
  • Lead sourcing strategies (build/buy/partner) to enhance internal self-sufficiency, optimize partner agency ecosystems, and systematically repatriate core creative capabilities while maintaining operational continuity.
  • Align studio operational models with brand strategies, ensuring content delivery supports top commercial and medical business priorities.
  • Champion adoption of technology through the entire content value chain operations to create a state of the art industry leading studio
  • Direct end-to-end content supply chain operations covering Campaign Planning, Creation, Assembly, Medical/Legal/Regulatory Review (PRC/MLR), and Omnichannel Distribution.
  • Partner closely with internal commercial, medical, and vendor stakeholders (including Agencies of Record) to ensure seamless operational handoffs.
  • Streamline operational workflows, remove process bottlenecks, and boost productivity by deploying improved processes, automation, and creative technology solutions.
  • Scale high-volume, high-quality asset production including de novo content across all primary marketing and engagement channels (social videos, banners, podcasts etc).

Requirements

  • Experience:
  • You have a Bachelors degree (in Creative/Graphic Design or similar)
  • You have 10+ years of progressive experience in Content Operations, Marketing Operations, or Digital Production.
  • You have 5+ years in a people leadership role, preferably within the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry or a highly regulated sector. Proven track record of cross functional collaboration and adapting strategy to meet business needs
  • Proven track record building, scaling, and leading an in-house creative content studio or agency-side production operation.
  • Transformational Leadership: Demonstrated expertise leading large-scale operating model transformations (e.g., agency repatriation, hybrid studio operations, global capability hub setup).
  • Financial Acumen: Demonstrated success managing large operational budgets ($10M+) and driving vendor consolidation strategies.
  • Technical Expertise:
  • Deep proficiency in Digital Asset Management (Adobe DAM, Veeva Vault), Work Management (Adobe Workfront), and Marketing Automation.
  • Experience operationalizing Generative/Agentic AI solutions in a corporate environment is highly desirable.

Preferred

  • Experience operationalizing Generative/Agentic AI solutions in a corporate environment is highly desirable.
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Founded in 1988
Basel, Basel, CHE
103K employees (4,443 in marketing)
85% recommend to a friend
89% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$204K/yr – $378K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Content Operations median pay in the United States

$100K/yr

Most pay falls between $78K and $136K. Based on 99 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3,442 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
8

Funding

Total Funding
$7.8B
Last Raise
Post IPO Equity, 4 years ago

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
47.3%
Direct
36.5%
Referral
10.2%
Social
4.7%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~102.7K
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Senior Director, Content Studio and Digital Operations

Roche · South San Francisco, CA · Hybrid