Director, Marketing

UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the global marketing and access strategy for Lenacapavir, coordinating launch, portfolio governance, and AI driven transformation across markets to enable scalable access.

  • Portfolio ownership: align GCSO, established/growth assets, and lifecycle decisions.
  • Launch leadership: steer launches in priority geographies with cross functional partners.
  • AI enabled marketing and operations: drive AI use cases, adoption, and measurable impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Enterprise Portfolio & Alignment: drive coherent portfolio strategy aligned with the GCSO, Established Products and Growth Products Teams, balancing growth and established assets.
  • End-to-End Lifecycle Management: manage assets across stages with stage-gate decisions to maximize access where unmet needs.
  • Portfolio Optimisation & Performance Management: optimise in-market assets with pricing, channel strategy, cost efficiency, KPI-driven tracking.
  • Strategic Foresight & Portfolio Evolution: identify risks, gaps, external trends to rebalance portfolio and accelerate high-value opportunities.
  • Launch Planning & Market Development: lead launch planning in priority geographies including LLMIC and emerging markets.
  • Cross-Functional Orchestration: align Commercial, Access, Medical, External Affairs for coordinated execution.
  • Stakeholder Alignment & External Engagement: align governments, global health organisations, partners to advance access at scale.
  • Post-Launch Monitoring: accountable for monitoring frameworks with patient reach, access metrics, impact evaluation.
  • AI Transformation & Marketing Innovation: lead enterprise-wide AI strategy for process mapping and adoption; drive AI use cases to improve marketing, launch, and operations.
  • Build Organisational Capability & Measurable Impact: enable tool adoption, training, governance; own KPIs like cycle time reduction and cost efficiency.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in strategic marketing, portfolio management, or commercial strategy within pharma/biotech
  • Proven track record in launch excellence and cross-functional project leadership
  • Strong ability to operate in complex, global, matrixed environments, driving alignment across diverse stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI and digital tools to improve processes and decision-making
  • Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with strong executive communication capability
  • Leadership Capabilities: Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across senior stakeholders Strong collaboration mindset , fostering integration across functions and geographies High level of agility and adaptability in a fast-evolving environment
  • Commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and patient-centricity Core Values.

Preferred

  • Experience in emerging markets and access-driven environments (preferred)
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Founded in 1987
San Mateo, California, USA
15K employees (773 in marketing)
74% recommend to a friend
80% CEO approval

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651.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.1%
Direct
49.6%
Referral
16.3%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~14.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
617 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
4.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

Funding

Total Funding
$4.4B
Last Raise
$3.5M
Post IPO Debt, 1 years ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $3.5M
  • Feb 2024
    Post IPO Equity • $210M
  • Sep 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $2B

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