Senior Marketing Manager

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the UK/Ireland marketing engine for five products, including a recent medicine, with omnichannel execution, launch readiness, and cross-functional planning and budget discipline.

  • Lead market research to close knowledge gaps and shape regional programs, channels, and buyer insights.
  • Own brand planning, launch execution, and progress against digital maturity targets across the affiliate.
  • Own budget management, KPI tracking, and performance reporting for EU/global lifecycle and brand initiatives.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead UK/Ireland marketing activities for 5 in-line products including the latest medicine launched recently.
  • Lead planning, development and approval of key programs and materials in close collaboration with cross functional teams including peer-to-per programme.
  • Lead brand planning exercise and ensure all year-round monitoring of plan.
  • Identify knowledge gaps and information needs and then implement market research to answer these.
  • Develop and implement the UK/Ireland omnichannel strategy and deliver progress against our digital maturity targets in the affiliate.
  • Develop the UK/Ireland congress strategy, promotional tactics and engagement plans at key International, regional and local meetings.
  • Manage line extensions and launch-readiness meetings and tracker.
  • Communicate effectively with cross functional team to ensure implementation of launch plan.
  • Manage and maximize brand budget and develop / track KPIs for all key projects.
  • Contribute to a number of other EU & global marketing efforts including, but not limited to: lifecycle management and global brand development.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in marketing, business and/or a science discipline or equivalent qualifications.
  • Significant experience in the specialty pharmaceutical and/or biotech industries; comprised of at relevant marketing, demonstrating progression of responsibility.
  • Results oriented and excellent analytical, communication and collaboration skills.
  • Demonstrated excellence in strategic & tactical implementation and project planning.
  • Proven ability to work effectively as part of highly matrixed, cross functional team
  • Proven ability to meet deadlines on multiple projects
  • Proven ability to work with outside business partners and vendors
  • A strong understanding of the UK legal and regulatory environment
  • Ability to work independently and make decisions with occasional consultation from supervisor is critical
  • Willingness to travel within Europe as required

Preferred

  • Orphan drug / rare disease experience preferred
  • An entrepreneurial spirit and ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems.
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Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious diseases and has made significant advancements in multiple chronic, life-shortening genetic diseases — cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, and acute pain — and continues to progress clinical and research programs in these diseases. We also have a robust clinical pipeline of investigational therapies across a range of modalities in other serious diseases where we have deep insight into causal human biology, including acute and neuropathic pain, APOL1-mediated kidney disease, IgA nephropathy, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, type 1 diabetes, myotonic dystrophy type 1 and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Our global headquarters is in Boston, and we have research and development (R&D) sites and commercial offices worldwide.Vertex is consistently recognized as one of the industry’s top places to work by Science Magazine, The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal and the San Diego Business Journal. We have also earned a spot on TIME Most Influential Companies, TIME Best Inventions, and Fast Company Most Innovative Companies lists. Our research and medicines have received esteemed recognitions, including the Robert J. Beall Therapeutics Development Award, the Prix Galien, the Scrip Award and the Breakthrough Prize awards.Read our community guidelines: https://www.vrtx.com/vertexs-community-guidelines/

Founded in 1989
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
6.1K employees (282 in marketing)
83% recommend to a friend
88% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
340.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$44.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.6%
Direct
38.5%
Referral
22.7%
Social
1%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
258 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
3.8 years

Funding

Total Funding
$657.3M
Last Raise
$1.1M
Post IPO Secondary, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2024
    Post IPO Secondary • $1.1M
  • May 2022
    Post IPO Equity • $50M
  • Dec 2009
    Post IPO Equity • $443M

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