Associate Director, International Marketing – Pan-Immunology Strategic Marketing

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Reporting to the Director of Immunology Strategic Operations, International Marketing, this position leads the strategic planning, governance, and alignment of marketing initiatives that span across all immunology therapeutic areas (e.g., rheumatology, dermatology, gastroenterology). This position also drives portfolio-wide priorities in close partnership with TA GMs in IMCO, Area leaders, and affiliate marketing teams as well as the US Pan-Immunology team. This position will also Lead/develop strategic business plans and frameworks that contribute to the development of the cross-indication aspects for the LRP (for example, pediatric indication, new formulations, holistic immunology view of impact of LOE). This position also collaborates and engages with a matrixed team, which includes (but not limited to): market access, medical affairs, finance, regulatory, legal, supply operations, health economics, clinical development, R&D, public affairs, medical and regulatory review, patient relations, business insights, OEC, and training. Learn more about what it takes in this role below!

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Develops and implements portfolio-level marketing strategies to maximize patient, HCP, and stakeholder impact across diverse immunology indications.
• Ensures alignment and coordination between IMCO, US, Area, and affiliate country-level immunology teams.
• Facilitates strategic prioritization, resource distribution, and governance, taking into account regulatory and scientific nuances unique to immunology (e.g., rapidly evolving mechanisms, combination therapies, biomarker segmentation, multi-indication launches).
• Maintains two-way dialogue with IMCO/Area/Affiliate leaders to ensure the portfolio strategy is responsive to local needs.
• Stays current on immunology pipeline developments, competitive landscape, emerging science, and patient journey evolution.
• Identifies, analyzes, and translates portfolio, product, brand, customer, patient, and relevant information to frame and solve business problems, identify improvement opportunities and strengthen brand marketing plans across Immunology wherever relevant.
• Effectively directs research team cross-Immunology and above-brand efforts in primary research projects and understands the healthcare business environment including familiarity with International markets and payers, distribution channels, and pricing strategies.
• Experience in the analysis of financial and market results to optimize business plans; ability to assist in the development of financial plans (Annual plans and LRP).
• Develops and articulates effective portfolio marketing strategies that provide impact, are executable by TAs and countries, easily communicated, and clinically/financially supported.
• Continually evaluates and applies business and financial acumen is it pertains to Immunology as a whole as well as per product / TA.
• Effectively leads projects to deliver high-quality work product in a timely fashion to meet deadlines and commitments.
• Ensures that regulatory and compliance guidelines are followed.

Basic:

• Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• This position requires strong leadership competencies, specifically in terms of influence management, effectively gaining consensus for new approaches, leading through ambiguity and effectively handling multiple partners.
• Proven expertise in interpersonal change management and culture change is strongly preferred.
• Strong business writing and oral communication skills with experience in presentation development are required.
• Outstanding social skills with emphasis on leadership, relationship development and influence skills.
• Strong attention to detail - ensures accuracy of communications.
• Skilled at planning, project management, time management, communicating, decision-making, organizational relations.
• Achieve results through people (matrix organization).
• Achieve the respect of peers and management for their level of knowledge, insights, contribution, engagements and delivered results.
• Ability to engage with and motivate Area and Affiliate Brand Team leaders.
• Willingness to travel at least 20%.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of applicable regulations and standards affecting Pharmaceutical Products.
• Experience and proven track record in Immunology. Dermatology experience is desired.
• Multiple experiences within commercial pharmaceutical roles (Brand, MHC, Sales, BD, NPD).
• Understanding of attributes of other functional areas and impact of relevant decisions. Knowledge of marketing concepts within strategic planning process.
• Experience and ability to demonstrate financial planning and analysis skills.
• Experience in product launches on a International level.

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. 

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