Director, US Brand Lead Bavencio Marketing; Seaport MA at Merck Group Boston, MA

Director, US Brand Lead Bavencio Marketing (Seaport MA) job at Merck Group. Boston, MA.

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That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life.

Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

The Director, U.S. Brand Lead of BAVENCIO Marketing is a crucial role within the commercial team and is responsible for leading the brand strategy, execution and measurement to support the commercial success of BAVENCIO. This individual is accountable developing overarching HCP and consumer marketing strategies and tactics, monitoring and diagnosing brand performance, and preparing business updates for senior leadership. They will work closely with sales and strategic engagement teams to ensure strategic execution and a performance-oriented culture.

The Director, U.S. Brand Lead of BAVENCIO Marketing is required to have a deep understanding of the Urothelial Carcinoma market as well as key attributes of BAVENCIO to help position the product appropriately. This role will involve cross-functional collaboration, project management skills and require the lead to champion the brand both internally and externally. This position reports to the Vice President, U.S. Oncology Marketing and will have direct reports as well as work in close partnership with the broader U.S. Oncology Marketing Team.

This role is critical to shaping EMD Serono's footprint in Oncology.

• Build, retain, develop, and motivate 2 direct reports, including regular performance feedback and annual reviews
• Own brand positioning, branding, campaign, and core messaging
• Lead cross-functional team to successfully develop and execute an annual integrated product plan, including robust budgets, prioritization of appropriate tactics, and a strong KPI measurement plan to blunt competition
• Develop HCP and patient marketing tactical plans for key market-shaping and branded activities driven by a deep understanding of market dynamics to achieve key business objectives
• Work with internal and external partners to define success metrics and analyze performance of marketing programs on an ongoing basis, ensuring plans are optimized as needed to improve impact, adjust strategy and tactics accordingly, and develop recommendations for future plans
• Provide thought leadership for market and therapeutic area understanding across all the levels of organization
• Align with Strategic Engagement on the peer-to-peer education strategy;
  Ensure appropriate channel mix and content strategy
• Partner with digital agency of record to develop strategy, execution and measurement for all digital promotion and media, including omnichannel engagement. Lead the creation / updates and delivery of core media assets and  websites using a data/insights driven approach
• Collaborate with the Market Research Team to develop HCP and patient insights that are actionable;
  Ensure awareness and education of key internal stakeholders
• Oversee the planning and execution of BAVENCIO commercial tactics for all congresses, ensuring alignment with overarching strategy
• Develop and manage strategy, planning, and execution for advisory boards, integrating insights to optimize marketing plans and associated execution
• Effectively manage the BAVENCIO Marketing budget and collaborate with cross-functional partners to optimize spend and maximize the value of investments
• Effectively contribute to short and long-term brand forecasting
• Work with Portfolio Marketing to ensure effective management of BAVENCIO resources in the fulfillment portal
• Partner with training and sales leadership to optimize the development and utilization of personal resources and ensure appropriate rollout to field teams;
  Deliver Field Force training and communications as needed
• Lead team in liaising with training to develop and present brand strategic onboarding deck at all training classes
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams including Global…