Job Description

　　Our Company's Oncology Marketing team is passionate about bringing our medicines and vaccines to our customers around the world. Our Company and the alliance company entered into a strategic oncology collaboration to co-develop and co-commercialize the prescription medicine, which is currently indicated in metastatic ovarian cancer, early and metastatic breast cancers, metastatic prostate cancer, and metastatic pancreatic cancer.

　　We are currently recruiting for an Associate Director of U.S. Oncology Marketing . This position will focus on scientific strategy and execution for the prescription medicine Women's Cancer indications. Activities require close collaboration with multiple cross-functional teams at both our Company and the alliance company. This position reports to the U.S. Marketing Leader and has the opportunity to demonstrate leadership in many different areas, including strategic planning, scientific and market data analysis, as well as cross-functional leadership and collaboration.

　　Key responsibilities, which may evolve over time, will include but are not limited to the following:

　　Lead and manage the development and planning of scientific strategy and advocacy in alignment with brand strategy and ensure alignment with relevant alliance company functions. On our Company's side of execution and monitor execution performance

　　Develop a key events timeline, including market events, key congresses, and internal events to guide planning of scientific activities

　　Drive the evaluation and interpretation of external data, publications, and their impact on future treatment algorithms and the brand forecast assumptions, as well as potential impact on guidelines and pathways, and support competitive strategy

　　Support Medical Affairs to deliver the scientific narrative for the prescription medicine

　　Lead the Medical Education strategy and campaign in collaboration with relevant alliance company cross-functional teams to maximize scientific awareness and belief, and pull through the scientific narrative into the medical education programs

　　Plan and maintain external speaker bureaus and speaker training, including at speaker training forums and symposia as needed

　　Lead or refine the congress plan and the KOL (key opinion leader) list as the market continues to evolve and in alignment with the brand strategic imperatives

　　Working with Global Medical Affairs or alliance company stakeholders, provide marketing viewpoint on advisory boards needed to gain KOL perspectives on scientific data impacting brand and critical brand strategic approaches, create a network of external thought leaders, plan and participate in ad boards or third-party programs. Support execution as needed

　　Develop the Scientific Leader Engagement Strategy, including planning engagements with Scientific Leaders during/after key scientific congresses as well as ongoing analysis and reporting

　　30% travel, including congresses and in-person alliance meetings

　　Education Minimum Requirement:

　　Required: Bachelor's degree

　　Preferred: Master's degree (MBA/MS) or consulting experience

　　Required Experience and Skills:

　　A minimum of 3 years combined strategic marketing, brand management, sales or business support experience in any industry

　　Strong productive communication skills (written and verbal) as demonstrated through experience in strategy & marketing business case communication, sales interface, direct customer engagement and/or sales presentations

　　Preferred Experience and Skills:

　　Minimum of 1 year in Oncology Marketing

　　Scientific Strategy or Medical Affairs experience

　　Proven ability to influence without direct authority, navigate complex or matrix organizations, where exceptional collaboration is required to obtain desired results

　　Proactive leadership with high energy to be successful in white space

　　Strong sense of urgency and resilience

　　Strong learning agility, a flexible and growth mindset, willingness to lean into discomfort and challenge the status quo

　　Experience bringing material through legal, regulatory, medical review

　　Agency and budget management experience

　　Proven skills in developing PowerPoint presentations to visualize complex information and tell a story to succinctly lead and prioritize efforts across internal and external stakeholders

　　Experience in an alliance/partnership

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　　Employee Status:

　　Regular

　　Relocation:

　　Domestic

　　VISA Sponsorship:

　　No

　　Travel Requirements:

　　10%

　　Flexible Work Arrangements:

　　Hybrid, Remote Work

　　Shift:

　　1st - Day

　　Valid Driving License:

　　No

　　Hazardous Material(s):

　　NA

　　Requisition ID: R276725