About the Role >>> Senior Director, MarketingAs the
Senior Director, Marketing you will design and execute the Commercial roadmap that enables the successful potential U.S. launch of palazestrant, Olema's lead program currently in Phase 3 for ER+ HER2- metastatic breast cancer. The ideal candidate will have experience in the commercialization of oral oncology therapies in breast cancer and a track record of leading successful oncology drug launches in the US.
This role is based out of our San Francisco office and will require travel as needed.
Your work will primarily encompass:
- Building the strategic marketing plan and leading launch readiness initiatives (branding, positioning, messaging platform, story flow and creative imagery) to deliver a successful palazestrant launch
- Developing, prioritizing, and implementing market development activities that deepen awareness of unmet needs and address knowledge gaps among customers
- Designing the go-to-market approach that delivers resource-efficient customer engagement, customer behavior change and adoption at launch
- Developing KPIs to assess launch performance and analyzing market, customer, and competitor trends, incorporating insights into marketing strategies and plans
- Establishing a strong relationship with Medical Affairs, and eventually, the Sales team and other field-based commercial teams to ensure optimal execution
- Partnering cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Regulatory and other internal stakeholders to gather input for functional activities and ensure alignment with launch readiness activities
- Managing partner agency and vendor relationships and workflow
- Ensuring strategic and tactical plans meet compliance and regulatory guidelines and company policies
- Delivering marketing operating expenses within budget
Ideal Candidate Profile A love of challenging, important work. We are a pragmatic team, driven to imagine and develop meaningful therapies for improving lives. All employees within our company play a unique and crucial role in our success, both in accomplishing our mission and building a positive company culture. As such, we are looking for someone with the right combination of knowledge, experience, and attributes for this role.
Knowledge:
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred
- Deep understanding of customer adoption behavior in breast cancer
- Knowledge of the laws and regulations regarding interactions with the healthcare community
Experience:
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive commercial experience at biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical companies
- Successful history of developing and executing marketing strategy plans and leading the launch of new oncology products in the US
- Demonstrated ability to leverage insights and analytics to deliver impactful marketing strategies and tactics
- Ability to influence effectively across an organization at all levels
- Experience developing strategies to win in competitive markets
- Experience thriving in a small company environment, with a hands-on and pragmatic leadership style
- Excellent prioritization skills to deliver results within reasonably established timelines
Attributes:
- Team player and collaborative: puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed; shares expertise with others
- Possesses a get-the-job done attitude and identifies not just challenges but takes the initiative to identify solutions
- Analytical thinking with problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines
- Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills and ability to adapt communication styles to varied internal and external partners
- Impeccable professional ethics, integrity, and judgment
The base pay range for this position is expected to be
$250,000 - $285,000 annually, however the base pay offered may vary depending on location, market, job related knowledge, skills and capabilities, and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes equity, bonus, and benefits.
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