Manager, Strategic Marketing Excellence - Azurity Pharmaceuticals - US
Woburn, MA
About the Job
Azurity Pharmaceuticals is a privately held, specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on innovative products that meet the needs of underserved patients. As an industry leader in providing unique, accessible, and high-quality medications, Azurity leverages its integrated capabilities and vast partner network to continually expand its broad commercial product portfolio and robust late-stage pipeline. The company's patient-centric products span the cardiovascular, neurology, endocrinology, gastro-intestinal, institutional, and orphan markets, and have benefited millions of patients. For more information, visit www.azurity.com.
Azurity Pharmaceuticals is proud to be an inclusive workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. Azurity's success is attributable to our incredibly talented, dedicated team that focuses on benefiting the lives of patients by bringing the best science and commitment to quality into everything that we do. We seek highly motivated individuals with the dedication, integrity, and creative spirit needed to thrive in our organization.
Responsibilities:
Launch Excellence
- Develop an Azurity Commercial Launch Playbook that is scalable across multiple brand archetypes; this Playbook will ultimately help to align the Commercial organization on the launch process, timing of activities, & resource allocation.
- Work directly with brand & functional launch teams to embed Launch Excellence capabilities across Azurity launch brands.
- Support Azurity launch teams through skill building to embed strategic capabilities & consult on Launch Excellence execution.
- Establish & formalize feedback loop to allow for best practice sharing; leverage market insights, stakeholder feedback & industry trends to drive continuous improvement in the Launch Excellence process.
- Ensure appropriate awareness & training of materials; develop appropriate templates / checklists to ensure effectiveness & completeness while maximizing efficiencies.
- Create & monitor KPIs to measure success of the Launch Excellence process.
- Support the Commercial integration / transition activities related to any newly acquired assets or companies.
Strategic Marketing
- Champion for a culture of learning, excellence & innovation.
- Work directly with Brand Leadership to embed marketing competencies & needed skill sets.
- Execute on the vision for an enduring & scalable Center of Excellence / Marketing Learning Capability for Azurity Marketing.
- Create & deliver curriculum for building technical skills & leadership competencies.
- Establish & monitor KPIs to measure success of the Marketing capabilities learning offerings.
- Leverage innovative learning solutions to develop & embed the needed marketing capabilities for marketing teams.
- Support development of a long-term capability development strategy & multi-year plan, which may include Competency Model / Assessments, Experiences, Exposure opportunities, Talent programs, Engagement initiatives, Process & tools for implementation, skill building & matrix of measurement.
- Work with the cross-functional team, including Marketing, MASA, COAi, Sales, & Medical to manage & ultimately elevate the Brand Planning Process.
- Provide strategic input into the Commercial evaluations of both Azurity internal pipeline as well as potential external (BD) asset targets, including forecasting & assessment of organizational strategic fit.
- As necessary, lead strategic projects that result in improved processes, efficiencies, and/or performance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree required; MBA preferred.
- 5+ years of relevant pharmaceutical marketing experience.
- Experience in inline marketing, including launch; new product commercialization a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a track record of effectiveness & collaboration as a team player & result-oriented project leader able to develop strong professional relationships with stakeholders.
- Self-starter who demonstrates energy & enthusiasm, bringing a positive solution-oriented approach to challenges.
- Excellent written & oral communication, presentation, & facilitation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic & high-pressure environment, collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
- A passion for improving patient & business outcomes.
- Position Location – Hybrid, with 3 days per week (Tuesday-Thursday) in office and flexibility on the in-office location (Boston, Atlanta, or Raleigh Azurity office)
- Travel Requirements: Approximately 20%, with mainly domestic travel to attend important meetings.
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Physical & Mental Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be able to sit for long periods of time
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; talk and/or hear
- May occasionally climb stairs and/or ride elevators
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Employee must be able to manipulate keyboard, operate a telephone and hand-held devices
- Other miscellaneous job duties as required
Benefits We Offer:
- Unlock Your Earning Potential: Join our team and be rewarded with a competitive compensation package, including an annual bonus based on company performance, that recognizes your exceptional talent.
- Sales - In lieu of annual bonuses, we offer an Incentive compensation program that allows you to earn more - even over plan.
- Fuel Your Success: *Sales Only* - We understand the value of your hard work and provide a car reimbursement program and gas card for both business and personal use as part of our commitment to supporting you.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: We value your well-being and offer excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage to ensure you and your family are always taken care of.
- Flexibility for Your Lifestyle: Achieve work-life balance with our hybrid work model, allowing you to work two days from home and three days in the office. *Excludes Sales, Manufacturing, and some Operations positions*
- Start Your Week on a High Note: Indulge in our "Bagel Tuesday" perk, where you can enjoy a fresh bagel on us every Tuesday morning. **Only for On-site/Hybrid colleagues**
- Invest in Your Future: Our Retirement Savings Plan (401K) is designed to help you secure a comfortable retirement by matching dollar for dollar up to 5%.
- Time Off That Counts: Take advantage of our generous PTO policy, which offers 20 days annually + rollover (up to 40 hours).
- Meaningful Time with Your Loved Ones: We close between Christmas and New Year's to give you an extra week off to spend quality time with your family and recharge.
- Enjoy the Holidays: Over the course of the year, Azurity recognizes 13 holidays.
- Summer Vibes: Embrace the summer season with our Summer-Hours perk, available between Memorial Day and Labor Day. **Excludes Sales Colleagues**
- Invest in Your Education: We support your professional growth with tuition reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate level courses or certifications.
- Recognize and Be Recognized: Our Azurity High Five peer recognition platform allows you to celebrate your colleagues' accomplishments and receive recognition for your own outstanding work.
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