Director, Brand Lead
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals
Summary
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director, Brand Lead to turn brand strategy into commercial impact. Reporting to the Head of Sarcoma Marketing, you'll lead ongoing Brand planning, guide integrated marketing for healthcare professionals and patients, and develop talent within the Sarcoma Franchise. This full-time, permanent opportunity combines strategic ownership with hands-on execution and cross-functional leadership.
Job description
Your Impact
- Own brand strategy and competitive readiness: Align cross-functional partners around comprehensive pre-launch, launch, and promotional plans.
- Connect strategy to execution: Deliver integrated campaigns across audiences and platforms, mobilizing commercial teams around clear priorities and customer outreach.
- Lead and develop talent: Oversee product marketing and coach one direct report to support commercial success and future franchise growth.
- Shape lifecycle planning: Represent Commercial alongside the product program team and Medical Affairs, contributing to studies, publications, and key opinion leader engagement.
What You Bring
- Bachelor's or Master's degree with 12+ years of such experience.
- Required rare disease and/or oncology and launch experience, with demonstrated commercial success and progressively greater responsibility.
- Extensive knowledge of the U.S. medical, regulatory, and legal review process.
- Excellent people-management skills and experience.
Preferred: MBA strongly preferred; cross-functional commercial experience, such as sales or market access, is a plus.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree with 12+ years of such experience
- Required rare disease and/or oncology and launch experience
- Demonstrated commercial success and progressively greater responsibility
- Extensive knowledge of the U.S. medical, regulatory, and legal review process
- Excellent people-management skills and experience
- MBA strongly preferred
- Cross-functional commercial experience such as sales or market access is a plus
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Matching
- Annual Performance Bonus
- Long-Term Incentive Plan
- Parental Leave
- Family Planning Benefits
Company overview
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with research facilities in Lawrence, Kansas. Founded in 2003, the company specializes in discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative medicines for cancer treatment. As a member of the ONO Group since June 2024, Deciphera leverages its proprietary switch-control kinase inhibitor platform and deep expertise in kinase biology to develop a diverse portfolio of oncology therapeutics. The company's flagship product, QINLOCK®, is an approved switch-control inhibitor for fourth-line gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), while its pipeline includes multiple clinical-stage candidates targeting various cancers and rare diseases. Deciphera's unique approach targets the switch pocket region of kinases, aiming to generate higher and more durable response rates compared to traditional kinase inhibitors. With a global presence spanning the United States, Europe, and Asia, the company maintains a patient-centric focus, developing transformational medicines to improve the lives of people living with cancer.