Executive Marketing Director - Alzheimers Disease
Roche
Summary
This Executive Marketing Director (EMD) is responsible for leading the development of the inaugural Therapeutic Area and Marketing Vision for Genentech Neurodegeneration (NDG), including promising Phase 3 assets in Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease, and driving significant changes in the US Commercial/Medical/Government organization to prepare for our first launch in the large, evolving, and competitive NDG markets.
Job description
Key Job Responsibilities
Maximize Our Business
- Sets ambitious forecasts, adjusts based on new clinical & market data, and identifies what is needed from Roche/Genentech to deliver on the ambitious forecast and P&L.
- Accountable development and execution of DA & brand strategy across customers, patients, and payers.
- Leads strong collaboration with Squad, Digital Data and Analytics, Customer Engagement Ecosystems, Public Affairs & Access, and all Functional and Development Partners to develop integrated value proposition and strategic business plan.
- Champions tenants of Marketing Excellence, including agile ways of working in content generation, measurement, omnichannel, and end-to-end ownership from strategy development to campaign execution.
- Identifies, develops, implements and maintains an appropriate and aligned infrastructure of internal and external resources to achieve maximum customer satisfaction and enterprise best practice while maintaining a healthy P&L.
Shape Our Future
- Serves as the Marketing Lead for Neurodegeneration Therapeutic Area with accountability to develop and execute the NDG vision and meet long-term (3-5 year) and short-term (90-day) strategic goals.
- Defines the critical success factors for launches in early disease and pre-symptomatic disease, and reshapes our internal organization and external care coordination system as appropriate.
- Responsible for reimagining and shaping our approach to access to meet the unique NDG patient & customer journey in collaboration with Genentech's Patient Strategy initiative.
- May be the US commercial representative on global Lifecycle Teams & Commercialization Leadership Teams and responsible to develop, access, resource, prioritize, and execute Lifecycle options.
- Contributes leadership skills, insights/knowledge and courage to embrace new approaches to help identify innovative priorities, plans and tactics that improve year-on-year brand adoption.
- Represents the brand value proposition for all products in the assigned franchise(s) to others inside and outside of Genentech.
Evolve Our Skills & Capabilities
- Builds highly-connected, highly-motivated and high-performing teams by leading, developing and inspiring a thriving NDG Marketing Team.
- Champions the principles of our commercial operating model including a new digital-first mindset, end-to-end ownership, prioritizing velocity & execution over perfection & customization.
- Develops a deeply patient-centric and customer-focused culture by continuously integrating emerging insights from patients, customers, providers, and payers.
- Leads and contributes to the broader 1Marketing community at Genentech and supports capability development for the entire Marketing function.
- Embraces agile working practices to mobilize the Marketing team to maximize customer value.
- Responsible for long term capacity planning, enablement, project coaching and oversight of marketing team leads.
- Actively builds and cultivates future leaders within Marketing.
- Leads or oversees hiring of direct and indirect reports.
- Complies with all laws, regulations and policies that govern the conduct of Genentech activities.
Key Competencies
- Customer Understanding
- Competitive Value Creation
- Strategy Development
- Integrated Campaign Development
- Content Development & Approval
- Execution Readiness
- Delivery & Optimization Across Channels
- Measurement & Iteration
- Project & Vendor Management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Ten years minimum work experience
- Minimum 8 years of healthcare commercial experience (e.g. market access, marketing, sales, medical affairs)
- Proven track record of leading teams to deliver exceptional customer & business outcomes and positive working environments
- 5+ years commercial experience in neurodegenerative disease(s) strongly preferred
- Experience in payer access & contracting preferred
- Relevant graduate level degree preferred
Benefits
- Relocation assistance
- Annual bonus
Company overview
Roche is a Swiss multinational healthcare company and a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, founded in 1896 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. As the world's largest biotech company and the fifth-largest pharmaceutical company by revenue, Roche operates through two primary divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. The company is renowned for its leadership in personalized healthcare, combining strengths in both drug development and diagnostic testing to deliver tailored treatments for patients. Roche maintains a strong focus on oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology, and central nervous system disorders, with a portfolio that includes over 30 medicines on the World Health Organization's Model Lists of Essential Medicines. The company owns significant subsidiaries including Genentech, Chugai Pharmaceuticals, Ventana Medical Systems, and Foundation Medicine. With approximately 103,000 employees worldwide and operations in over 100 countries, Roche has established itself as a leader in cancer treatments globally while maintaining a robust pipeline of innovative therapies and diagnostic solutions. The company's commitment to sustainability has been recognized through ten consecutive years as Group Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry.