About the Department
Our Commercial Strategy and Marketing group creates and delivers human-centered experiences, where innovation meets customer-centricity, driving the ultimate experience for our patients. Our focus extends beyond transactions to craft experiences as one fully integrated, aligned and connected organization that puts empathy at the center, powered by insight and foresight.
We develop an end-to-end approach to strategy, focusing on every touchpoint that impacts our customers. We leverage data and insights to inform our decision-making processes, ensuring that our strategies are rooted in a deep understanding of customer needs and behaviors. Our 'test and learn’ mindset and approach enables us to iterate rapidly and refine our strategies based on real-world results.
We are building an intentional team culture that is made up of diverse skillsets, united by the shared belief that reinvention and learning is what fuels continuous growth. Do you get excited about exploring the unknown? Does the idea of driving value through human-centered design pull you in? Are you ready to experiment with us?
The Position
The Brand (Sema AD) HCP Experience Lead will play a critical role in ensuring helping ensure the successful execution of brand-level marketing strategy at the channel level. This position involves orchestrating multiple internal cross functional stakeholders to drive execution of holistic HCP experiences. This role will also have oversight into the tactical channel coordination, content creation, and omnichannel execution.
Relationships
Reports to the Brand (Sema) Alzheimer’s Disease Lead. Responsible for providing interface with key internal and external stakeholders. Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including analytics, therapeutic area marketing leads, sales, medical affairs, market access and policy/advocacy (MAPA), and channel leads to align marketing tactics with overall brand goals and insights. Works closely with the marketing team to understand and translate brand level strategy into valuable customer experiences. Ensures consistency of brand vision and messaging across all touchpoints. Establishes, oversees implementation and monitors adherence to administrative policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
HCP Experience Squad Management: Indirectly manage a group of core and extended team members across marketing, omnichannel, analytics & technology to manage the execution of HCP experience using an agile iterative approach to optimize contentOmnichannel Tactical Plans: Gather subject matter experts (Marketing & Behavior Insights, Omnichannel Orchestration, and Channel Experts) to drive the development of tactical plans for HCP branded and TA unbranded market development engagement strategy. Drive initiatives to achieve HCP reach /activation targets and optimize engagement across channels. Ensure alignment of brand positioning, messaging and overall objectivesMarketing Orchestration: Manage the execution of the defined HCP marketing strategy and development of the HCP messaging/ promotional story. Ensure effective and seamless implementation of customer-centric campaigns, tactics, and experiences across channels by coordinating across functions. Serves as an advocate for the US marketing initiatives in the context of global marketing including campaign developmentContent Creation: Manage the development of promotional, engagement and experience programs/materials including any content personalization for key HCP segments. Develop relevant content that integrates across consumer/patient channels to create a unified brand experience with support of omnichannel team and squad. Ensuring compliance with industry regulations and guidelinesContent Deployment: Ensure quality control of marketing content in alignment with compliance prior to dissemination of promotional programs and other materials, including coordination with external suppliers and agenciesContinuous Improvements: Cultivate ‘test and learn’ team culture in tactic development and agile experience squad guided by engagement metrics to innovatively engage customers. Foster a mindset of continuous improvement, experimentation, and agile adaptation based on data insights related to channel performanceData-Driven Insights and Optimizations: Within the HCP experience agile squad, identify opportunities for improvement within the customer experience campaigns and engagement. With guidance of subject matter experts, review and interpret campaign/tactic data to inform adjustments on customer centric campaigns to improve the overall value and customer experience. Utilize data analytics to gain insights into customer behaviors and preferencesBest Practices: Capture inputs to drive development of best practices for use across marketing. Stay informed on emerging trends, channels, and technology within the pharmaceutical marketing landscapeBudget Management: Support management of TA lead marketing budget to optimize resources across the brand, drive effective marketing tactics, and ensure budgets remain on track
Physical Requirements
Approximately 20-30% overnight travel.
Qualifications
Requires a Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree in Marketing, Business or related field preferred10+ years of experience including progressively responsible experience within sales, brand management/marketing experience within the pharmaceutical industry requiredStrong leadership skills with the ability to influence, inspire and motivate othersHCP marketing experience in campaign development through promotional asset execution, orchestrating customer experiences, and driving impactful customer experiences is requiredProven knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, including medical, regulatory, clinical processes and market dynamics, especially within specified brand (Sema) area preferredAbility to manage complexity, including the leadership of work across competing priorities and multiple teamsFamiliarity with agile working principles, preferredManagement capabilities to drive prioritization and alignment of across interdisciplinary stakeholders and teamsExperience creating innovative market tactics with high impact results (based on metrics/ROI)Knowledge of HCP engagement tactics and regulatory considerationsOrganizational skills with high attention to quality of detailExcellent Planning, Execution, and follow-through skills requiredExperience in implementation of personalized marketing strategies, preferredData-driven mindset with proficiency in data analytic tools, with the ability to translate insights into actionable marketing tactics to guide customer experiencesSuccessful launch experience in a marketing role preferredStrong communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to influence senior leaders and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organizationEmbodies leadership behaviors, including authenticity, servant leadership, will, empathy, decisiveness, a growth mindset, and driving focus and simplicityExperience with management of outside agencies
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.
Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
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