Director - Patient Strategy, Anti-Infectives

Role Summary

Director Patient Strategy, Anti-Infectives. Lead patient strategy and patient-centric commercial models for the Anti-Infectives portfolio, with responsibility for developing launch plans and exploring various commercialization approaches across multiple anticipated launches.

Responsibilities

• Deeply understand patient journeys for portfolio assets and develop strategies to address pain points
• Build new commercialization channels for the Anti-Infectives portfolio, including Direct-to-Patient (DTP)
• Assume business ownership of the DTP platform, including risk management plans
• Create launch plans for selected assets in the Anti-Infectives portfolio, ensuring successful execution and market entry
• Drive external partnerships and innovation initiatives, including identification and testing of new opportunities to market our products differently and maximize ambition
• Set direction and ensure strategic alignment across functional stakeholder groups
• Maintain detailed understanding of disease and competitive marketplace
• Foster an environment of innovation, inclusion, challenge, trust and development

Qualifications

• BS/BA with 6–8 years of marketing or relevant commercial experience, including a minimum of 3 years in US biopharma marketing
• Ability to be in-office consistently 2-3 days per week (Philadelphia, PA or Durham, NC)
• Ability to travel 25%
• Preferred: BS/BA with 8–10 years of marketing or relevant commercial experience, including a minimum of 4 years in US biopharma marketing
• Experience in US healthcare anti-infectives brand marketing
• Consulting and/or Business Development experience
• Experience in direct people management; and/or significant enterprise/matrix leadership
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective working relationships in a matrix environment
• Proven decision-making, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and oral/written communication skills
• Experience working with global launch/marketing teams
• Broad commercial experience including brand lifecycle management, product launch, category creation, customer insight, messaging, campaign, creative development, and strategic planning
• Ability to prioritize, pivot, and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to define, track, analyze key performance measures and make data-driven decisions
• Financial acumen and P&L mindset
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to influence at all levels in a matrix environment

Skills

• Strategic thinking and decision-making
• Stakeholder management in a matrix environment
• Brand marketing and lifecycle management
• Direct-to-Patient channel development
• Launch planning and execution
• Partnership development and innovation scouting
• Data-driven analytics and performance measurement
• Communication and presentation skills

Education

• BS/BA required (field not specified beyond marketing/commercial experience)

Additional Requirements

• Hybrid role with 2–3 days per week in the office (Philadelphia, PA or Durham, NC)