Head of Consumer Marketing - Sleep Disorders

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Job Description

About The Role: 

 

Join Takeda as the Senior Director of Consumer Marketing – Sleep Disorders where you will champion Takeda’s culture and values while setting the consumer strategy for a new neuroscience product launch. You will lead patient-focused launch planning and execution, collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and executive leadership, and build capabilities that drive awareness, engagement, treatment-seeking behavior, and business performance. You will report to the Head of the US Neuroscience Business Unit. 

 

How you will contribute:

• Build and lead consumer marketing capabilities for the Neuroscience Business Unit, including launch strategy, go-to-market planning, and integrated tactical execution for a new product launch.
• Assess the patient and caregiver opportunity within the therapeutic area and identify the needs, barriers, and insights that can activate informed patient and healthcare provider conversations about the disease and brand.
• Own the end-to-end patient journey and translate insights into patient positioning, message architecture, and language that clearly communicates the brand’s role within the treatment landscape.
• Ensure alignment with overall brand strategy and healthcare professional (HCP) brand initiatives, and partner with the HCP brand lead to inform inclusion of patient perspective.
• Leverage insights to inform patient segmentation and channel preferences.
• Lead the strategy and execution of direct-to-consumer (DTC) and direct-to-patient (DTP) initiatives that support disease education, brand awareness, patient acquisition, and conversion across channels that may include customer relationship management (CRM), direct marketing, in-office, print, search engine marketing (SEM), digital media, mobile, streaming, and broadcast television.
• Own the patient experience vision and partner with omnichannel, Data, Digital & Technology, Patient Services, and other cross-functional teams to define and develop an end-to-end digital patient experience, including evaluation of potential direct-to-patient models that connect education, engagement, and activation across the patient journey.
• Lead integrated media strategy, planning, investment, optimization, and performance management, including oversight of external media and creative agency partners.
• Partner with the Communications team to develop and execute social media and organic content strategies that extend reach and engagement while aligning with brand strategy and applicable regulatory, legal, and corporate requirements.
• Partner with Analytics & Insights to translate data into actionable insights, validate business opportunities, optimize the patient channel mix, establish key performance indicators, and monitor the return on investment (ROI) of individual tactics and the overall consumer plan.
• Identify critical elements for initiatives/promotions designed to drive desired patient behavior change.
• Align plans with HCP strategy to ensure consistency and identify efficiencies and need for communication to various field roles or external partners.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of campaign strategies through campaign measurement and metrics development to ensure a positive ROI and achieve brand objectives.
• Set clear priorities and accountabilities for direct reports, align the team structure to brand and launch needs, and create an inclusive, high-performing environment.
• Coach and develop team members in marketing expertise, enterprise leadership, organizational awareness, and career growth.
• Contribute to the annual planning process and P&L by forecasting the expected impact of patient programs, including patient support, DTP, and DTC initiatives.
• Oversee patient advisory boards and engagement with advocacy organizations to generate insights, refine strategy, and coordinate relevant external engagement activities across Takeda.
• Manage significant opex spend budget.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 12+ years of progressive commercial pharmaceutical experience, including significant consumer, DTC, and/or DTP marketing experience, with at least 5 years in leadership roles of increasing scope and responsibility.
• Deep understanding of patient journeys, communication channels, and tactic design.
• Extensive experience in marketing strategy and tactic planning with an ability to communicate ideas to internal partners and external agencies.
• Experience in leveraging data and analytics to distill insights and drive data-based decision making.
• Experience leading marketing in a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment and partnering effectively with Medical, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, and Privacy stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale consumer media and engagement programs, including digital, CRM, paid media, and media planning; broadcast and streaming experience is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership traits with an ability to mentor team members, collaborate effectively, and positively influence decisions.
• Strategic Planning and Implementation – Ability to develop an overall marketing strategy and oversee the implementation of the strategy.
• People Development – Ability to assess strengths and development areas of staff members and provide suggestions for development.
• Budgeting – Ability to create and maintain an accurate budget for department expenses.

Desired:

• MBA
• Pharma and/or consumer packaged goods industry experience
• Commercial pharmaceutical experience in neuroscience and/or sleep disorders, including an understanding of the patient journey, treatment landscape, and emerging trends
• New product launch experience
• Experience applying social media and organic content strategies in a regulated environment
• Experience partnering with Communications and external affairs teams on public relations, social media, and patient advocacy initiatives

This position is currently classified as "Hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. 

For Location:

USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$212,000.00 - $333,190.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. 

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Locations

USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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