Sr Director Portfolio Marketing Oncology

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. Its products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At Bayer you have the opportunity to be part of a culture where we value the passion of our employees to innovate and give them the power to change.Sr Director Portfolio Marketing OncologyYOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe primary responsibilities of this role, Senior Director Marketing Oncology, are to:

Develop long-term strategy for the Franchise and represent the USbusiness in global strategy initiatives;

Lead external local or global growth opportunities in partnership with New Product Commercialization (NPC) and Business Development & Licensing (BD&L); This includes building the required cross-functional teams and all US pre-marketing strategic and tactical planning associated with new launches including collaboration with brand leads and other key stakeholders on the development of opinion leaders, communication strategies, product positioning, market sizing, market access, supply and distribution planning, etc.;

Support the head of the Oncology Franchise to lead cross-portfolio projects of various scope, size and impact of a strategic or operational nature;

Develop and own process and expectations for key deliverables: StratCo, Brand Planning;

Support brands in managing congresses and Key Opinion Leaders (KOL’s);

Create and support brand leads in market planning for new products within the Franchise across all pre-launch commercial activities;

Serve as US marketing representative on global new product development project teams and collaborate with key stakeholder groups including Oncology Strategic Business Unit (SBU), Operations, Marketing, Sales, Market Research, Communications, Medical, Regulatory, Advocacy, external agencies and other cross functional teams;

Lead US efforts for pipeline brands to ensure rigorous & consistent US input across R&D decision points and effective launch planning;

Lead Strategic and Operational launch planning for products entering the Oncology Portfolio (12-24 month pre-launch strategic planning);

Drive portfolio marketing initiatives for key customers.

WHO YOU AREYour success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:Required Qualifications:

B.S. in Business Administration or Chemistry with ten years of progressive leadership experience in the commercial healthcare industry, or M.S./M.B.A. with seven years of progressive leadership experience in the commercial healthcare industry;

At least ten years of experience, including management experience and demonstration of expertise in a scientific area;

Oncology Therapeutic area experience;

Must have strong business acumen and analytical ability;

Be able to influence and build relationships;

Excellent managerial and motivation skills;

Sound understand of brand management principles, forecasting and oncology market;

Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving and decision making skills;

Highly creative, able to define and pursue goals and functions effectively on interdepartmental and inter-divisional teams;

Experience in communicating thoughts and ideas with executive levels of leadership – written and oral communications;

Be able to maintain confidentiality where appropriate;

Proven leadership and teamwork abilities;

Self-directed in ambiguous situations;

Willingness to travel as needed up to 20-30%.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in marketing and portfolio management

Prior experience in new product commercialization

YOUR APPLICATIONBayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and you have the "Passion to Innovate" and the "Power to Change", we encourage you to apply now. To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes.Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/VeteransBayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.Location: United States : New Jersey : WhippanyDivision: PharmaceuticalsReference Code: 111347Contact Us+1 888-473-1001, option #5