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Director, Brand Management
Chelsea Therapeutics
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
Website www.chelseatherapeutics.com
POSTION SUMMARY
Reporting to the VP of Marketing and Sales, the Director of Brand Management will play an important role in driving the companys future growth with responsibility for leading efforts of the brand management aspects of commercialization for Northera (droxidopa), the companys first product to be commercialized. Building a strong collaboration with the internal sales and other teams to position this product to the specialty markets effectively and compliantly will be essential for the integration of this leader into the highly collaborative and team-oriented culture at Chelsea.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Director of Brand Management will have strategic and tactical responsibilities as follows:
* Develop and lead all market and commercial development efforts to ensure the successful and compliant launch and uptake of Northera, maximizing opportunities in current and potential new indications while ensuring all key compliance considerations for this product are optimally managed.
* Provide commercial leadership to maintain and extend the current portfolio through effective life cycle management and new product launches, including developing and executing compliant marketing strategies and promotional plans to ensure profit growth and expansion of products.
* Develop and implement commercial plans including defining market share and profitability goals in line with company objectives.
* Collaborate with the sales management team to develop successful, compliant reimbursement, pricing and market access strategies.
* In collaboration with key counterparts in R&D, regulatory and sales, play a leading role in defining the overall strategic direction for the portfolio to include prioritization of combination compounds and potential indications.
* Provide the leadership and vision required to attract, develop, motivate, train and retain a superb, high performance marketing team.
* Provide strategic and business input to identify and establish new acquisitions, in-licensing opportunities and collaborations and to contribute towards shaping the future direction of the company.
* Provide the leadership to maintain a significant presence in neurology and with movement disorder specialists. Actively participate in industry conferences to reinforce and further build market profile and position.
* Participate in sales meetings and field activities to communicate promotional strategies and activities and to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of marketing programs.
* Establish collaborative, effective and trusting relationships with key internal functions including sales, R&D, legal, regulatory, finance and business development to ensure the free flow of information and ideas.
* Collaborate with market and sales analyst to identify and monitor market trends and to ensure competitive information gathering, analysis and interpretation to influence business outcomes.
* Develop and monitor performance against marketing forecasts, ensuring the achievement of results is within designated budgets.
* Understand the regulatory environment and comply with all legal and regulatory requirements, including those of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Prescription Drug Marketing Act, the Pharma Code, the OIG codes, and ensure strategies and materials for promotion and marketing are only for approved indications of the companys products. Requirements EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree with an MBA preferred.
8-10 Years of Pharma Marketing/Sales Experience
Specialty/orphan drug market experience a plus
If you would like to apply for an open position or have us retain your resume on file for future opportunities with Chelsea Therapeutics, please provide the information outlined below via email.
- Email Subject: Positions of interest
- Email Text: Short cover letter describing position of interest and key qualifications
- Email Attachment: A summary level resume (1 or 2 pages)
click Apply Now to submit your resume - or send resumes to: jobs.03@ChelseaRx.com
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