Oncology Activation Lead

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments.

About the role

The Oncology Activation Lead is responsible for translating Brand needs into the plans and roadmaps of the Global Capability Product within the Business Operations and Analytics (BOA) team. This individual contributor role reports directly to the VP, BOA with a dotted line into the Oncology Franchise. The role involves attending Franchise Leadership Team meetings to understand business needs and help embed new and existing Global Capability Products into Oncology Marketing and Sales, Market Access, and Medical Affairs field teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the link between the Franchise and the Global Capability Product Team, ensuring business needs are clearly communicated, technologies are effectively developed, and newly created capabilities are adopted and deliver measurable value.
• Develop activation plans to ensure effective rollout and enablement.
• Assess skill gaps to ensure proper readiness and training approaches.
• Continually assess and measure success outcomes, adjusting the activation plan to meet evolving needs and adoption.
• Ensure a cohesive delivery and adoption experience across the franchise.
• Represent the Oncology Franchise to Global Capability Product Teams.
• Partner with product owners to accelerate discovery, roadmap planning, and solution design.
• Monitor organizational impact metrics related to Global Capability Products and deliver strategic insights to Franchise Leadership and Cx Operations Leadership.
• Embed new Global Capability Products in the ways of working across the Oncology Franchise to unlock the full power of new technology-enabled approaches.
• Lead the rollout of new capabilities within the Oncology field and marketing organizations (e.g., CRM enhancements, dashboards, website chatbot, Next Best Action, AI-enabled tools).
• Drive the deployment of new CRM and other field capabilities by coordinating with Field Activators and driving change management and training for Oncology field teams across Sales, Market Access, and Medical Affairs.
• Drive adoption and effective utilization of new Global Capability Products by shaping mindset shifts, influencing behavioral change, and ensuring measurable business impact across the Oncology Franchise.
• Adapt processes, drive training and communications, and evolve ways of working within the Oncology Franchise to embed new business capabilities in daily work.
• Make solutions intuitive and usable so employees can deliver better customer experiences and stronger business outcomes.
• Catalyze and support Omnichannel Orchestration execution—including planning, alignment, and impact measurement—in close collaboration with BOA stakeholders, enabling seamless integration of Personal and Non-Personal customer engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10 years’ minimum work experience in Marketing, Omnichannel, or Activation roles.
• Proven ability to lead activation initiatives, translate strategy into execution, and drive measurable outcomes.
• Understanding of Product Operating Model and agile methods.
• Formal training or hands-on experience in organizational change management.
• Proficiency in analyzing adoption, utilization, and performance data to derive insights and inform decision-making.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills; able to translate complex capability concepts into simple, compelling narratives tailored to field and leadership audiences.
• Experience in marketing and/or field roles strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and design.
• Deep understanding of CRM (sales/service/marketing) and adjacent platforms (journey orchestration, marketing automation, digital engagement).
• Experience in driving process changes and introducing new ways of working to fully unlock the benefits of a new capability.
• Experience running pilots, defining success criteria, and driving change management for enterprise rollouts.
• Strong collaboration and cross-functional leadership.
• Strong experience leading and influencing without authority.

Skills

• Demonstrates ownership and accountability.
• Leads with curiosity and a growth mindset.
• Embraces change as a learning opportunity.
• Acts with a One Jazz mindset, prioritizing enterprise value.
• Delivers high-performance results.
• Models inclusive, collaborative leadership.
• Invests in continuous learning and development.
• Navigates ambiguity with confidence.
• Communicates with clarity and influence.

Schedule

20-25% travel will be required.

Pay

The full and complete base pay range for this role is $188,672.00 - $283,008.00. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation, as well as discretionary equity grants.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k retirement savings plan.
• Flexible paid vacation.

For more information on benefits, visit Jazz Pharmaceuticals Benefits.