Senior Director, Marketing

About the role

The Senior Director, Marketing will design and execute the Commercial roadmap that enables the successful potential U.S. launch of palazestrant, Olema’s lead program currently in Phase 3 for ER+ HER2- metastatic breast cancer.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the commercialization of oral oncology therapies in breast cancer and a track record of leading successful oncology drug launches in the US. This role is based out of our San Francisco office and will require travel as needed.

• Building the strategic marketing plan and leading launch readiness initiatives (branding, positioning, messaging platform, story flow and creative imagery) to deliver a successful palazestrant launch
• Developing, prioritizing, and implementing market development activities that deepen awareness of unmet needs and address knowledge gaps among customers
• Designing the go-to-market approach that delivers resource-efficient customer engagement, customer behavior change and adoption at launch
• Developing KPIs to assess launch performance and analyzing market, customer, and competitor trends, incorporating insights into marketing strategies and plans
• Establishing a strong relationship with Medical Affairs, and eventually, the Sales team and other field-based commercial teams to ensure optimal execution
• Prioritizing cross-functional activities with Clinical Development, Regulatory and other internal stakeholders to gather input for functional activities and ensure alignment with launch readiness activities
• Managing partner agency and vendor relationships and workflow
• Ensuring strategic and tactical plans meet compliance and regulatory guidelines and company policies
• Delivering marketing operating expenses within budget

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive commercial experience at biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical companies
• Successfully developed and executed marketing strategy plans and led the launch of new oncology products in the US
• Strong ability to leverage insights and analytics to deliver impactful marketing strategies and tactics
• Demonstrated ability to influence effectively across an organization at all levels
• Experience developing strategies to win in competitive markets
• Experience thriving in a small company environment, with a hands-on and pragmatic leadership style
• Excellent prioritization skills to deliver results within reasonably established timelines

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
• Deep understanding of customer adoption behavior in breast cancer
• Knowledge of the laws and regulations regarding interactions with the healthcare community
• Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills and ability to adapt communication styles to varied internal and external partners
• Impeccable professional ethics, integrity, and judgment

Benefits

We provide a competitive compensation and benefits package, including equity, bonus, and benefits. A Summary of Benefits is available for all applicants.