Associate Director, Global Marketing Management, Blood Culture & Sepsis

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world, and they are seeking an Associate Director for Global Marketing Management in Blood Culture & Sepsis. The role focuses on the global commercialization of the BD BACTEC™ FXI Culture System, leading marketing strategies to drive demand and product adoption while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure business growth.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the global marketing strategy and tactical execution by deploying best-in-class marketing practices for marketing strategy, segmentation, targeting, positioning, and messaging to deliver differentiated customer value and position the BACTEC portfolio as the best-in-class solution for blood culture
• Lead BD BACTEC™ FXI Culture System commercialization with both purpose and pace. Develop and implement global marketing tools and initiatives to ensure regions are equipped for success and best positioned to drive adoption, both acquiring new customers and retaining and expanding value of the existing customer base
• Track the effectiveness of implementation, including sales funnel activities, impact of associated product revenue, category share growth
• Lead the development and execution of the global marketing plan for blood culture including sepsis and bloodstream infections (BSI) to ensure alignment across the microbiology portfolio. Build and execute the tactical plan, to ensure pricing, positioning, and messaging are communicated effectively and implemented consistently in all regions to maximize and capture the opportunities for the portfolio and ensure clarity of positioning across the BACTEC portfolio (BACTEC FX vs. BACTEC FXI to enable the portfolio to win)
• Lead the global commercialization team for new product launches, ensuring close cross-functional alignment to ensure successful commercial execution and the growth of the blood culture portfolio
• Develop and utilize market intelligence by analyzing industry, market, policy, and social trends to identify market and customer needs, attitudes, behaviors specifically relating to blood culture / sepsis / bloodstream infections. Utilize insights gained to inform marketing strategy, positioning, messaging, tactics etc., as applicable
• Champion brand strategy and manage portfolio brand, marketing campaigns and execution with region collaboration
• Partner with product management on portfolio strategy, product roadmap and priorities for specified market segment in partnership with other key functions, as applicate
• Effectively partner and collaborate with regional teams, R&D, Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, HEOR, Business Development, and other functions to ensure development and execution of effective marketing strategies to meet customer needs and deliver differentiated customer value
• Ensure alignment of strategies with product management to ensure delivery of the overall Microbiology Segment and Advanced Diagnostic Solutions strategic imperatives and growth objectives

Requirements:

• At least a bachelor's degree
• At least 7 years of related functional experience and marketing leadership in medical device and/or life sciences industry
• Experience in Microbiology and/or Infectious Diseases
• Demonstrated track record in product launches and commercial execution, identifying market opportunities, market segmentation, targeting, competitive analysis, pricing strategy, go-to-market models and strategies
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement commercial strategies, convert these into tactical marketing plans and deliver results
• The ability to understand and translate complex scientific, clinical, and technical information into marketing and customers benefits to inform strategies and tactical execution is a required skillset
• Results-oriented, with demonstrated ability to manage and drive the completion of multiple competing projects, across functions and regions
• Ability to develop strong relationships with regions and functions
• Strong leadership presence with ability to utilize organizational channels, experience and influencing skills to persuade others of the course of action and facilitate successful execution
• Ability to work across all global regions at both an executive and tactical sales/marketing level
• Flexibility to travel globally up to 30% of the time
• advanced degree preferred
• general knowledge of the diagnostics / life sciences market, is preferred