Director, Strategic Engagement, Uro-Oncology

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our 'people first' philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world's oldest enemy: disease.

We are seeking an experienced marketer/thought leader liaison to join Ferring's Uro-Oncology team. This role will be integral in shaping and executing engagement planning and execution for our bladder cancer therapy across various stakeholders. This individual will drive overall national strategic planning with external engagement with key customers including HCP's, and Mid-levels and Strategic Accounts and partner with field teams and home office colleagues for execution to achieve a successful first-in-class launch in the non-muscle invasive bladder cancer space. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for generating insights, shaping, and implementing market development initiatives.With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of "The World's Most Innovative Companies" by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its "Change the World List," for addressing society's unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading, developing and pulling through an integrated key customer strategy, engagement and execution plans in support of bladder cancer therapy
• Ensure comprehensive approach to identification and monitoring of key thought leaders and strategic accounts and ensure appropriate commercial resources coordinated and deployed.
• Oversee integrated thought leader engagement, speaker's bureau strategy and peer to peer programing
• Develop and implement an integrated National commercial advisory board plan to inform brand strategies.
• Identify, develop, coordinate, and execute a strategic plan for KOL engagement at congresses and prioritized conferences in conjunction compliantly with Medical Affairs and Global functions
• Develop, maintain, and lead productive working relationships with sales leadership (and field sales teams), marketing, market access, field medical
• Effectively communicate complex scientific knowledge as it pertains to customer engagement, brand strategies and prioritized tactic
• Possess strong leadership, scientific and business acumen and ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree,; Masters degree preferred.
• 8+ years experience with relevant pharmaceutical industry required.
• Experience working with Urologists required
• Direct Strategic Engagement or Though leader experience preferred
• Experience working in the highly complex, dynamic environment of an emerging organization; direct startup, or new team experience desired.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, with an entrepreneurial mindset and a track record of high-performance results.
• Successful launch experience preferred.
• Market shaping experience preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to travel frequently (50-65%).

Ferring + you

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry's most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.

Our Compensation and Benefits

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $174,000 to $254,150, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to 120 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 160 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

Ferring is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Join our team and your voice will be heard, and your contributions will be valued. If you love to come up with new ways to make a positive difference and see them through, you will fit right in.

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (including Disability/Protected Veterans). We maintain a drug-free workplace.