Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific is a leading provider of global CRO solutions. The Executive Director, Global Market Development plays integral role in driving awareness and demand for our portfolio of solutions across the clinical development life cycle, from molecule to market. The individual in this role is responsible for providing leadership, oversight, strategy, and direct staff supervision across our PPD Laboratories services.
Partnering and collaborating closely with stakeholder groups within the PPD business and broader Thermo Fisher where applicable, the individual in this role is responsible for strategic planning; development and execution of tactical programs; measurement; and optimization. The Executive Director provides day-to-day supervision and career development of team members and oversees the area/division budget. As a member of the Marketing & Sales Enablement Leadership team, the Executive Director is also responsible for building a culture of collaboration, open communication, and mutual respect.
Essential Functions and Other Job Information:
Lead and provide strategic guidance to the area/division marketing team, driving collaboration, prioritization, and alignment.
Guide creation of marketing plans, including go-to-market strategies, tactical plans, and messaging documents, ensuring all efforts are grounded in customer needs/business insights.
Drive best-in-class approaches and models in the development of compelling value propositions, promotional positioning, messaging materials and selling resources/collateral.
Ensure ongoing program measurement and optimization to optimize our marketing budget and maximize return on investment.
Plan and manage resource allocation across the area/division, including day-to-day budget management and related processes.
Input into annual strategic planning process and related efforts, keeping the broader team engaged and up to date on direction.
Drive targeting and segmentation efforts in collaboration with our Marketing Operations team to improve relevance and results.
Drive partnership, collaboration, and strong working relationships across all teams and disciplines.
Lead or provide significant input into priority corporate efficiency initiatives as mandated by the organization (e.g., vendor optimization, PPI).
Partner with other teams across the marketing and sales enablement discipline, helping to align the team to common goals and objectives.
Drive the development of best-in-class marketing capabilities in collaboration with the Marketing & Sales Enablement Leadership team.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree required in Science, Health Sciences or Business
MBA or advanced degree preferred
10-15+ years pharmaceutical/CRO/medical device experience with broad knowledge of the industry and healthcare environment
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Strong leadership, emotional intelligence, collaboration and influencing skills
Broad marketing experience, covering the discipline spectrum from strategy to tactics to research to analytics
Strong financial acumen and robust working knowledge of sales and marketing relationships
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and lead through change
History of achievement and performance
Strong interpersonal skills, as well as excellent verbal communication and presentation skills
Experience working across cultures and partnering with colleagues who represent a diverse selection of experiences and skills
Ability to think objectively and outside of ones own discipline for the greater good of the team and organization
Ability to effectively prioritize, manage, and deliver multiple projects under pressure
Effective planning, analytical, organizational and project management skills
Demonstrated ability to manage outside agencies to fulfill project objectives
Understanding of corporate brand and ability to work within set brand guidelines
Strong skills in Microsoft Office suite
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With revenues of nearly $11 billion, we have approximately 37,000 employees and serve customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as in environmental and process control industries. We create value for our key stakeholders through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, which offer a unique combination of continuous technology development and the most convenient purchasing options. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve analytical challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.
All of our employees share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement. Our ability to grow year after year is driven by our ability to attract, develop and retain world-class people who will thrive in our environment and share in our desire to improve mankind by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
If you share in our values and if you're looking for an employer who is strongly committed to developing talent and rewarding achievement, come grow with us at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.