About this role
The Director, Non-Personal Promotion is a key member of the Alixorexton Brand Team, responsible for leading the development and execution of integrated non-personal promotional strategies across healthcare professional and patient/caregiver audiences. This individual will oversee media strategy, digital marketing, CRM, websites, content deployment, and promotional effectiveness in support of Alixorexton brand objectives across narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH).
Reporting to the Senior Director, Alixorexton Brand Lead, this individual will lead a team and partner closely with Customer Experience Marketing, Market Access, Commercial Operations, Market Research, Regulatory, Legal, Medical Affairs, Corporate Communications, and external agency partners to deliver integrated programs that support market readiness, launch execution, and long-term brand growth.
Alkermes has a hybrid working environment to support and meet the needs of employees and this role will operate in a flexible environment with 60% of time in the office and 40% from home.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required, MBA or other advanced degree preferred
- 12+ years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or related commercial experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive marketing experience, including digital marketing, non-personal promotion, customer engagement, or brand marketing responsibilities
- Demonstrated success developing and executing commercial strategies that drive business results
- Demonstrated success leading non-personal promotion, digital marketing, media, or customer engagement initiatives within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
- Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives within a matrixed organization
- Prior people leadership experience with a track record of developing, coaching, and leading high-performing teams
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and senior leaders across functions
- Strong strategic, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities
- Experience managing agencies, vendors, and external partners
- Experience operating effectively in a pre-launch or launch environment
- Experience in neuroscience, neurology, sleep medicine, rare disease, or other complex therapeutic categories
- Experience developing and executing media strategies and integrated promotional campaigns
- Experience working with CRM platforms, digital marketing channels, and customer engagement technologies
- Experience leveraging customer insights and analytics to inform commercial decision-making
- Experience operating effectively in a pre-launch or launch environment
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Strong strategic thinking and business acumen
- Deep understanding of non-personal promotion, media strategy, digital marketing, customer engagement, and content strategy
- Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing skills
- Ability to translate customer insights and analytics into actionable business recommendations
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Ability to balance strategic planning with operational execution
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to drive results through collaboration and influence
Travel Requirements:
- Approximately 20-30% travel
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $200k to $240k. In addition, this position is eligible for an annual performance pay bonus. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, training, knowledge, and experience. Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package. Additional details can be found on our careers website: www.alkermes.com/careers#working-here
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