Head Marketing Excellence

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Position Summary

The Marketing Excellence Lead plays a pivotal role in elevating the strategic and creative impact of marketing across the organization. This role serves as a catalyst for cross-functional collaboration driving consistency effectiveness and measurable impact across all marketing activities.

Roles & Responsibilities

As part of the Integrated Marketing team this role is responsible for shaping and institutionalizing best-in-class marketing practices across strategy execution and capability development. By fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation the Marketing Excellence Lead ensures this role ensures that marketing efforts are aligned with business objectives and effectively engage target audiences.

Strategic Leadership & Brand Stewardship

• Collaborate with brand and cross-functional teams (e.g. Research Medical Regulatory Media & Digital Marketing Digital Transformation) to shape cohesive brand strategies and narratives.
• Lead the development of strategic marketing briefs aligned with business objectives.
• Identify and translate customer insights and market opportunities into actionable brand strategies.
• Craft compelling brand communications and positioning to enhance visibility and impact.

Marketing Planning & Execution

• Guide annual brand planning processes in alignment with global frameworks.
• Ensure storytelling is consistent audience-relevant and optimized across all channels.
• Support deployment and governance of global marketing processes and standards.

Communication Excellence

• Embed communication excellence through standardized frameworks templates and creative guidance.
• Develop and implement marketing excellence frameworks to elevate brand performance.
• Foster a culture of consumer and customer centricity across all marketing initiatives.

Systems Tools & Governance

• Serve as the global point of contact for marketing systems and tools (e.g. Brand IQ).
• Oversee the adoption and effective use of global marketing platforms and standards.

Stakeholder Engagement & Alignment

• Manage relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders to ensure alignment on marketing priorities and deliverables.
• Act as a key liaison across teams to drive collaboration and shared accountability.

Job Requirements

Qualification

• MBA or Masters in Marketing Business Communications or a related field

Work Experience

• Over 14 years of progressive leadership in strategic marketing brand management and integrated communications. Prior exposure to the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry is an advantage.

• Proven ability to lead and inspire cross-functional teams while effectively influencing senior stakeholders across global and affiliate structures.
• Deep expertise in customer-centric marketing brand storytelling and creative strategy development.
• Demonstrated success in driving marketing excellence and delivering impactful outcomes across diverse brands and markets.
• A strategic thinker with a pragmatic hands-on approach to execution and operational discipline.
• Experienced in navigating complex matrix global environments and adept at aligning senior leadership around unified marketing strategies & priorities.

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In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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