Associate Director, Agency Management
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Job Location:
Cambridge, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 154000 - 212000
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About This Role:
As the Associate Director Agency Management you will be at the forefront of Biogens Marketing Organization overseeing agency partnerships and managing an integrated roster. You will collaborate closely with procurement and brand leaders to select onboard and nurture relationships with new and existing agency partners. Your role will involve monitoring budget usage and performance across our full portfolio ensuring the best talent from our agency holding companies is staffed to our business. Reporting directly to the Head of Marketing Operations you will be a strategic partner in shaping the agency engagement vision and strategy. You will also drive the evolution of creativity with partners and optimize collaboration across the US organization making a significant impact on our business.
What Youll Do:
- Maintain a vision and engagement strategy for managing agency relationships setting clear expectations and ensuring accountability.
- Define a roadmap for automation across agency partners incorporating AI to evolve our work and processes.
- Evaluate technology and innovative models to reimagine our ways of working with agency partners and internal teams.
- Act as a liaison between Biogen and creative/content agencies overseeing onboarding contract review and re-evaluation.
- Champion process optimization to train agency partners effectively.
- Track analyze and report on agency performance metrics.
- Maintain agency management as a centralized capability balancing creative excellence with cost efficiency.
- Collaborate with the Procurement team to provide outsourcing resources guidance and best practices.
Who You Are:
You are a strategic thinker with a strong ability to manage relationships and drive innovation. Your excellent communication skills and attention to detail enable you to maintain strong agency partnerships and ensure alignment with Biogens objectives. You thrive in dynamic environments and are passionate about optimizing processes and fostering creativity. Your collaborative nature allows you to effectively work across teams and influence stakeholders.
Required Skills:
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in commercial Marketing and/or Vendor Account Management in a regulated industry.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in managing the agency selection process staffing plans client contracts and new business development.
- 3 years experience in managing agency KPIs and performance metrics.
- Demonstrated experience in managing budgets external suppliers/agencies and evaluating agency cost models.
- Bachelors degree (or equivalent experience) in Marketing Business Administration or a related field.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience on both Creative Agency and Client-side.
- Commercial and/or Cross-functional experience in Pharma/Biotech.
Additional Information
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including but not limited to relevant skills & experience job location and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees and their families physical financial emotional and social well-being; including but not limited to:
- Medical Dental Vision & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
Why Biogen
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning growth and expanding their skills. Above all we work together to deliver life-changing medicines with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds cultures and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired.Read onto learn more about our DE&I efforts.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status race color national origin ancestry ethnicity religion age veteran status disability genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Portfolio Management
- Wealth Management
- Financial Services
- Hybris
- Microsoft Word
- Banking
- Cash Management
- Data Management
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Securities Law
- Microsoft Excel
- Internet Of Things
About Company
Founded in 1978, Biogen is a leading biotechnology company that pioneers innovative science to deliver new medicines to transform patientsÂ’ lives and to create value for shareholders and our communities. We apply deep understanding of human biology and leverage different modalities, ... View more
