Marketing Operations Manager

Entrepreneurial Spirit, Rooted in Tradition. At Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, we can tout a storied reputation more than 300 years in the making. Our parent company, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation (MTPC), is a research-driven pharmaceutical company with global reach – and one of Japan’s oldest and most respected companies.

Relatively new to the U.S. market, the innovative compounds of the Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Group have already enjoyed commercial success under the brand labels of our U.S. partners. Under our own Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America label the company is focused on research efforts and exploring collaborations with partners to discover and bring treatments to market for unmet medical needs including orphan diseases. We currently seek motivated professionals who share our vision of scientific excellence, innovation, and unwavering dedication to improving the lives of patients.

The Manager Marketing Operations is responsible for leading and participating on multiple brands and commercial team projects. This role will have oversight of the Commercial Budget, Leading Commercial Congress/Exhibits and community events for all brands. Additionally, this role will lead the fulfillment side of the business.

The role offers an extraordinary opportunity for individuals interested in helping to grow a US company with immediate opportunities in the Orphan Drug and Specialty Markets, therapeutic areas with high unmet needs, while working with a fast pace cross functional team with exceptional talent.

Duties:

HCP/ Patient Marketing Content and KOL Engagement

• Create content that will be used by HQ and Field personal to promote product both for Patient and HCP audience
• Lead submission and negotiations of material through MTPA’s internal review process to gain agreement on content that can be used in the manner in which it was developed for
• Support marketing team for governmental reportable items and development of SOPS/Guidance Documents as the business dictates
• Support team in all contracting and payment for HCPs while partnering with legal, operations, and other departments as needed

Budget, Contract Management and Purchase Order

• Oversee commercial team’s budget by working cross functionally with each department on a pro-active basis, including agency partners
• Liaison between commercial leadership and finance on an on-going basis, will be required to adjust departmental budgets based on needs of the business
• Develop and present budget to executive leadership yearly and when needed at brand level
• Monthly accrual with all commercial partners/vendors and ensure data is matching SG &A approved budget
• Oversee contract and invoice submission process

Congresses, Conventions, and Community Events

• Primary point of contact for all industry partners (i.e. AAN, AANEM, MDA, etc) to ensure timely and accurate submission on booth representation
• Oversee from concept to delivery of materials for all events and oversee website portal for up-to-date material availability, including design and internal review process

Warehouse, Fulfillment, and Print Management

• Lead relationship with print and fulfillment vendors, including but not limited to management of SOWs, SLAs, and budget (print, shipping, warehousing)
• Led quarterly meetings with project owners to highlight usage trends of materials and make recommendations on re-print or decommissioning
• Manage decommissioning process with fulfillment vendor

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required (ideally in business or scientific discipline)
• MBA in Marketing beneficial not required
• Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in either pharmaceutical/bio-tech industry.
• Experience can be on commercial side or agency/vendor.
• Experience in managing project timelines and budget is ideal.
• Familiar with process of getting material reviewed through PMRC Process (MLR)
• Familiarity of the Veeva Vault system or similar tool
• Experience in managing budgets, PO, SOWs and other items that support commercial team be successful.
• Familiar with process of getting material reviewed through PMRC Process (MLR)
• Familiarity of the Veeva Vault system or similar tool
• Experience in managing budgets, PO, SOWs and other items that support commercial team be successful.
• Working knowledge and understanding of the Pharma industry, broad therapeutic areas/disease states, drugs/treatments, and related regulatory, commercialization and compliance requirements.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and formal presentation skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills: proven ability to engage others in collaborative initiatives.
• Demonstrates responsiveness, attention to detail, and follow-through coupled with ability to prioritize/multi-task effectively.
• Leads by example, displaying integrity, collaboration, accessibility, adaptability, sound judgment/decision making, and an entrepreneurial, solutions-oriented attitude.
• Adherence to and respect for policies/confidential information.
• Strong computer and technical skills in PPT and Excel
• Must be able to travel up to 20% of time US; potential for limited International travel

Our Value Proposition:

Enjoy the fast-moving, entrepreneurial spirit more typically found in a small biotech, complemented by the benefits of a global pharmaceutical/chemical conglomerate. At this time, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America offers our employees unparalleled opportunities for career success coupled with a supportive level of employee benefits.

MTP provides a competitive benefits package inclusive of Medical and Dental health benefits, short-term and long-term disability plans, Company Paid and Supplemental Life insurance and additional voluntary benefits such as Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, and ID Theft Protection. In addition, we provide a generous PTO policy based on tenure, commencing with 24 PTO days, pro-rated based on hire date.

The salary range for this position is $93,000 – $149,000. Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

This position is eligible to participate in our annual Short-Term Incentive (STI) program. Specific information about the plan including eligibility rules and target, will be furnished upon hire.

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