Senior Director – HCP Marketing Indication Lead

Join us as we transform immunology and deliver medicines that help autoimmune patients get their lives back. argenx is preparing for multi-dimensional expansion to reach more patients through a rich pipeline of differentiated assets, led by VYVGART, our first-in-class neonatal Fc receptor blocker approved for the treatment of gMG, and with the potential to treat patients across dozens of severe autoimmune diseases.

We are building a new kind of biotech company, one that maintains its roots as a science-based start-up and pushes our commitment to innovate across all corners of our business. We strive to inspire and grow our company, our partnerships, our science, and our people, because when we do, we deliver more for patients. 

The argenx US commercial team is looking for a Senior Director, US HCP Marketing Indication Lead that will lead commercialization efforts for our near-term rheumatology indications (including Myositis and Sjogren’s Disease). We pride ourselves on walking the walk when it comes to our commitment to patients. We listen to those we aim to serve, so we can best integrate their goals and aspirations into our work on their behalf. Achieving our goals requires talent who are passionate, out-of-the-box thinkers, and those who dare to do more. If this sounds like you, consider applying.

The Senior Director, US HCP Marketing Indication Lead will be an integral member of the US HCP Experience Community and will play a critical role in building future growth for argenx as we expand our footprint into the rheumatology therapeutic area. This role will be responsible for leading and ensuring appropriate alignment of the marketing and promotional strategies in the US for advanced future pipeline indications in development for rheumatology, including Myositis and Sjogren’s Disease. This role will work across a number of cross-functional colleagues (including Global Portfolio Marketing, Market Access, Commercial Planning & Readiness, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, and Patient Marketing) and will work collaboratively to define and implement a marketing strategy to ensure commercial success.

This role will be based in Boston, MA and will report to the Vice President, US HCP Experience Lead.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead development of US VYVGART (efgartigimod) Rheumatology strategy and promotional plan

• Serve as HCP Marketing Lead for the Indication Strategy Team and partner with broad group of cross-functional colleagues to assess competitive landscape and market trends and develop brand identity to prepare for product launch. identify commercial business risks or critical issues and recommend innovative customized strategies to mitigate

• Lead the development and execution of indication launch plan and deliver on post-launch performance tracking such as Latest Estimate (LE) forecasts and Quarterly Business Insights (QBI)

• Oversee development of product positioning and messages, development of disease state and branded campaign, creation of personal and non-personal as well as branded and disease state tactics

• Oversee interactions with opinion leaders, leading advisory boards, and overseeing speaker bureaus and congress planning

• Partner across the efgartigimod portfolio to identify and align the needs that differentiate the molecule

• Develops and refines customer segmentation and targeting and partner with customer-facing leaders to execute launch plans

• Select and manage agency of record and marketing budgets to support various activities and requirements

• Foster a team culture of ownership, accountability, initiative, and engagement throughout all levels of the argenx commercial organization by regularly communicating the argenx vision, business objectives, desired performance outcomes and future actions to realize those outcomes

Skills and Competencies:

• Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively engage, influence, and develop across cross-functional teams

• Broad product-commercialization/marketing acumen including external campaign management, demand generation, market segmentation, digital marketing, strategy development and competitor assessment

• Demonstrated success working in a US-environment and driving transformation through strategic initiatives

• Extraordinary skills in critical thinking including observation, analysis, being able to succinctly articulate a problem and identify a solution[s]. Have the ability to conduct investigative analyses for a given issue and lead a team to developing a solution/conclusion in an efficient and effective manner

• Relentless prioritizes business and commercial strategies and works with great sense of urgency and purpose to deliver results through customer-centric innovative marketing channels

• Highly organized and ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Proven ability to successfully launch new medicines and follow-on indications

• An innovative mindset with the ability to approach situations with a creative and strategic approach ensuring the patient journey and voice is infused throughout

• A sense of urgency and a passion for helping patients and their communities

Education, Experience and Qualifications:

• 10+ years marketing experience in biotech, pharmaceutical or other areas of life sciences, with a proven record of high performance and consistent results

• Life sciences’ product in-line marketing and launch/product commercialization experience are required

• Must have strong social skills, maturity, and be capable of presenting ideas and concepts to a diverse range of individuals

• Excellence in additional professional competencies including collaborative and cross functional problem solving and communications, innovative thinking, sense of urgency, and a passion for helping patients and their communities are critical

• Bachelor’s degree required

• MBA or additional education in life sciences discipline preferred

• Previous rheumatology experience preferred, particularly with rare or specialty biologics

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For applicants in the United States: The annual base salary hiring range for this position is $236,000.00 - $354,000.00 USD. This range reflects our good faith estimate at the time of posting. Individual compensation is determined using objective, inclusive, and job-related criteria such as relevant experience, skills, demonstrated competencies and internal equity. This means actual pay may differ from the posted range when justified by these factors. Because market conditions evolve, pay ranges are reviewed regularly and may be adjusted to remain aligned with external benchmarks.

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term and long-term incentive programs, subject to the terms and conditions of those plans and applicable policies. It also includes a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to retirement savings plans, health benefits and other benefits subject to the terms of the applicable plans and program guidelines.

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