Associate Director, HCP Marketing

Ardelyx is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on redefining treatment approaches for patients with significant unmet medical needs. By combining scientific innovation with a collaborative, purpose-driven culture, we strive to create meaningful impact for patients.
 
Team Ardelyx is united by a shared mission and guided by our core values: Passionate, Fearless, Dedicated, and Inclusive.
 
We foster an inclusive environment where employees are respected, supported, and empowered to make an impact — both within our company and in the lives of patients we serve.

• Lead for Peer-to-Peer Program Management (Speaker Bureau ownership, content creation, Advisory Boards, Product Theaters, etc.)
• Manage all aspects of P2P programming including communications with field team, internal departments, training, vendors and attendees
• Collaborate with Thought Leader Liaison team on speaker recruitment, communications to speakers, contracting and training
• Organize and manage implementation of product theaters and speaker bureau programs, and related trainings (live and virtual), ensuring compliance with company policies, standard procedures and business rules
• Manage P2P agency to provide strategic leadership, managing operations within allocated budget: inclusive of implementation of metrics plans, management of quarterly business reviews, rep portal oversight, financial disbursements to speakers and vendors, etc.
• Oversee Medical Education agency to create educational, medically sound, and informative presentations as well as marketing collateral for all P2P promotion 
• Own and execute the development, planning, and execution of HCP Advisory Boards to gather actionable insights that inform brand strategy and decision-making
• Partner closely with Digital Lead to create content for all non-personal promotion tactics across omnichannel platforms driving targeted HCP engagement and measurable brand growth
• Partner closely with HCP Lead to develop digestible content for digital consumption
• Develop and maintain positive and collaborative working relationships with a broad range of internal stakeholders to ensure success of cross-functional initiatives and long-range plans
• Work closely with sales and sales leadership team to understand market challenges and provide/adapt strategies, tools, training, and messages to drive success
• Collaborate with marketing team on overall brand strategy and execution of tactics

• Bachelor’s degree, advanced degree preferred, in Marketing or related with 8 - 10 years of commercial pharmaceutical marketing with experience driving HCP engagement through peer-to-peer (P2P) education, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to think outside the box
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Combination of strong strategic thinking with ability to execute tactical plans
• Ability to work well in fast-paced entrepreneurial environment with significant autonomy
• Strong communication and presentation skills to interface with cross-functional partners and senior management
• Ability to effectively and consistently execute multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and leadership skills
• Proven track record for consistently meeting or exceeding goals and objectives
• Ability to travel as required to meet business needs (~30%)