Marketing Lead

Job Description

Lead the Marketing team in Taiwan and manage a team of four Product Managers. You will be responsible for developing marketing capabilities, driving operational excellence, overseeing local marketing activities, ensuring effective cross-functional collaboration, and aligning the country strategy with the Business Unit Director (BUD) and Managing Director (MD). This role is critical to driving market growth and ensuring successful execution of strategic priorities.

Key responsibilities

• Team leadership and development: Hire, coach, mentor and appraise 4 product managers; build a high-performing, commercially focused marketing team

• Strategic planning: Develop and execute the local marketing strategy that aligns with BUD and MD priorities and the broader regional/global strategic framework

• Commercial delivery: Own P&L contribution targets for the franchise and translate strategy into actionable plans that drive brand growth

• Marketing operations: Oversee campaign planning, budgeting, resource allocation, launch readiness, and performance tracking to ensure efficient and compliant execution

• Cross-functional collaboration: Act as the primary marketing liaison across Medical, Sales, Market Access & External Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, and other functions to ensure cohesive market execution

• Capability building: Strengthen local marketing capabilities, processes and governance to improve speed-to-market, decision-making and analytic rigor

• Stakeholder management: Present plans and results to senior leadership; manage expectations and escalate risks or opportunities as needed

• Compliance and governance: Ensure all marketing activities adhere to local regulations and company policies

• Market insights and performance measurement: Use market, competitive and customer insights to inform strategy; define KPIs and monitor campaign and product performance

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, or related field

• Experience: 8+ years in pharmaceutical marketing, with demonstrable experience in oncology preferred; prior experience leading teams of product managers, strong experience in different product life cycle, and managing high-value brands

• Commercial acumen: Proven track record of developing and executing strategies that deliver measurable commercial results

• Cross-functional influence: Strong experience working with Medical Affairs, Sales, Market Access & External Affairs, Regulatory Affairs and Legal teams

• Leadership and people management: Experience building and developing high-performing teams; strong coaching and performance management skills

• Analytical skills: Comfort with data-driven decision making, KPI setting and performance analytics

• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Mandarin (local dialect preferred)

• Regulatory/compliance awareness: Knowledge of local pharmaceutical regulations and industry codes of practice

Key competencies and behaviors

• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

• Results-oriented with a bias for action and accountability

• Collaborative, team-first mindset

• High integrity and commitment to compliance

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