Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end governance of content agencies, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and operational excellence
- Establish and implement standardized KPIs (e.g., quality, turnaround time, cost efficiency, compliance), in alignment with global agency scorecards
- Drive agency consolidation and vendor optimization, in line with global agency framework and local needs
- Monitor agency performance and lead regular reviews to ensure continuous improvement
- Collaborate with Procurement, BU Marketing, and Medical teams to ensure effective cross-functional alignment
- Explore and assess agency capabilities in GenAI/AIGC use cases across content creation, optimization, and localization
- Identify capability gaps and upskill or onboard agencies to build future-ready AI-enabled content capabilities
- Partner with global and local stakeholders to pilot, scale, and embed GenAI capabilities into business workflows
- Lead change management efforts to drive adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in content operations, marketing excellence, or digital transformation, preferably in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry
- Experience in agency management and governance, including performance management and vendor optimization is preferred
- Strong understanding of content lifecycle processes, regulatory/compliance requirements, and cross-functional workflows
- Experience to GenAI / AI-driven content solutions is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to drive transformation initiatives with measurable impact
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across functions and seniority levels
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, matrixed environment and manage multiple priorities
Required Skills:
Cost Efficiency, Digital Transformation, Global Partnerships, Marketing, Marketing Management, Measurement Analysis, Product Marketing, Program Management, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Stakeholder Buy-In, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Standards Compliance, Strategic Management, Strategic PlanningPreferred Skills:
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Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
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NoTravel Requirements:
No Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:
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09/30/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Based on 1,540 disclosed Marketing salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $135K/year, with most offers between $100K and $178K (10th–90th percentile: $73K–$216K).
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