Bayer · 1 week ago
Director of Marketing, Congress and Thought Leader Engagement
Whippany, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $263K/yr
12+ years expBayer is a visionary company committed to solving the world’s toughest challenges in health. The Director of Marketing for Congress and Thought Leader Engagement will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key opinion leaders, shaping strategies for customer engagement, and leading various marketing programs to optimize performance.
BiotechnologyChemicalHealth CareLife SciencePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Shape the strategy, investments, and execution of all KOL and Peer-to-Peer activities including congresses and advisory boards, local programming, speaker’s bureau, and peer-to-peer engagements
Build and maintain productive KOL relationships and relationships with our speakers; coordinate the approach across the customer engagement team including AGMs, RADs, marketing, medical, and senior leaders
Work with the AGMs to lead the Cardiovascular Regional Marketing Team, setting objectives, priorities, building the culture, and holding the team accountable
Partner with area customer squads on the deployment of peer-to-peer engagements
Analyze key success metrics related to marketing programs to identify new opportunities and optimize performance
Maintain a high level of clinical and business acumen to ensure high impact with KOLs and speakers
Lead the relationship, priorities, execution, and budget management with key agency partners
Develop deep business and KOL insights to shape business strategy, priorities, and execution
Allocate resources to maximize business impact
Drive collaboration across all key stakeholders to ensure a One Bayer approach with KOLs
Remain patient-focused, operating in full compliance with US legal, medical, and regulatory requirements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree
Minimum of 12 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with at least 4 years in Cardiovascular and/or Neurology therapeutic areas
Leadership with the ability to create strategic vision and inspire/mobilize teams
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Field, people leadership, and marketing experience
Demonstrated ability to work effectively cross-functionally both internally and with external partners
Compelling verbal and written communications
Willingness for travel (20% to 40%)
Preferred
MBA or advanced degree
Prior experience in managing KOL relationships, conferences, and speaker bureaus
High level of interpersonal and intercultural skills
High degree of flexibility and commitment
Benefits
Health care
Vision
Dental
Retirement
PTO
Sick leave
Company
Bayer
Bayer is a life science company that specializes in the areas of health care and agriculture.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (62)
2024 (71)
2023 (76)
2022 (141)
2021 (138)
2020 (117)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$9.34BKey Investors
Bank of AmericaBill & Melinda Gates FoundationTemasek Holdings
2025-09-26Post Ipo Debt· $331.5M
2024-12-06Post Ipo Debt· $5.29B
2022-11-08Grant· $12M
Leadership Team
Wolfgang Nickl
Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and CFO
Abi Abitorabi
VP, CGT Platform Implementation Lead
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