Associate Director, Marketing - RMS (REMOTE)

Associate Director, Marketing - RMS (REMOTE) Req ID #:  160752 Location: 

Wilmington, MA, US, 01887 For 70 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

IMPORTANT:   In order to be considered for this position, a resume/CV must be uploaded and submitted during the application process.  Please make sure work history and education are added correctly.    Job Summary  

The Associate Director of Marketing - RMS will create, manage and control the development and implementation of short and long-term marketing strategies and tactics within Research Models and Services North America to ensure high level of responsiveness to customers, business partners, and the business development organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

•    Develop and lead the Research Models and Services North American marketing function. This role will lead the vision and execution of brand awareness, go-to-market commercial launches, and provide oversight on lead identification and engagement initiatives by working with RMS commercial team and the wider Charles River marketing operations organization. 

•    Create and scale digitally focused processes and channels to develop new leads and clients to the RMS North American commercial business.

•    Represent the marketing presence towards the wider RMS digital and e-commerce transformation from a brand, voice of customer, and cross-selling perspective.

•    Collaborate and partner with Associate Director of Marketing, Europe to ensure global alignment on initiatives and brand development.

•    Ensure maximum marketing visibility and value-based promotion.

•    Manage and have oversight on the utilization and allocation of the RMS marketing budget for North America.

•    Manage the marketing function to ensure high level of responsiveness to customers and the business development organization.

•    Develop effective relationships with key management of Research Models and Services business units and participate on commercial leadership team.

•    Develop relationships with key industry thought leaders and create a pool of knowledgeable go-to clients and ad-hoc market feedback and research.

•    Work closely with both the corporate marketing and companywide business development teams to provide input to the creation of marketing strategies and to provide leadership to support the execution of the operational objectives.

•    Identify and create synergistic marketing programs that cross product and business unit lines.

•    Manage the collection of key performance indicators and marketing insights to Research Models and Services North America and reporting of this data to senior management, in partnership with business management and corporate marketing as appropriate. Job Qualifications

•    Education:  Bachelor's Degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in science discipline or marketing. Digital marketing experience preferred.

•    Experience:  Five to seven years related experience or equivalent in a combination of science, strategic marketing, product management, communications, and business management positions within a technical environment (e.g., biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device company, hospital, or laboratory). Has management and leadership experience in previous roles.

IMPORTANT: A resume is required to be considered for this position. If you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/CV. 

Vaccine Mandate

Charles River is a U.S. Federal Contractor.  As a result, we must follow the Presidential Executive Order to mandate vaccinations, and ensure our employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Our main priority is the wellbeing, health, and safety of our people. We require proof of vaccination from all employees. 

Anyone with requests for disability-related and/or religious exemptions should contact Talent Acquisition (crrecruitment_US@crl.com) so that information can be provided about the accommodation process at Charles River.

About Corporate Functions

The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.  

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 18,000 employees within 100 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. 

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of >80% of the drugs approved by the FDA for the past 3 years.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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