Senior Manager, Marketing Operations

Company Description

Deciphera is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing important new medicines to improve the lives of people with cancer. We are leveraging our proprietary switch-control kinase inhibitor platform and deep expertise in kinase biology to develop a broad portfolio of innovative medicines.

Enabled by our proprietary drug discovery platform, Deciphera has developed a diverse pipeline of wholly-owned drug candidates. QINLOCK® (ripretinib) is Deciphera’s first FDA approved switch control kinase inhibitor developed for the treatment of adult patients with advanced GIST who have received prior treatment with three or more kinase inhibitors, including imatinib. QINLOCK is approved for 4th line GIST in the United States, Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and Taiwan.

We offer an outstanding culture and opportunity for personal and professional growth based on our “PATHS” Core Values:

• Honesty and Integrity – Trust and mutual respect are essential aspects of our culture. We act with honesty and integrity in all facets of our business, and this serves as the foundation of our work and interactions with others.
• Transparency – We strive to provide full visibility to internal and external stakeholders for a complete picture of what we are doing and why.
• Patients – We are committed to improving the lives of patients living with cancer. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
• Stewardship – We are respectful of the resources entrusted to us by the investment community. We act thoughtfully and allocate resources responsibly in seeking to create value for our shareholders.
• Accountability – We demand accountability for our actions, behaviors, and performance. We recognize our duty to maintain a culture that embraces the uniqueness of our people and finds strength in our differences.

Our Behavioral Expectations Align With Our Values To Elevate And Drive Individual And Team Performance

“How” we work together and the behaviors that we show up with each day are critical to maintaining our positive culture.

• Continuously evolve and improve – we try, we learn, we revise and try again.
• Drive business results – we navigate forward with our eye on the highest priorities.
• Partner and collaborate – we cultivate relationships and value ideas, regardless of where they are coming from, to achieve more together.
• Lead from where you are – regardless of role or level, we motivate each other to achieve common goals.

What’s In It for You:

• Reap the rewards of attractive incentive and benefits packages
• Join the organization at a pivotal period to support the in-line brand during a period of robust clinical pipeline development
• Join a close-knit team to drive results for the betterment of patient care
• Opportunity to join a best-in-class team to support a proven therapeutic in oncology rare disease
• Become part of Deciphera’s unique culture and make a difference in the lives of patients in need

The Role: Senior Manager, Marketing Operations

Deciphera is seeking a dynamic individual to lead marketing operations to support the company’s lead asset, QINLOCK (ripretinib) the first and only broad-spectrum KIT and PDGFRA switch-control kinase inhibitor engineered to block the drivers of resistance in advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). QINLOCK is currently approved for the treatment of adult patients with advanced GIST who have received prior treatment with 3 or more kinase inhibitors, including imatinib. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also recently granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for QINLOCK for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic GIST who received prior treatment with imatinib, and who harbor a KIT exon 11 mutation and co-occurring KIT exon 17 and/or 18 mutations (KIT exon 11+17/18 mutations), based on the ctDNA results from the Phase 3 INTRIGUE study. Reporting to the QINLOCK Brand Lead, this role will serve as a critical connection between marketing strategy, tactical execution, and day-to-day operations to support the QINLOCK brand. Key aspects of this role include the management of the promotional, medical, regulatory, and compliance (PMRC) review committee, key exhibit planning including large medical congresses and regional exhibits, managing printing, fulfilment, and warehousing, contract management, and logistical support for commercial meetings. The person in this role will collaborate with stakeholders across the organization including but not limited to Marketing, Sales, Market Access, Training, Regulatory, Medical, Legal and Compliance teams, as well as external agency partners. An effective candidate for this role will be detail-oriented, proactive, and act with a sense of urgency to pull through on critical marketing operations initiatives.

What You’ll Do

• Work with agency partners to develop and maintain exhibits for national, regional, and local congresses
• Process contracts and pull through logistics for field-based exhibits
• Manage and Optimize Print and Fulfillment
• Develop and implement measurement plan to evaluate ROI on national and regional congresses
• Support field team in the execution of field-based exhibits
• Become the expert and admin for the PMRC system and process
• Effectively manage the day-to-day operations for PMRC meetings, agendas, and recaps
• Play a supporting role the planning and execution of critical commercial meetings (e.g., National Sales Meeting, POAs, etc.)
• Ensure effective training/onboarding for internal stakeholders and agency partners
• Continually evaluate process to identify opportunities to maximize efficiency and output
• Be accountable for production, inventory, tracking, and distribution of promotional materials
• Provide recommendations for continual improvements to congress planning, booth, and attendance
• Maintain inventory status of key marketing materials, ensuring business continuity in cost effective manners
• Process MSAs and SoWs
• Consolidate performance metrics such as attendance KPIs, etc.
• Facilitate Congress Planning and Execution
• Collaborate with congress organizations and societies to negotiate contracts for booth exhibits and/or sponsorship agreements
• Maintain print and fulfilment budget
• Support Commercial Meetings
• Lead the PMRC process
• Partner with project owners/agencies to ensure successful submission workflows
• Aggregate and roll up monthly budget accruals
• Evaluate and refine print/fulfillment model as needed
• Execute congress strategy through collaboration with Marketing, Market Access, Medical Affairs and Sales
• Regional Tradeshow Support
• Budget Accruals, MSAs and SoWs
• Build and maintain annual congress budget
• Liaise with the marketing team and vendors on printing and fulfilment needs

Qualifications

• Must adhere to Deciphera’s core values, policies, procedures, and business ethics
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proven ability to successfully manage multiple ongoing projects/workstreams with and without specific direction
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience in conflict management and negotiation
• Exceptional understanding of Marketing Operations and project management, and marketing processes
• Works with a sense of urgency, efficiency, and attention to detail
• Strong critical thinking skills and can take a holistic view of the business in order to ensure efficiencies and alignment with Marketing and other cross functional teams
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Experience in print production within a pharmaceutical company or advertising agency a plus
• In depth expertise in Pharmaceutical Promotional/Marketing Services and knowledge of related disciplines - Pharmaceutical Marketing, Medical, Managed Markets, Marketing Agencies, Sourcing
• 5 years of experience in a pharmaceutical/biotech company
• Proficiency with Veeva Promomats or similar review system and strong computer aptitude with the ability to learn new systems quickly
• Experience with detailed meeting logistics planning required to execute NSM, POAs, etc.

Additional Information

What Deciphera will Bring:

Deciphera offers competitive compensation, including equity-based compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following:

• 401(k) retirement plan
• An annual lifestyle allowance
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Summer vacation bonus
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Non-accrual paid time off
• Life and Supplemental life insurance for family
• Internal rewards and recognition program
• ESPP offering
• Munch and learns
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account for either health care and/or dependent care.
• Global, company-wide summer and winter shutdowns

Deciphera (NASDAQ: DCPH) is a publicly traded company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Our state-of-the-art research facility is located in Lawrence, Kansas and our European operations are run out of Switzerland.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION

Deciphera is committed to equal employment opportunity and values diversity. To ensure that we comply with reporting requirements and to learn more about how we can increase diversity in our candidate pool, we invite you to voluntarily provide demographic information in a confidential survey at the end of this application. Providing this information is optional. It will not be accessible or used in the hiring process, and has no effect on your opportunity for employment. This information will also be treated confidentially. Our commitment to increasing diversity in our candidate pool does not affect our commitment to equal employment opportunity, including our ongoing commitment to make all hiring and other employment decisions solely on a nondiscriminatory basis.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION

Deciphera is committed to equal employment opportunity and values diversity. To ensure that we comply with reporting requirements and to learn more about how we can increase diversity in our candidate pool, we invite you to voluntarily provide demographic information in a confidential survey at the end of this application. Providing this information is optional. It will not be accessible or used in the hiring process, and has no effect on your opportunity for employment. This information will also be treated confidentially. Our commitment to increasing diversity in our candidate pool does not affect our commitment to equal employment opportunity, including our ongoing commitment to make all hiring and other employment decisions solely on a nondiscriminatory basis.