About Pharming

Pharming is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company, developing innovative products for the treatment of rare diseases and unmet medical needs. Headquartered in the Netherlands the company also has locations in France and the US and is listed both in Amsterdam and the US on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Our growing team of 300 is ready for further scientific, technological, and new product development, as well as global commercial rollouts.

Our Culture

We are an open organization with ambitious and passionate people who are committed to the company, the colleagues, and the patients we serve. A good base of self-awareness, leadership, respect and teamwork, is a platform to support high performance and a pleasant workspace.

Together to get ther(e)!
“We hire for attitude and train for skills” is our simple mantra, but one that has a profound impact on how we select new employees.

Purpose of the role

The VP Marketing leads strategic portfolio planning and is responsible for the alignment and successful implementation of strategic imperatives across functions in the U.S. and aligns globally. This individual provides strategic direction and guidance to the marketing team and fosters a patient centric environment. The VP Marketing is instrumental in the development and implementation of a company-wide KOL advocacy plan providing leadership and direction for strategies, tactics, and messaging. The VP Marketing shares best practices among marketing teams. This individual evaluates the marketplace to identify potential future business opportunities. The VP Marketing leads by example and is responsible for fostering an environment of development and growth.

Areas of Responsibility

• Provides strategic direction, coaching, and support to marketing teams to ensure the successful execution of all tactics
• Leads annual cross-functional team meetings (marketing, medical, legal, market access, and sales) to identify and align on critical success factors, key strategic imperatives, inside and outside of the U.S.
• Maintain open lines of communication throughout the year to facilitate the process
• Manager will at minimum meet with each employee three times per year: Goal and Objective setting for the new year, Mid-year Review, and yearend review. Ideally, this should be an ongoing dialogue between the manager and the direct report
• Leads in the integration and consistency of strategic direction, positioning, materials and messaging across all markets
• Responsible for leading both HAE & APDS marketing teams
• Fiscal responsibility for the marketing budget creation and oversight (+ /– 5% of plan)
• Collaborates with HR department on Performance Review process including rolling out process to direct reports
• Builds consensus among cross functional leadership to ensure the implementation of strategic imperatives and tactics in each functional area within the company
• Line manager will also attend and participate in calibration meetings regarding direct reports
• Delivers commercial insights into current and future product life cycle management plans
• Partners with patient associations to create a patient centric culture that engages with, and supports patients
• Delivers key commercial insights into annual and five-year forecasts for the marketing portfolio
• Meet with direct reports to set goals and objectives, as well as development goals at the beginning of the year

What you'll need to succeed

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ Years’ experience leading a marketing team
• Experience in Specialty
• 10+ Years of pharmaceutical experience
• Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Requires project management skills and study leadership ability
• Rare Disease experience
• Master’s Degree
• Track record of success in leading and developing teams
• Ability to quickly display credibility and build support for necessary initiatives

What you'll get in return

We offer you a permanent position with an excellent remuneration scheme, including:

• Annual Bonus
• Excellent Health Care Benefits
• 401k Package
• A highly Competitive Salary
• 20 Days PTO

You will also join our Learning & Development program, which can offer a tailor made development plan, based on your personal and professional needs. Learning opportunuities are everywhere, in all forms imaginable and we want to create learning memories for all "Pharmers."

Also important - We truly value a healthy life-work balance with a lot of flexibility.

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Does this sound like you and you want to join our team? Then we'd love to hear about you!