Vice President, Marketing

Summary

Join Nuvalent, a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, as their Vice President of Marketing. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing the brand strategy for two potential best-in-class therapies, zidesamtinib and neladalkib, ensuring launch readiness by 2026. You will build and lead a high-performing marketing team, collaborating cross-functionally to achieve company-wide goals. This leadership position requires extensive experience in oncology marketing, product launches, and team building within the biopharmaceutical industry. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication, analytical, and leadership skills, along with a deep understanding of the oncology market and commercial operations. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and launch of innovative cancer therapies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent degree preferred
• 15+ years of biopharma experience, including oncology product launch experience
• 5+ years of commercial oncology experience in the U.S. market, with expertise in data, analytics, and commercial operations
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and communicate at all organizational levels
• Demonstrated success in recruiting, onboarding, managing, and retaining top talent, with a track record of developing and mentoring direct reports
• Strong knowledge of analytics and operations tools and technologies
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 20%

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the brand strategy for zidesamtinib and neladalkib, ensuring launch readiness by 2026
• Build a best-in-class marketing organization, encompassing product management, digital marketing, market access marketing, and thought leader liaisons
• Lead brand development efforts, including brand identity, positioning, and messaging, in collaboration with Sales and Market Access teams to design a go-to-market strategy and launch plan
• Oversee launch tactical planning for personal and non-personal promotion, leveraging innovative strategies to drive brand awareness and patient identification
• Contribute to revenue forecast benchmarks, performance metrics, and assumptions to ensure effective strategic planning
• Collaborate with Commercial Operations and other functions to create customer insights strategies, competitive monitoring plans, and market research frameworks
• Ensure all marketing activities comply with company guidelines, local laws, and industry regulations throughout the launch and commercialization process
• Partner closely with Commercial and Medical Affairs leadership to align on and execute brand strategy
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing marketing team, fostering collaboration across the organization and ensuring the successful execution of marketing initiatives
• Serve as a key member of the U.S. Commercial leadership team, driving the strategic direction and achievement of company-wide goals

Preferred Qualifications

• NSCLC experience preferred
• Foster a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and a focus on patient impact
• Strong scientific and clinical orientation, comfortable with data, and ability to distill complex clinical information into business implications and credible narrative with internal and external stakeholders
• Exceptional communication and influence skills, with the ability to inspire confidence and work successfully with varied stakeholders including the Brand Team and Product Development Team
• Proficient in multichannel marketing directed towards HCPs and patients, including digital, media, peer-to-peer, congresses, and personal promotion tactics
• Drives for results and nurtures a performance-based culture of continuous improvement, addressing concerns and conflict proactively
• Characteristics include being entrepreneurial, collaborative, and an energetic initiative-taker with strong interpersonal and analytical skills