Associate, Marketing Programs

Vanda Pharmaceuticals•Washington, DC

13h•$70,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate, Marketing Programs manages and coordinates marketing projects under the guidance of marketing team leadership and in collaboration with internal stakeholders. The role supports projects from planning through delivery, tracks results, adapts tactics as needed, and helps ensure project requirements, schedules, costs, resources, and deliverables remain aligned. The position also contributes to public image campaigns, special events, brand awareness efforts, advertising, and social media. It prepares marketing proposals, presentations, and status reports, and may liaise with media, advertising agencies, and public relations firms. This is a full-time, onsite position requiring five days per week in the office.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Ability to learn basic marketing skills and be coachable.
Detail-oriented.
Excellent time management skills.
Ability to work both with a team and individually.
Highly organized and methodical, with a sense of urgency to seize opportunities and optimize marketing.
Comfortable self-motivating, taking ownership, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment with high ambiguity.
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously and adjust swiftly to changing business priorities.
Strong communication skills to ensure alignment with the marketing team and other stakeholders.
Impeccable record of integrity, fair dealing, intelligence, and enthusiasm.
Polished communication and presentation skills.
Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Manage marketing projects under the guidance of marketing team leadership and in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
Track results and adapt marketing tactics as needed.
Coordinate and implement marketing projects from planning through delivery.
Liaise among project members, cross-functional teams, external vendors, and other stakeholders to communicate deliverables, requirements, schedules, costs, and meeting plans.
Use appropriate tools to plan project timelines, tasks, milestones, and deadlines.
Communicate schedules and changes to stakeholders.
Plan and facilitate project meetings to align the team on methods and goals and track project tasks.
Prepare agendas, meeting notes, and project summaries.
Monitor task completion to identify at-risk tasks and develop mitigation plans.
Allocate project resources, budgets, and hours, and adjust allocations when necessary.
Organize public image campaigns and special events.
Participate in building brand awareness through advertising and social media.
Arrange proposals and presentations using marketing resources such as brochures, data, slides, photographs, and reports.
Prepare status reports on marketing efforts by communicating with appropriate sales and marketing managers.
Potentially liaise with media, advertising agencies, and public relations firms.