Director, Strategic Engagement, Uro-Oncology - East

Ferring Pharmaceuticals • Parsippany, NJ

12d • $228,000 - $278,000

About The Position

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease. Our ambition is for our novel, first-in-class treatment for bladder cancer to become the new standard of care and backbone therapy for patients across the non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) disease spectrum. In 2024, our intravesical gene therapy achieved over 1,500 patients treated across the country at most major medical centers and community care centers. This exceptional first-year performance has made it among the top five best-selling gene therapies, and its uptake reflects a movement within the category toward innovative therapies and new hope for patients and their families. Our Uro-Oncology team is expanding with a variety of rewarding opportunities in commercial, medical affairs and technical operations. If you are energized by the prospect of bringing the benefits of cutting-edge science to meet the needs of patients, we may have the perfect role for you. This is a highly visible, strategic role for a commercially minded leader with deep urology experience, strong executive presence, and a track record of driving impact through influential customer engagement. The Director, Strategic Engagement – East will own and execute the integrated thought leader and strategic account engagement strategy across the Eastern United States for the brand. This individual will serve as a commercial liaison to key urology and uro-oncology opinion leaders, academic centers, and high-impact practices, translating insights into actionable strategies that shape brand direction, market development, and lifecycle planning. Must have pharmaceutical marketing experience, experience working closely with thought leaders (preferably in Urology), superior communication skills, including listening, written, verbal, and presentation skills. Experience communicating with leadership; and a track record of project completion and success. Working in close partnership with Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Medical Affairs, and Global colleagues, and in collaboration with the Director, Strategic Engagement, West, this role will lead high-impact external engagement initiatives that support the continued successful launch and growth of the product in NMIBC. Regional coverage spans the Eastern United States. This is your opportunity to play an important role in making available to patients a novel therapy that has the potential to set a new benchmark for what’s possible in bladder cancer care. With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Demonstrated success working with urologists and uro-oncologists; oncology or urology experience required.
• Strong background in commercial strategy, brand planning, professional education, and society engagement preferred.
• Successful product launch experience is strongly preferred; experience with first-in-class therapies a plus.
• Proven ability to generate and leverage customer insights to shape market development and brand strategy.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication skills, including executive-level written, verbal, and presentation capabilities.
• Familiarity with promotional review processes and compliant external engagement required.
• Ability to travel frequently (approximately 50–65%).
• Sitting approximately 3 – 4 hours at a time while driving or as a passenger and operating an automobile up to 60% of the time depending upon the geography of the territory.
• Walking up to 15% of the time depending upon the geography of the territory.
• Climbing stairs and/or ramps may be required in certain urban territories where the use of public transportation may be necessary during the course of the work day.
• Standing, more than 1 -2 hours at a time.
• Lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling items such as laptop, iPad, printed material and product samples weighing up to 20 pounds, into and out of a car, train or airplane and into physician offices and/or medical facilities.
• Long distance travel via airplane or other commercial conveyance approximately 2-3 times per year.
• Additional overnight and/or longer distance travel may be required more frequently, depending upon the territory.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Strong background in commercial strategy, brand planning, professional education, and society engagement preferred.
• Successful product launch experience is strongly preferred; experience with first-in-class therapies a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the integrated key customer and thought leader engagement strategy across the assigned region., with clear accountability for planning, execution, and impact
• Identify, prioritize, and monitor key opinion leaders, academic centers, and strategic accounts; ensure coordinated deployment of appropriate commercial resources
• Oversee and evolve the national speaker bureau strategy and peer-to-peer educational programs in alignment with brand objectives and compliance standard
• Develop and execute a national commercial advisory board strategy in partnership with Strategic Engagement peer to inform brand strategy, messaging, and market development.
• Lead engagement planning and execution at major congresses and priority scientific meetings in collaboration with Marketing, Medical Affairs and Global teams.
• Translate field and thought leader insights into clear, actionable recommendations that inform brand strategy, lifecycle planning, evidence needs, and future growth opportunities.
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales leadership, Marketing, Market Access, and Field Medical to ensure aligned, effective execution across customer touchpoints.
• Communicate complex scientific and clinical concepts with clarity and credibility to support strategic customer engagement and commercial objectives.
• Provide matrix leadership and mentorship across field-facing teams supporting key accounts, fostering high standards of execution and collaboration
• Establish and track success metrics for thought leader engagement, advisory board outcomes, speaker program effectiveness, and strategic account penetration.

Benefits

• At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work.
• From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry’s most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.
• Benefits for this role include: comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees; a 401k plan and company match; short and long-term disability coverage; basic life insurance; wellness benefits; reimbursement for certain tuition expenses; sick time frontloaded yearly of 40 hours, or higher if state or local law requires; vacation time for full time employees to accrue between 112.5 and 150 hours yearly in the first four (4) years of employment, and additional accruals starting in the fifth (5th) year of employment; and 12 to 13 paid holidays per year.
• We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director