Marketing Director

Merz Aesthetics UK Ltd.; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in aesthetic medicine is seeking an experienced marketing manager to lead the marketing, digital, and medical education team for the UK and Ireland. The successful candidate will develop and implement strategic marketing plans and work collaboratively with various stakeholders. Ideal for those with strong leadership, digital expertise, and pharmaceutical sales experience. Offers 25 days annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days Annual Leave

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance Cover

Dental Care

Pension Scheme

Enhanced Maternity Scheme

Cycle Scheme

Employee Referral Scheme

Health Vitamins

Qualifications

• Developed leadership and people management skills.
• Sales experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Significant marketing and people management experience.
• Experienced Commercial signatory (MHRA/PMCPA).

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of marketing plans.
• Implement Aesthetics marketing and education plans.
• Contribute to the Aesthetics UK&I leadership team.
• Build external customer networks.

Skills

Leadership skills

Digital expertise

Customer engagement skills

Excellent planning and prioritisation skills

Advanced presentation skills

Education

Business/Marketing or life science degree

Post graduate marketing qualification – CIM or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Merz Aesthetics is a global company in the field of aesthetic medicine. We are part of the Merz Group with our local headquarters located in Hemel Hempstead, our EMEA headquarters located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and our global head office is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Since creating one of the first anti-wrinkle moisturising creams in 1953, Merz has been a driver in innovation in the field of aesthetic medicine.

With over 3,000+ employees, we continue to expand our leadership in medical aesthetics through the unique treatment solutions we provide and our global professional training and education platforms. We believe the aesthetic medicine is an integral part of wellness and self-care, and whether a patient’s goal is rejuvenation or prevention, the real outcome of an aesthetic treatment is how they feel.

Merz Aesthetics is committed to advancing medicine in aesthetics, striving to fulfil Merz’ vision: To help people look better, feel better, and live better.

We offer an aesthetic portfolio with a range of treatment options (device and injectables) that allows Healthcare Professionals to use Merz Aesthetics technologies to treat a broad range of patients’ concerns. Our comprehensive product offering ranges from a full line of dermal fillers and skin-tightening and lifting device.

Would you like to become part of our success story and be part of a certified top employer? Then join Merz Aesthetics!

Job Purpose

Lead the marketing, digital and medical education team to develop and implement the strategic and operational marketing plans for Merz Aesthetics in the UK and Ireland.

Provide insights, knowledge, guidance and facilitate the development and implementation of sustainable and compliant short and long-term plans to meet the company’s commercial objectives. Deliver in collaboration with appropriate internal and external stakeholders.

This role will be required to understand key performance metrics and tracking tools for market research, forecasts, competitor analyses, campaign results, and consumer trends, and translate results into actionable insights for marketing team.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of the Merz Aesthetics brands and the short and long-term marketing, digital and medical education planning and approval process, ensuring contribution and alignment with Country Manager, Finance Medical and Sales functions.
• Lead the implementation of the Aesthetics marketing, digital and medical education plans.
• Represent Aesthetics UK&I at a Regional and Global level, importing and exporting marketing insights and best practices
• Actively contributes to the Aesthetics UK&I leadership team, shaping the business
• Lead the performance of the Aesthetics UK&I Marketing, Digital and Medical Education team

Key Working Relationships

• Build and maintain a network of external customers and market influencers to inform strategy and support effective implementation of the marketing plan.
• Close cross-functional working across Marketing, Medical and Sales Leadership Team
• Close working relationship with EMEA & Global Marketing and EMEA & Global Medical Affairs
• Lead the team to recruit and retain top quality marketing, market research, digital and PR agencies to assist in the development and implementation of high quality campaigns and materials

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge Requirements

• Developed leadership and people management skills.
• Business/Marketing or life science graduate
• PMCPA representative's exam pass
• Post graduate marketing qualification – CIM or equivalent.
• Sales experience within the pharmaceutical industry
• Significant marketing and people management experience
• Experienced Commercial signatory (MHRA/PMCPA) across multiple therapy areas
• Digital expertise – experience in planning and managing digital channels.
• Customer engagement skills - ability to understand systems, processes and resources available internally and to bring in the right expertise at the right time to drive commercial sales success.
• Excellent planning and prioritisation skills
• Good level of financial acumen
• Advanced presentation skills
• Confident, quick thinking, responsive and solution oriented

Competency Requirements

• Teamworking
• Passion for Results
• Personal Accountability
• Open and Transparent
• Developing Self and Others
• Innovation

Our Benefits

• 25 days Annual Leave, increasing with length of Service
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance Cover
• Dental Care
• Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity Scheme
• Cycle Scheme
• Global recognition platform
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Health Vitamins
• Collaboration in multi-functional international teams
• Attractive location with good transport links to a modern, well-equipped office
• Great development opportunities and on the job training

Find out more about our organisation at https://merz-aesthetics.co.uk/

We look forward to your application!