Associate Director, Engagement Strategy

Fingerpaint Marketing; Cedar Knolls (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fingerpaint Marketing seeks an Associate Director, Engagement Strategy to blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution, mapping customer journeys, analyzing IQVIA data, and connecting digital signals across platforms for HCP and DTC projects.

You will lead omnichannel and CRM strategy, using SFMC/Marketo, Looker, GA4, and IQVIA AIM, translating insights into engagement plans and guiding execution teams across channels.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of digital marketing experience (pharmaceutical agency experience strongly preferred).
• Hands-on experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud and/or Marketo.
• Ability to manage and activate HCP lists and integrate IQVIA data into targeting and measurement.
• Strong working knowledge of SEO platforms including GSC, SEMrush, Screaming Frog etc. (AI SEO tools experience preferred).
• Comfortable using Google Analytics to derive actionable insights.
• Familiarity with customer journey mapping tools or frameworks.
• Understanding of core UX and UI principles.
• Practical experience across integrated marketing disciplines: CRM, content strategy, SEO/SEM, and direct marketing.
• Strong presentation and collaboration skills; comfort leading client conversations.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Miro & Ziflow.
• Global pharmaceutical clients digital experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead omnichannel and CRM strategy development for assigned brands, connecting audience insights, content, and channel activation across touchpoints (HCP, patient, caregiver)
• Use data sources such as IQVIA AIM, Looker dashboards, GA4, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud to draft insights, trends and shape optimization recommendations
• Define audience segments and customer journeys, identifying opportunities for personalization and progression across the funnel
• Translate analytics into actionable engagement frameworks, KPIs, and testing plans that guide execution teams
• Collaborate with media, creative, and brand strategy teams to ensure channel recommendations align with brand goals and omnichannel best practices
• Lead internal workshops or client presentations to align on engagement vision, KPIs, and content architecture
• Partner with marketing automation and data teams to design and optimize journeys within SFMC/Marketo CRM, leveraging decision splits, triggers, and personalization logic
• Collaborate with account and CRM operations to ensure seamless integration with Veeva CRM and downstream measurement systems
• Interpret CRM engagement and IQVIA AIM data to connect digital signals to brand outcomes, supporting ongoing test-and-learn cycles
• Define measurement frameworks and data visualizations in Looker to communicate performance trends clearly to clients and internal stakeholders
• Conduct and interpret Website audits including SEO / GEO audits to assess digital footprint, keyword performance, and content visibility across patient and HCP ecosystems
• Translate findings into actionable web and content recommendations—spanning structured data, schema markup, and on-page optimization
• Partner with creative, content, and development teams to ensure website experiences align with search intent, UX best practices, and channel strategy
• Mentor junior strategists, guiding journey mapping, CRM planning, and digital storytelling deliverables.
• Stay current on omnichannel innovation, including AI-driven personalization, SEO for AI discovery, and emerging CRM/GEO capabilities.
• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing, POVs, and case studies that elevate Fingerpaint’s omnichannel practice

Skills

Digital marketing

CRM strategy

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Marketo

IQVIA data

SEO

Google Analytics

Looker

Data visualization

Presentation skills

Tools

Looker

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Marketo

Google Analytics

Screaming Frog

GSC

SEMrush

Job description

Reset your expectations of what a healthcare agency can be. Fingerpaint was founded on a simple, powerful idea: Put people first. By replacing egos with a "Never Paint by Number" philosophy, we empower our teams to create truly original work while delivering integrated marketing and life sciences solutions for patients and providers alike. Fiercely independent, we blend empathy, creativity, and data to solve the industry’s most complex challenges, empowering bold thinkers to craft with the courage and purpose needed to break the mold.

Objectives of This Role:

We’re looking for an Associate Director, Engagement Strategy who blends left- and right-brain thinking—comfortable mapping out customer journeys, diving into IQVIA data, and connecting digital dots across platforms. You’ll help shape and optimize omnichannel strategies, ensuring a brand’s engagement vision is not only realized but elevated. You should bring a keen understanding of digital ecosystems, a passion for data-driven insights, and experience with both CRM platforms and SEO tools.

This role is ideal for someone who can move seamlessly between high-level strategic planning and hands‑on execution—particularly within HCP marketing—but will touch both HCP and DTC projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead omnichannel and CRM strategy development for assigned brands, connecting audience insights, content, and channel activation across touchpoints (HCP, patient, caregiver)
• Use data sources such as IQVIA AIM, Looker dashboards, GA4, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud to draft insights, trends and shape optimization recommendations
• Define audience segments and customer journeys, identifying opportunities for personalization and progression across the funnel
• Translate analytics into actionable engagement frameworks, KPIs, and testing plans that guide execution teams
• Collaborate with media, creative, and brand strategy teams to ensure channel recommendations align with brand goals and omnichannel best practices
• Lead internal workshops or client presentations to align on engagement vision, KPIs, and content architecture

CRM, Data & Platform Integration

• Partner with marketing automation and data teams to design and optimize journeys within SFMC/Marketo CRM, leveraging decision splits, triggers, and personalization logic
• Collaborate with account and CRM operations to ensure seamless integration with Veeva CRM and downstream measurement systems
• Interpret CRM engagement and IQVIA AIM data to connect digital signals to brand outcomes, supporting ongoing test-and-learn cycles
• Define measurement frameworks and data visualizations in Looker to communicate performance trends clearly to clients and internal stakeholders

SEO, GEO & Digital Ecosystem

• Conduct and interpret Website audits including SEO / GEO audits to assess digital footprint, keyword performance, and content visibility across patient and HCP ecosystems
• Translate findings into actionable web and content recommendations—spanning structured data, schema markup, and on-page optimization
• Partner with creative, content, and development teams to ensure website experiences align with search intent, UX best practices, and channel strategy

Thought Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor junior strategists, guiding journey mapping, CRM planning, and digital storytelling deliverables.
• Stay current on omnichannel innovation, including AI-driven personalization, SEO for AI discovery, and emerging CRM/GEO capabilities.
• Contribute to internal knowledge-sharing, POVs, and case studies that elevate Fingerpaint’s omnichannel practice

Qualifications:

• 5-7 years of digital marketing experience (pharmaceutical agency experience strongly preferred)
• Hands‑on experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud and/or Marketo
• Ability to manage and activate HCP lists and integrate IQVIA data into targeting and measurement
• Strong working knowledge of SEO platforms including GSC, SEMrush, Screaming Frog etc. (AI SEO tools experience preferred)
• Comfortable using tools like Google Analytics to derive actionable insights
• Familiarity with customer journey mapping tools or frameworks
• Understanding of core UX and UI principles
• Practical experience across integrated marketing disciplines: CRM, content strategy, SEO/SEM, and direct marketing
• Strong presentation and collaboration skills; comfort leading client conversations
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Miro & Ziflow
• Global pharmaceutical clients digital experience a plus

What Success Looks Like:

• Brands have clear omnichannel frameworks and CRM journeys that drive measurable engagement
• Clients see you as a trusted strategic partner who connects the dots between data, content, and impact
• You elevate team performance through mentorship, thought leadership, and operational excellence
• You turn insight into action—and action into meaningful results for patients, caregivers, and HCPs