Associate Director

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**Position Title**:Associate Director - LATAM Consumer Marketing**

**Supervisor: Phelipe Philippsen - CMO and CMH AVP**

The manager needs deep understanding of customer insights and ability to couple that understanding with brand strategies to develop and execute successful plan/campaigns. The manager demonstrates an innate motivation to be on the leading edge, to shape the future, and to create experiences that make the unimaginable possible for our customers.

The Position

We are seeking a seasoned, strategic, and visionary leader to join our team as the **Associate Director - LATAM Consumer Marketing**. In this high-impact role, you will drive the consumer engagement agenda across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, shaping and executing innovative, insight-driven strategies to enhance brand awareness, engagement, and loyalty among patients and healthcare consumers.

You will be at the forefront of redefining how we connect with end-users, leveraging a deep understanding of their needs to influence brand strategy at the highest levels. Working cross-functionally with country teams and global stakeholders, you will ensure seamless strategy development, localization, and execution across the region.

As a Consumer Strategy Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:

- Develop and implement content-driven campaigns aimed at educating patients and encouraging them to seek medical treatment.
- Innovate approaches for patient interaction, including the creation of new solutions, digital ecosystems, and collaboration initiatives in the field of patient engagement.
- Guide brand teams in identifying consumer insights by collaborating with Market Research and Creative Agency partners. Ensure a comprehensive understanding of all consumer insights and identify the most relevant ones for the overall brand strategy.
- Take the lead in developing consumer messaging and actively collaborate with agencies on the creation of creative platforms.
- Lead ideation and development of novel strategies to reach and support customers, such as exploring opportunities in digital health, based on the business needs.
- Develop social media partnerships with platforms, channels, digital Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), patient, KOLs, and other collaborations as needed, to promote disease awareness and education.
- Monitor metrics and adjust campaign parameters to enhance overall impact.
- Formulate and execute the operational Patient Engagement plan in alignment with the patient engagement strategy.
- Establish and nurture networks and partnerships with relevant stakeholders.
- Assist brand teams in shaping their consumer marketing strategies, including the selection of target consumer segments, development of Patient Journey, and definition of brands’ Critical Success Factors.

**About You**

Qualifications:

- 10+ years of experience in consumer marketing companies, brand strategy, or patient engagement within consumer sectors.
- Proven track record of developing and executing regional strategies in LATAM markets.
- Strong leadership and influencing skills, with experience managing cross-functional teams and external partners.
- Deep understanding of digital marketing, patient ecosystems, and consumer behavior in healthcare.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, able to balance vision with execution.
- Solid project management experience and skills and operational excellence mind set (governance)
- Experience of developing and leading project in the absence of set procedures (creating a precedent)

Location: Brazil or Mexico

**Additional Information**:

- Some travel is possible, up to 5-15%

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