About this role
Why join Team Alkermes?
Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the way people manage their diseases. We have a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and narcolepsy, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various psychiatric and neurological disorders.
We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations. In 2024 and 2025, we were certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. and named one of Massachusetts’ Top Places to Work by the Boston Globe, a Best Place to Work in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier and recognized as a Best Place to Work in BioPharma by Fortune Magazine.
Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.
Alkermes is seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Associate Director, HCP Marketing as a key member of the LUMRYZ® marketing team to support continued growth of LUMRYZ. The ideal candidate brings strong HCP marketing experience and will support personal promotion of LUMRYZ to HCPs and lead high visibility programs including the national speaker bureau, congresses and commercial advisory boards. Partnership across the LUMRYZ marketing and Regional Brand Management (RBM) team will be critical, as well as cross functional partnerships with marketing operations, meeting planning, and medical, among others.
Experience operating in specialty and/or rare disease markets is strongly preferred. The candidate should also be comfortable working with field teams to gather feedback and incorporate into actionable opportunities and tactics.
Alkermes has a hybrid working environment to support and meet the needs of employees, and this role will operate in a flexible environment with 60% of time in the office and 40% from home.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development, execution, and pull-through of HCP personal promotional campaigns across various channels
- Lead speaker bureau to include speaker deck development, training, performance monitoring and optimization in conjunction with Sunshine Act reporting
- Partner with Regional Brand Managers (RBMs) to drive HCP Advisory Board execution and end-to-end congress strategy, including booth experiences, sponsorships, national product theaters, and post-congress action planning to maximize field pull-through
- Manage creative agency partners to deliver high-quality, impactful promotional assets on budget, that align with brand strategy
- Ensure the patient journey and perspective is infused throughout HCP messaging to drive meaningful engagement and clinical differentiation
- Partner with Data, Analytics & Insights to translate customer insights, market research, performance data, and competitive intelligence into actionable recommendations that enhance marketing resources, improve HCP engagement, and shape the broader brand strategy
- Partner seamlessly across internal teams—including Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Commercial Operations, and Consumer Marketing—to ensure strategic alignment across all commercial touchpoints
- Guide promotional materials through the Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR/PARC) review process in Veeva PromoMats to achieve compliant, timely asset approval
- Support team budget management, tracking expenses across tactics and vendor contracts to ensure efficient resource allocation
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, science, or related field
- 10+ years of pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare marketing experience
Preferred Skills and Knowledge Qualifications
- 3+ years of HCP marketing experience
- Peer to peer speaker bureau management, congress planning & execution and advisory board execution
- Launch or launch prep experience
- Rare disease and/or specialty market experience
- Field experience preferred
- MBA or advanced degree preferred
- Experience in neurology, CNS, or sleep medicine
- Strong understanding of HCP engagement strategy and pharmaceutical promotion
- Experience supporting digital HCP engagement initiatives and field promotion
- Strong strategic thinking, communication, and analytical skills
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, matrixed organizations
- Collaborative, proactive, and execution-oriented mindset
- Translate brand strategy into actionable tactical plans and execution
- Demonstrated success managing agencies and vendor partners
Travel Requirements
- Overnight travel approximately 30% (including some weekends)
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $165k to $195k. In addition, this position is eligible for an annual performance pay bonus. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, training, knowledge, and experience. Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package. Additional details can be found on our careers website: www.alkermes.com/careers#working-here
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