Marketing Associate – 6 months contract

Job Description:

This is a temporary role for a duration of 6 months.

We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. We're at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. As a Marketing Associate, you will support strategic and tactical marketing execution across the Oncology, HIV, and Vaccines portfolios. This role enables high-quality brand implementation, strong cross-functional collaboration, customer-centric initiatives, and effective coordination of promotional and non-promotional activities.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of local brand and franchise strategies aligned with global and regional guidance.

• Localize and adapt global/digital materials to meet clinical, regulatory, and customer needs.

• Track brand objectives, KPIs, and market dynamics to refine tactics.

• Participate in forecasting and track utilization of promotional budgets.

• Manage and approve promotional and non-promotional assets through Veeva Promo Mats.

• Coordinate with creative and digital agencies on content adaptation, asset development, and deployment.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory and promotional standards.

• Contribute to planning and execution of campaigns using L3Next or equivalent frameworks.

• Drive marketing-led campaigns with strong KPI delivery and ongoing performance review.

• Manage development, approval, deployment, and maintenance of digital collateral across our company platforms.

• Apply test-and-learn approaches to improve content effectiveness and customer engagement.

• Identify innovative ways to engage customers.

• Provide customer groups with appropriate educational content to support confidence in prescribing/referring.

• Support local and regional customer teams to ensure consistent brand messaging.

• Support planning and execution of disease awareness initiatives across the HIV, Vaccines, and Oncology portfolios.

• Support our company presence and preparations for local and regional scientific congresses and events (SA & SSA).

• Coordinate deliverables for congresses and franchise-critical tactical projects.

• Track and manage scientific leader engagement plans in collaboration with the BCM.

• Support development of medical education and scientific engagement initiatives.

• Work closely with Sales, Medical, CDx, Market Access, Communications, and Regulatory teams.

• Support internal cycle meetings, strategy sessions, and monthly team/sales meetings.

• Ensure cohesive cross-functional planning and executional excellence.

• Uphold ethical and compliant execution of all brand activities.

• Identify and communicate budget risks (under- or overspend).

• Maintain accurate coding and approval processes for digital assets.

Qualifications

Required

• Tertiary qualification in Marketing, Digital Marketing, Health Sciences, Business, Pharmacy, or a related field.

• Minimum 2–3 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Demonstrated success in brand planning, marketing execution, and understanding of value creation.

• Experience working with promotional material approvals and agencies.

• High proficiency in Veeva Promo Mats, Salesforce, MS Office Suite.

Preferred

• Some experience in brand management, congress planning, scientific leader engagement.

• Ability to generate and analyse insights to enhance value delivery to HCPs, patients, and communities.

• Strong digital marketing capability, including test-and-learn methodology.

• Excellent communication across multiple channels with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to collaborate in cross-functional environments and work effectively.

• Strong organizational and project management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple high-impact projects independently.

• Creativity and agility in fast-moving environments.

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Creative Campaign Development, Data Analysis, Integrated Digital Marketing, Marketing, Market Research, Pricing Strategies, Product Knowledge, Product Launches, Product Management, Product Marketing, Teamwork

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

06/1/2026

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