Neurocrine Biosciences · 6 days ago
CAH Brand Manager
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$133K/yr - $182K/yr
6+ years expNeurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with neurological disorders. The Brand Manager will support the CAH brand team by coordinating and executing strategic brand initiatives, managing project activities, and overseeing operational processes to ensure timely delivery of brand priorities.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Serves as the brand manager responsible for supporting and executing key cross-audience strategic initiatives (HCP + Consumer) in partnership with the Executive Director, Brand
Takes strategic guidance from the Executive Director, Brand and converts it into clear project plans, action steps, timelines, and coordinated workflows
Drives day-to-day management of strategic projects—including tracking milestones, ensuring inputs are submitted on time, and escalating risks or roadblocks as needed
Synthesizes updates and prepares progress summaries to maintain alignment across the CAH brand team and other stakeholders
Leads the coordination of project teams supporting cross-audience initiatives, ensuring clarity of roles, deliverables, and timelines
Facilitates collaboration with Medical, Legal, Regulatory, Advocacy, Omnichannel, Corporate Communications, Patient Services, and other internal partners to support aligned execution
Prepares meeting materials, discussion guides, and follow-up documentation that support strategic clarity and effective decision-making
Ensures that cross-functional partners have what they need to move initiatives forward, acting as the central point of coordination for assigned projects
Functions as the operational lead for agencies contributing to strategic brand initiatives, ensuring scopes, deliverables, and timelines are well-defined and adhered to
Manages project routing, feedback cycles, and status tracking to keep agency outputs aligned with project needs and review requirements
Coordinates with multiple vendors to ensure cohesive execution across channels and audiences
Manages initiative-level budgets and assists in tracking full brand budget, tracking spend across cross-audience programs and ensuring alignment with annual brand plans
Initiates contracts, purchase orders, and amendments; monitors invoices and accruals; and partners with Finance and Procurement to ensure smooth financial operations
Maintains tools and trackers that provide visibility into spending, pacing, and anticipated expenses
Oversees operational processes—contract routing, vendor onboarding, PO creation, invoice submissions—that enable efficient execution of CAH brand initiatives
Works with functional partners to ensure all documentation is complete and compliant
Maintains structured systems, templates, and trackers to support consistency and operational excellence across projects
Prepares and routes materials through PRC for review and approval, ensuring timelines and documentation requirements are met
Tracks feedback and works with agencies and cross-functional partners to implement revisions
Helps manage PRC scheduling and communication to keep cross-audience initiatives progressing toward launch
Coordinates calendars, planning sessions, brand reviews, and team offsites to support seamless operations across the CAH brand team
Organizes agendas, pre-reads, meeting materials, and follow-up documentation
Supports brand planning activities by coordinating timelines, deliverables, and consolidation of materials across workstreams
Identifies opportunities to streamline processes, enhance coordination, and strengthen the execution of cross-audience brand initiatives
Provides additional support on special projects or emerging priorities as assigned by the Executive Director, Brand
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
BS/BA degree in marketing or life sciences and 6+ years of related experience, including 5+ years in a patient marketing role for a pharmaceutical, biotech or device company. Direct-to-consumer experience a plus OR
Master's degree marketing or life sciences or MBA preferred and 4+ years of experience noted above
Experience working to implement patient marketing programs with measurable business impact
Experience managing patient ambassador programs
Expertise managing multiple vendors and agency partners, including creative AoR and patient engagement agency
Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
Strong understanding of legal and regulatory environment in pharmaceutical promotions, pharma industry guidelines, and other compliance-related issues
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent presentation skills in large audience settings
Proven track record of working effectively with regulatory, legal and medical teams in approval of multiple promotional materials
Track record of strong cross functional relationships with Medical, Legal, Regulatory, Advocacy, Compliance, marketing and corporate communications
Significant experience in handling comprehensive budgets including assessing level of investment, tactical planning, budget allocation, timely initiation of projects and billing to keep on track against planned quarterly targets
Self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaborate effectively
Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
Be a self-starter and be able to take projects from strategy through to execution with high attention for detail coupled with innovative thinking
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
Benefits
Annual bonus with a target of 30% of the earned base salary
Eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program
Retirement savings plan (with company match)
Paid vacation
Holiday and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans
Company
Neurocrine Biosciences
Neurocrine Biosciences engages in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of neurological and endocrine-related diseases.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$260MKey Investors
Venrock
2015-02-19Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2009-12-17Post Ipo Equity· $10M
1996-05-31IPO
Leadership Team
Matt Abernethy
Chief Financial Officer
D
Dimitri Grigoriadis
VP, Research
Recent News
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2026-01-16
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