Associate Director, Marketing (Rare Disease)

Location: Sao Paulo City, Brazil. Hybrid work model with onsite presence typically required 2–3 days per week or more depending on business needs. Travel is required when appropriate.

Company

hirify.global is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and delivering innovative treatments for rare disease patients.

What you will do

• Lead the development, execution, monitoring, and optimization of marketing and brand initiatives for Brazil.
• Drive launch-readiness and lifecycle-management planning, including resource allocation, investment decisions, budgets, and timelines.
• Contribute to affiliate strategy, annual operating plans, market opportunity assessments, competitive analysis, sales forecasts, and market models.
• Coordinate alignment across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Government Affairs, and Business Intelligence teams.
• Develop digital and non-digital campaigns, manage social media content approvals, events, congresses, advisory boards, market research, and HCP engagements.
• Provide marketing leadership, coach colleagues, train field teams, and build relationships with healthcare professionals and external stakeholders across Brazil.

Requirements

• Degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, Marketing, or an equivalent qualification; an MBA or Master’s in Marketing is preferred.
• At least 5 years of marketing experience and/or deep knowledge of specialty care markets; high-cost specialty therapeutic experience is preferred.
• Expertise in biopharmaceutical product launches is required.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, creativity, leadership, presentation, communication, prioritization, and execution skills.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams, partnering with field teams, and managing advertising and communications agencies.
• Fluency in English is required.

Nice to have

• MBA or Master’s degree in Marketing.
• Experience in rare disease, specialty care, or high-cost therapeutic areas.
• Experience working in startup environments and defining new processes and operating principles.

Culture & Benefits

• Patient-focused, collaborative, and inclusive working environment.
• Vacation time and company-observed public holidays.
• Volunteer days and employee wellbeing benefits.
• Long-term incentive and employee stock purchase plans or equivalent regional offerings.
• Fitness reimbursement, tuition sponsorship, and professional development plans.