Director, Brand Lead
Company websitedeciphera.com (Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, opens in new tab)
Base salary $235K to $260K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Waltham, MA
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- LocationWaltham, MA
- WorkplaceHybrid
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (21 min ago) · observed since
About this job
Job Description
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Director, Brand Lead to turn brand strategy into commercial impact. Reporting to the Head of Sarcoma Marketing, you’ll lead ongoing Brand planning, guide integrated marketing for healthcare professionals and patients, and develop talent within the Sarcoma Franchise. This full-time, permanent opportunity combines strategic ownership with hands-on execution and cross-functional leadership.
Your Impact
- Own brand strategy and competitive readiness: Align cross-functional partners around comprehensive pre-launch, launch, and promotional plans.
- Connect strategy to execution: Deliver integrated campaigns across audiences and platforms, mobilizing commercial teams around clear priorities and customer outreach.
- Lead and develop talent: Oversee product marketing and coach one direct report to support commercial success and future franchise growth.
- Shape lifecycle planning: Represent Commercial alongside the product program team and Medical Affairs, contributing to studies, publications, and key opinion leader engagement.
Qualifications
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 12+ years of such experience.
- Required rare disease and/or oncology and launch experience, with demonstrated commercial success and progressively greater responsibility.
- Extensive knowledge of the U.S. medical, regulatory, and legal review process.
- Excellent people-management skills and experience.
Preferred: MBA strongly preferred; cross-functional commercial experience, such as sales or market access, is a plus.
Additional Information
Deciphera is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to depth of experience, education, skillset, overall performance and/or location. The estimated base salary for this range is $235,000 - $260,000.
Deciphera believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package to all employees. Our base salary is just one component of Deciphera’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual performance bonus, a long-term incentive plan, full range of benefits and other incentive compensation plans (if applicable)
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and annual bonus.
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with company match, and more.
- Generous parental leave and family planning benefits.
- Outstanding culture and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION
Deciphera is committed to equal employment opportunity and values diversity. To ensure that we comply with reporting requirements, we invite you complete the confidential survey at the end of this application. Providing this information is optional. It will not be accessible or used in the hiring process, and has no effect on your opportunity for employment. This information will also be treated confidentially. We are committed to make all hiring decisions and other employment decisions on a non-discriminatory basis.
Source: Deciphera Pharmaceuticals on SmartRecruiters · View original posting (opens in new tab)
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Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Director, Brand Lead (this listing) | $235K - $260K |
| Executive Director, Clinical and Commercial Global Supply Chain | $243,900 - $335,300 |
| Senior Director, FP&A | $224,900 - $309,200 |
| Medical Director, Clinical Development (Neurology) | $248K - $341K |
| Regional Business Director, Hematology - East | $208K - $286K |
| Director, Contracts Counsel | $206K - $250K |
| Director, Trade and Distribution | $203,800 - $280,300 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-26
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Waltham, MA, United States
ctors, including, but not limited to depth of experience, education, skillset, overall performance and/or location. The estimated base salary for this range is $235,000 - $260,000.
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- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
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