What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Dir Market Strategy GMW position at Quest Diagnostics?
Overview
The Market Strategist plays a critical role as the long-term strategy leader for their assigned region(s). They will be an influential consultative partner to their respective Regional President(s) at Quest Diagnostics. The position reports to the Vice President, Marketing within the corporate Marketing organization. The ideal candidate has 10-15 years’ experience in a strategic marketing or strategy development capacity within the healthcare industry with a successful track record of shaping localized growth strategies for $1B business segments. Although an individual contributor, the Market Strategist must have exceptional leadership competencies including influencing teams, shaping vision, and driving change.
The Market Strategist is accountable for developing and steering the multi-year strategic roadmaps that drive annual operating plans (AOPs) and prioritized growth initiatives for their region(s) and related sub-markets.
The Market Strategist drives an outside-in, data-driven approach to assess market dynamics, competitive landscape, customer needs, and opportunities for profitable growth in local markets through multiple channels in collaboration with Commercial and Marketing leaders – HCP, Health Systems, Health Plans, Emerging Markets, and Enterprise Accounts. Their strategic plans will help drive decisions on priorities, investments, and resource allocation. This is an upstream market strategy role with no responsibility for promotional marketing or commercial enablement.
As a member of the Regional Leadership Team, the Market Strategist collaborates with senior leaders and stakeholders to understand business opportunities, define requirements for profitable growth, and create strategic action plans for execution.
Prefer candidates who are located within their assigned region. The headquarters for each region are:
- East Region – Clifton, NJ
- Great Midwest Region – Wood Dale, IL
- Southwest Region – Dallas, TX
- Southeast Region – Tampa, FL
- North Region – Marlborough, MA
- West Region – West Hills, CA
Responsibilities
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree is required, MBA preferred
- Minimum 10-15 years' experience in a strategic marketing or strategy development capacity within the healthcare industry with a successful track record of shaping localized growth strategies for $1B business segments.
- Up to 25% business travel required for in-person Regional Leadership Team (RLT) meetings – monthly RLT meetings, workshops for Regional long-term strategy, AOP planning, and center-led strategy meetings.
Required Work Experience:
Physical and Mental Requirements:
Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time
Knowledge:
- Financial and business acumen
- Strategy – Know the business, Focus on the customer, Promote strategic alignment
- People – Collaborate with others, Communicate openly and transparently, continually develop self and others.
- Results – Deliver superior performance, demonstrate agility in decision making, Accelerate and embrace change
Skills:
- Cross systems view
- Strategic thinking
- Cultivating vendor relationship
- Crisis management and prioritization
- Decision making
- Executive presentations and presence
- Continuous Improvement mindset
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Leadership
EEO
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets
