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At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Marketing Director JP/KR/HK/TW will have strategic and tactical ownership of marketing at the regional level and establish long-term strategy for the region. He/She must have the capability to work cross-departmentally, driving the initiatives and achieving the company goals through networking and teamwork, leading the local marketing team to target achievement. Is expected to be autonomous making data-driven strategic decisions and driving execution with minimal supervision.

This position reports to the Director, Regional Marketing APAC and is part of the APAC Marketing team located in Japan or Hong Kong and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Lead the marketing activities of all product areas and marketing segments across the region to successfully achieve targets, working closely with the local Commercial Leaders to continuously exchange and align on strategies and tactics as part of regional leadership teamsDefine strategic priorities and translate them into successful tactics executed by the team with a strong ROI-based approach to identify, plan, execute, measure and optimize the key initiatives of the teamDevelop and communicate local key messages, value propositions and marketing programs under cohesive marketing campaigns with a well-defined omni-channel approachIdentify all the required sales enablement initiatives that lead to business growth support and react with countermeasures during challenging periods of sales results and leading the team on demand generation to close through leads production, funnel velocity and ramp utilizing a funnel-based approachIdentify and drive the execution of activities that support business expansion within existing customer, increasing brand awareness and customer retentionManage directly and through the team members the local KOL networks to reinforce the brand, raise awareness and leverage product champions throughout the regionsBuild, drive and develop a strong, diverse and inclusive marketing teams

The essential requirements of the job include:

Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience ORMaster’s degree with 7+ years of experienceProven track record in people management is mandatoryStrong experience in working in a cross-functional environment is requiredMarketing management and/or sales experience in Diagnostics or Device industries is a strong advantageLocal network and knowledge of the key stakeholders in the market, including expertise with complex, multi-departmental healthcare sales in Japan and Hong Kong is highly desired

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Must have excellent communication skills including verbal and written, along with a strong financial and business acumenProficiency in written and spoken English required. Japanese highly desired.Needs to have a high degree of leadership and able to engage with and successfully influence others from colleagues and customers, ranging from lab technicians to clinical experts

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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