Quest Diagnostics

Director of Marketing D2C (REMOTE)

Posted on: 14 Apr 2021

Secaucus, NJ

Job Description

Job Description

Director of Marketing, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) - REMOTE

Recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the Worlds Most Admired Companies, Quest Diagnostics is the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services that doctors and patients need to make better healthcare decisions. They are pioneers in developing innovative diagnostic tests and advanced healthcare information technology solutions that help improve patient care.

With corporate headquarters in Secaucus, NJ, Quest Diagnostics is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DGX) and included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. With 2020 revenues of around $9.44 Billion and approximately 46,000 employees and 6,600 patient locations across the US, Quest Diagnostics serves half of the physicians and hospitals in the US with their large variety of products and services.

The company offers the broadest access to diagnostic testing services through its network of laboratories and patient service centers and provides interpretive consultation through its extensive medical and scientific staff. Quest Diagnostics also provides services to employers, life insurance companies, other commercial labs, clinics, health plans, government agencies, and organizations involved in clinical trials research.

Approximately 150 million times each year, patients and their physicians rely upon Quest Diagnostics results to make important healthcare decisions and approximately one third of U.S. physicians and many of the countrys leading hospitals and health systems relies on Quest Diagnostics healthcare information solutions to foster better patient care and outcomes.

Awards/Recognitions

* FORTUNE magazine's World's Most Admired Companies list for 7 consecutive years; one of only five companies to attain Most Admired status in the Health Care, Pharmacy and Other Services industry category.

* Fortune magazines Fortune 500 list

* Forbes Global 2000

* Forbes' America's Best Employers List for third consecutive year

* Forbes 2020 Americas Best Employers for Women for second consecutive year

* S&P; 500

* Barrons 500

* Member of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

* Included in the FTSE4Good, Calvert, and Ocean Tomo sustainability indices

* Listed in the most recent Newsweek Green Rankings

* Consistently named one of the best places to work in U.S. business journal rankings

* Named a DiversityInc Noteworthy Company for third consecutive year

* Listed on the Disability Equality Index (DEI), a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN), recognizing companies for prioritizing the inclusion of people with disabilities

* Named Top 23 Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality in New Jersey

* Named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality by scoring a perfect 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundations 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the fifth consecutive year.

* Achieved Cancer Gold Standard accreditation from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, recognizing our actions to reduce the cancer risk of employees and their families

* Received C. Everett Koop National Health Award for Efforts to Promote Employee Health in 2020

Diagnostic Testing Services

Quest Diagnostics is the worlds leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services that patients and doctors need to make better healthcare decisions. Their services range from routine blood tests such as total cholesterol, Pap testing and white blood cell count to complex, gene-based and molecular testing. They perform medical tests that aid in the diagnosis or detection of diseases, measure the progress or recovery from a disease or confirm that an individual is free from disease. In addition, they have specialized expertise in cancer, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, and neurology.

Outlook

In the $60 Billion and growing US Diagnostic Testing Market, Quest Diagnostics is the leader. Quest Diagnostics reputation as a leading innovator, provider of high value, low cost solutions and its financial strength and flexibility make it well positioned to capitalize on the evolving healthcare landscape.

Quest Diagnostics long-term strategy is to become the undisputed world leader in diagnostic testing, information and services. To drive this profitable growth, Quest Diagnostics plans to leverage capabilities to create differentiation:

* Deliver Innovative Solutions

* Leverage their Unparalleled Access and Distribution Network

* Expand their relationships with large payors and health systems

* Deliver Superior Patient Experiences

QuestDirect (Consumer Initiated Testing)

* Consumer initiated testing (QuestDirect) allows patients to purchase their own laboratory tests without going to a doctor

* This is a rapidly evolving and growing aspect of the Quest franchise portfolio

* QuestDirect provides consumers access to a diverse menu of forty- five tests and we are continually optimizing our offerings. Currently available options range from a Basic Health Profile to COVID-19 Immune Response testing

* With QuestDirect, patients can select, purchase, and pay for tests online; manage their testing appointment online; get easy-to-understand results through their secure MyQuest account; and discuss any questions with a medical professional

Position Description

The Director of Marketing is responsible for the direct-to-consumer (DTC) product positioning and messaging for Quests consumer-initiated-testing product portfolio, including QuestDirect. The Director will lead DTC marketing, including development of marketing strategies, campaigns, partnerships and activations based on insights from the Executive Director, Consumer Marketing and DTC business partners.

Duties and Responsibilities

* Design and implement comprehensive marketing strategies to drive the DTC business based on deep understanding of the personal diagnostics consumer

* Direct integrated campaigns that will deliver an increase in conversion rates, overall order size and managing margin performance across a variety of product lines

* Maintain a strong level of insight into the Consumers core business drivers

* Distill Consumer data and analytics into highly effective campaigns and other deliverables

* Provide voice of Consumer into the strategic planning process

* Have clear understanding of Consumer industry trends and drivers, as well as competitive landscape, to inform strategic marketing initiatives across target Consumer segments

* Develop and implement Consumer-specific strategic marketing plan including tactical programming recommendations and investment requirements to maximize opportunities for MROI

* Supervise and mentor team members and provide guidance and serve as thought leader for internal business partners

* Lead creative development and ideation and effectively package and present for buy-in

* Plan and execute campaigns related to new and existing products and solutions for new and emerging consumer channels

* Direct market research to keep abreast of trends and competitors marketing movements

* Control budgets and allocate resources across projects

* Manage external vendors & agency partners

* Lead cross-functional teams

Qualifications

* Bachelors Degree is required; MBA or equivalent is preferred

* 5+ years DTC experience preferred

* Minimum 10+ years success in a marketing role

* Direct people leadership experience preferred

* Up to 25% business travel required

* Team oriented ability to lead diverse, cross functional teams and in a matrix environment

* Excellent project leadership skills to ensure execution

* Superior communication skills including ability to deliver formal business presentations to executive leadership

* Initiative ability to independently problem solve and find resolutions

* Superior strategic thinking and analytical skills to synthesize market/Consumer insights into prioritized marketing opportunities; Strong capabilities in analyzing data to demonstrate quantifiable opportunities or results

* Superior marketing capabilities to design marketing strategies and tactics to maximize opportunities

Competencies

* Business Insight

* Customer Focus

* Manages Complexity

* Collaborates

* Communicates Effectively

* Drives Results

* Drives Vision and Purpose

* Manages Ambiguity

* Develops Talent

* Cultivates Innovation

* Strategic Mindset

* Plans and Aligns

* Tech Savvy

* Persuades

* Decision Quality

To Apply

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Quest Diagnostics is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Contact

Amy Korus

Talent Acquisition Partner, Executive

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

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Quest Diagnostics

Secaucus, NJ

Company Overview

Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 46,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives.

At a Glance

Quest Diagnostics is the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services
Generated 2018 revenues of approximately $7.53 billion
Publicly trades common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DGX). More in Investor Relations
Ranks as a component of the S&P 500
Touches the lives of 30 percent of American adults each year
Serves about half of the physicians and hospitals in the U.S
Access to approximately 90% of U.S. insured lives
Engages workforce of about 46,000 employees dedicated to putting patients first every day
More than 6,600 patient access points, the most extensive network in the U.S.,
including phlebotomists in physician offices and more than 2,250 of our own
patient service centers 
A medical and scientific staff of more than 600 M.D.s and Ph.D.s
Logistics capabilities, that include approximately 3,750 courier vehicles and 25 aircraft that collectively make tens of thousands of stops daily
Offers physicians a test menu that is industry leading in breadth and innovation.  Our test menu ranges from routine biological tests to complex and specialized molecular and gene-based testing as well as anatomic pathology 
Provides a broad range of solutions for employers, including workplace drug testing for employers and government agencies; the Blueprint for Wellness employee wellness service; and risk assessment services for the life insurance industry
Publishes original research in peer reviewed publications, at medical and scientific conferences, and as a public service. Quest Diagnostics Health Trends reports examine trends in diseases based on the company’s United States database. Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index (DTI) reports examine trends in workplace drug testing, and have been considered a benchmark for U.S. workforce drug positivity trends since 1988 

Recognition

Named to Fortune Magazine's 2019 World's Most Admired Companies list in the Health Care industry category of "Pharmacy and Other Services" for the third consecutive year
Among FORTUNE® Magazine's 2018 Fortune 500® companies
Ranked on the Forbes® 2018 Global 2000
Ranked on the “Barron’s 500” list of top-performing large companies for 2017
Named a member of the Dow Jones® Sustainability World and North America indexes since 2004 (DJSI World) and 2005 (DJSI North America). The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index represents the top 10% of the leading sustainability companies out of the biggest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index
Earned a place on the annual Newsweek Green Rankings, for the fourth consecutive year on the 2017 U.S. list
Consistently named one of the best places to work in U.S. business journal rankings, including Forbes® 2018 America's Best Large Employers 
Achieved Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, recognizing our important actions to reduce the cancer risk of employees and their families
Received a rating of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, earning the distinction of being a "Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality"
Named a DiversityInc Noteworthy Company for the second consecutive year in 2018

Read more about awards and honors.

Read more about our Reputation Honors and Corporate Social Responsibility programs.

Products and Services

Diagnostics information services
Clinical trials
Healthcare IT
Wellness & risk management
Drug Screening 

Read more about products and services.

Operations

Headquarters in the U.S.: 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094  
Approximately 2,200 patient locations and dozens of clinical laboratories throughout the U.S. 
In addition to the U.S., Quest Diagnostics operates clinical laboratories in laboratory facilities in Gurgaon, India; Heston, England; Mexico City, Mexico; and San Juan, Puerto Rico 

 

 

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