JOB SUMMARY
The AVP, Marketing Operations is responsible for building and leading the operational foundation that enables scalable, high-performing commercial marketing execution across the organization.
Operating as an internal marketing operations and creative services function, this role owns the intake, prioritization, workflow management, creative development operations, campaign coordination, and execution frameworks that support Growth Marketing, Product Marketing, Corporate Affairs & Communications, and key business stakeholders.
This leader will establish the systems, governance, and operating model required to transform marketing execution into a coordinated, measurable, and scalable function. The AVP serves as the central operational partner across marketing, ensuring teams are aligned, work is prioritized appropriately, and campaigns are executed efficiently and effectively.
This role also oversees the organization’s creative services capability through a team of Art Directors and manages external agency strategy and utilization to ensure the right resources, workflows, and partners are in place to support business priorities.
Success in this role is measured by operational efficiency, execution quality, campaign readiness, stakeholder alignment, speed-to-market, and contribution to commercial outcomes.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Centralized Marketing Delivery & Orchestration Model
- Build and operationalize a centralized marketing delivery and orchestration model across all Marketing functions
- Establish clear workflows from intake → campaign brief → creative development → structured handoff to channel execution
- Act as the central point of coordination across Marketing to ensure alignment, sequencing, and integration of campaign efforts across channels
- Standardize how marketing work is planned, developed, and executed across the organization
- Ensure all work is prioritized and aligned to revenue-driving objectives
Marketing Intake, Prioritization & Workflow Governance
- Design and implement a structured marketing intake system to replace fragmented and ad hoc processesÂ
- Define required inputs for all requests (objective, audience, KPIs, messaging, channels, timeline)Â
- Establish and enforce clear prioritization criteria, with emphasis on revenue-driving initiativesÂ
- Implement a tiered support model:Â
- Tier 1: Revenue-driving campaigns (high-touch support)Â
- Tier 2: Lower-priority work (self-service or templated support)Â
- Establish governance to ensure all marketing workflows through defined intake and prioritization processesÂ
- Create visibility into all active and planned work across MarketingÂ
- Reduce inefficiencies, rework, and unclear ownershipÂ
Creative Development Leadership
- Lead and develop a team of Art Directors responsible for campaign concepting and creative development, ensuring alignment to campaign objectives and business outcomesÂ
- Ensure all campaigns are supported by strong, cohesive creative aligned to brand and business objectivesÂ
- Establish clear creative review and approval processesÂ
- Elevate the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of marketing assetsÂ
Integrated Campaign Planning & Briefing
- Develop and enforce standardized campaign briefs and kickoff processesÂ
- Ensure all campaigns are clearly tied to business objectives, including pipeline and revenue goalsÂ
- Partner with marketing leaders to define campaign approach, messaging, and execution strategyÂ
- Advise stakeholders on what “good looks like” in campaign structure, briefing, and execution approach to improve effectivenessÂ
Cross-Functional Execution & Channel Enablement
- Partner with Growth Marketing, Product Marketing, and Communications teams to ensure seamless executionÂ
- Ensure clear handoffs of assets, messaging, and timelines to channel owners for activationÂ
- Align with Growth Marketing on campaign execution through marketing technology platforms (e.g., Demandbase, Mutiny)Â
- Reduce friction and misalignment across teams to improve execution outcomesÂ
Self-Service & Scalable Delivery Model
- Develop templates, toolkits, and playbooks to enable self-service execution for repeatable workÂ
- Reduce dependency on centralized teams for lower-complexity requestsÂ
- Maintain governance to ensure brand consistency and quality standardsÂ
Agency & External Partner Strategy
- Design and implement an agency model to support overflow and specialized needsÂ
- Define when and how to leverage external partners across creative, production, and digital executionÂ
- Establish processes for briefing, managing, and evaluating agency performanceÂ
- Ensure cost-effective and scalable delivery of marketing initiativesÂ
Performance & Operational Excellence
- Establish and track key performance metrics, including:Â
- Campaign delivery speed (intake to launch)Â
- On-time delivery and SLA adherenceÂ
- Quality and rework ratesÂ
- Stakeholder satisfactionÂ
- Partner with Growth and Product Marketing to improve campaign performance through disciplined planning, briefing, and executionÂ
- Identify bottlenecks and drive continuous improvementÂ
- Create transparency into marketing operations performance and outcomesÂ
Other
- Perform other duties as assigned to support team and organizational objectives.
- Comply with all company policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or related field
- 12+ years of experience in marketing operations, campaign operations, agency operations, or related field
- Proven experience building and scaling marketing operations functions and execution frameworks
- Strong experience managing integrated campaign operations and cross-functional workflows
- Experience leading creative operations or internal agency-style teams preferred
- Experience evaluating and managing agency/vendor ecosystems
- Strong operational and process design background in fast-paced, growth-oriented organizations
- Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Preferred:
- MBA or advanced degree preferred
- Healthcare, biotech, diagnostics, or regulated industry experience preferred
COMPETENCIES
- Operational Leadership: Builds scalable systems and execution modelsÂ
- Integrated Campaign Operations: Connects strategy, creative, and execution across channelsÂ
- Workflow & Process Optimization: Improves efficiency, coordination, and scalabilityÂ
- Creative Operations Management: Enables high-quality creative execution at scaleÂ
- Cross-Functional Influence: Aligns stakeholders and drives accountability
- Performance Orientation: Uses operational metrics to improve execution and business impact
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Location: Remote
- Frequently required to sit at a desk for extended periods.
- Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity to operate equipment, use a keyboard, etc.
- Travel Requirements: Occasional travel, 15%
EEO STATEMENT
Baylor Genetics is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact our Human Resources team.Â
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