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# Director, Marketing Operations at Bicara Therapeutics

- **Company:** Bicara Therapeutics
- **Location:** Boston, MA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bicara-therapeutics/a137bd85-a61e-42d9-8d88-058a0e3f919d

## Job description

The Director, Marketing Operations leads Bicara’s Marketing Operations capabilities. This role is accountable for designing, scaling, and governing marketing operations, while remaining closely engaged in execution, decision making, and problem-solving across high impact workstreams. The Director, Marketing Operations will oversee marketing operations & execution, promotional review process, agency & vendor management, congress meeting planning for commercial, printing & fulfilment, marketing technology, launch operations, and contracts and budget management.

This is a critical role that will play a major part in building the cohesion of Bicara’s marketing teams to support the potential launch of Bicara’s lead candidate, Ficerafusp Alfa. The Director, Marketing Operations will partner with Marketing, Field, Medical, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, IT, and Commercial operations to ensure marketing programs and initiatives are executed effectively, efficiently, and in compliance with internal and external guidelines.

This role is based in our Boston office and follows a hybrid schedule, with three in-office days each week.

## Responsibilities

Marketing Operations & Execution

- Build the marketing operations function from the ground up to support pre-launch and launch activities
- Develop standardized workflows for campaign planning, review, approval, execution, and measurement
- Ensure seamless integration and utilization of marketing technologies and CRM systems to drive marketing performance
- Support process audits and compliance discussions to help drive and measure policy adherence and compliance standards
- Oversee print content lifecycle including implementation of fulfillment systems, creation of process documentation, development of training materials
- Ensure flawless execution of all commercial promotional materials.
- Establish annual marketing calendars and integrated launch execution plans. Manage marketing launch project plans and governance. Monitor milestones, risks, and dependencies, track key deliverables to ensure on-time execution.

Promotional Review / MLR / PMRC

- Lead the implementation and operation of Bicara’s promotional review process in partnership with Medical, Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance stakeholders.
- Serve as the operational lead and chair/facilitator of the Promotional Medical Review Committee (PMRC).
- Lead development, alignment, and implementation of MLR/PMRC SOPs, governance, workflows, roles and responsibilities, escalation pathways, and operating procedures.
- Partner with IT and Commercial Operations to select, configure, implement, and optimize promotional review technology and workflows.
- Manage PMRC calendars, submission queues, reviewer workflows, meeting agendas, documentation, and approval processes to support timely execution.
- Establish and oversee MLR/PMRC training and onboarding for marketing teams, reviewers, agencies, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for MLR/PMRC and ensure a culture of continuous improvement
- Ensure promotional materials comply with FDA regulations and company policies. Maintain documentation supporting commercial compliance. Drive inspection readiness for marketing documentation and processes.

Agency, Budget & Financial Management

- Support relationships with Agency of Record, digital agencies, production vendors, print vendors, promotional fulfillment partners, marketing technology vendors
- Help to manage agency scopes of work, budgets, timelines, and performance.
- Drive operational efficiencies and cost savings
- Manage the annual marketing operating budget in partnership with Marketing leads. Monitor spending against forecasts.
- Oversee purchase orders, contracts, and invoice approvals. Identify efficiencies while maintaining launch readiness

Congress & Commercial Meeting Operations

- Serve as a key member of the cross-functional congress planning team to support coordination, planning, and execution of major congresses
- Own the commercial congress calendar, supporting timelines, deadlines, and executional needs in partnership with marketing, field, sales, market access

Marketing Technology and Omnichannel Excellence

- Support development of the marketing technology roadmap, including promotional review, digital asset management, content management, marketing automation, fulfillment, CRM-related marketing capabilities, and marketing analytics.
- Partner with Commercial Operations and IT to implement and optimize the technology and systems required to enable marketing execution including omnichannel campaign deployment across personal promotion, email marketing, digital advertising, HCP websites, virtual programs
- Ensure approved content is appropriately deployed, version-controlled, tracked, and retired across channels

## Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline
- 8+ years of experience in commercial biopharma or biotechnology with 4+ marketing operations, commercial operations, or launch management
- Experience supporting at least one oncology product launch preferred
- Strong understanding or promotional review processes (MLR/PMRC)
- Experience managing agencies and external vendors
- Experience with commercial organization build, including developing and establishing infrastructure and processes
- Experience with promotional compliance, governance and risk management cross multiple grands or therapeutic areas
- Strong understanding of cross-functional interdependencies and integrated commercial systems
- Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills
- Cultural alignment with Bicara’s Values of Powered by People for Patients, Adaptive Momentum and Candor that Elevates

Company Overview Bicara Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech company pioneering bifunctional antibodies for targeted tumor modulation. Founded in 2020, we've built a global team of over 100 employees headquartered in Boston, with a clear focus on advancing our lead asset, ficerafusp alfa, or FICERA - a potentially first-in-class bifunctional EGFR-directed antibody combined with a TGF-β ligand trap. Our innovative approach combines tumor-targeting with tumor modulation, where one arm localizes to the tumor while the other serves as a modulator, designed to deliver superior efficacy, improved safety, and enhanced durability directly at the tumor site. FICERA specifically addresses a key challenge in solid tumor treatment by enabling immune cell penetration into tumors, reducing fibrosis and immunosuppression while reversing TGF-β-driven resistance mechanisms - ultimately designed to drive the deep, durable responses that may translate into better outcomes and survival for patients. For more information, please visit [www.bicara.com](http://www.bicara.com). Here at Bicara, we believe in building diverse teams and cultivating a culture where all voices are included. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Bicara Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

## About Bicara Therapeutics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Bicara Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class bifunctional antibodies that combine tumor-targeting with tumor microenvironment modulation, with a lead asset in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: BCAX)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed

## Core Business
- **Industry**: Biotechnology – oncology drug development
- **Target Customers**: B2B (pharma partnerships, licensing) and ultimately cancer patients and healthcare providers
- **Mission**: "Dedicated to improving the lives of people living with cancer through the development of innovative targeted therapies… bringing hope and control back into their lives." [bicara.com](https://www.bicara.com/)

## Products & Services
- **[Ficerafusp alfa (BCA101)](https://www.bicara.com/)**: First-in-class, dual-action bifunctional antibody targeting EGFR and containing a TGF-β ligand trap. Currently in Phase 1/1b clinical development for HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and other solid tumors. Mechanism designed to deliver an immunomodulatory payload directly to the tumor microenvironment, reduce fibrosis/immunosuppression, and enable immune cell penetration. (Biologic, clinical-stage therapeutic)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: ~$1.3 billion (as of mid-2026) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bicara-therapeutics)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised $825M (includes Series C $165M led by The Rise Fund and TPG, $362M from 2024 IPO, and a $150M post-IPO equity round in February 2026) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bicara-therapeutics)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The Rise Fund, TPG, Biocon (seed round). Additional institutional investors from IPO and follow-on offerings.
- **Growth Signals**: IPO completed September 2024; headcount grew 78.1% year-over-year (95 employees, though LinkedIn notes a slight monthly decline of -0.9%); operates across 8 countries including the UK, Italy, Germany, India, and Spain; 11 active job postings as of mid-2026. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bicara-therapeutics)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-in-class bifunctional approach**: By combining an EGFR-targeting antibody with a TGF-β trap, BCA101 directly addresses a key solid-tumor resistance mechanism (TGF-β-driven immunosuppression and fibrosis) while localizing therapy to the tumor.
- **Potential for superior efficacy and safety**: Designed to deliver synergistic therapeutic impact at the tumor site, aiming for deep, durable responses with reduced systemic toxicity.
- **Experienced leadership**: Team with deep oncology drug development backgrounds and relationships with top cancer centers. [bicara.com/about](https://www.bicara.com/about/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Priority**: Advancing ficerafusp alfa through clinical development toward potential regulatory approvals, initially in HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
- **Pipeline expansion**: Leveraging the bifunctional antibody platform (BCA101 and follow-on programs) to address multiple solid tumor types.
- **Commercial readiness**: Hiring senior roles in medical affairs, quality, regulatory, and commercial operations signals preparation for launch. [bicara.com/careers](https://www.bicara.com/careers/)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Mission**: A patient-first, mission-driven environment focused on developing meaningful new therapies for cancer. Company describes itself as "dynamic" with a shared passion for advancing science. [bicara.com](https://www.bicara.com/)
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Explicitly states commitment to building diverse teams and encourages applicants from all backgrounds. [bicara.com/careers](https://www.bicara.com/careers/)
- **Growth Trajectory**: Fast-growing public company (78% headcount growth YoY) with a strong balance sheet, offering career progression opportunities.
- **Work Environment**: Headquarters in Boston with a global presence. Specific remote/hybrid policy not publicly detailed, but the company employs staff across 8 countries. Glassdoor rating of 4.0/5 on LinkedIn based on limited reviews. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bicara-therapeutics)
- **Engagement**: Active hiring across multiple senior-level roles in medical affairs, regulatory, quality, IT, and clinical operations, indicating a ramp-up toward commercialization. [bicara.com/careers](https://www.bicara.com/careers/)

## Sources
1. [bicara.com](https://www.bicara.com/) – Company home page, product, mission
2. [bicara.com/about](https://www.bicara.com/about/) – Leadership team, technology description
3. [bicara.com/careers](https://www.bicara.com/careers/) – Open positions, culture, diversity statement
4. [linkedin.com/company/bicara-therapeutics](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bicara-therapeutics) – Headcount, financials, stock info, employee reviews, talent sources
5. [massbio.org/members/bicara-therapeutics](https://www.massbio.org/members/bicara-therapeutics/) – Membership description, pipeline summary

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