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Director of Marketing

Empatica - Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy - Hybrid - posted 2026-10-23

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Salary: USD 150,000 - 200,000 / annual

Empatica is a full-stack digital healthcare company pioneering digital biomarker development and continuous patient monitoring powered by AI. The platform combines medical-grade smartwatches, software, and physiological/behavioral digital biomarkers to enable continuous remote health monitoring across multiple conditions. As Director of Marketing, you will own Empatica's marketing strategy end-to-end with a strong focus on growth and demand generation in the US market. You'll lead a marketing team and budget, building a data-driven demand engine across B2B, B2C, and patient-facing segments while collaborating closely with Sales, Product, and Clinical teams. Key responsibilities include: - Developing and implementing comprehensive marketing strategies covering organic and paid initiatives - Owning the demand generation engine end-to-end: lead generation, ABM initiatives, lifecycle marketing, and nurture programs across the full funnel - Building the organic growth engine across SEO, content, and thought leadership, translating clinical evidence into content that builds trust with clinicians, patients, and pharma partners - Overseeing the marketing technology stack and website performance, driving continuous CRO, SEO optimization, and effective use of marketing automation platforms (Salesforce, HubSpot, Pardot) - Managing market research, data collection, analysis, and interpretation - Overseeing team members and ensuring objectives are met - Collaborating with Product to develop marketing materials and programs - Conducting continuous competitive and consumer trend analysis - Working with the Director of Communications to strengthen market presence - Establishing automated, accurate reporting of marketing KPIs in partnership with Business Operations Requirements: - Solid knowledge of digital health, medtech, or healthcare wearables industry - Deep understanding of the US healthcare market, including buyer dynamics, reimbursement, payer considerations, and marketing compliance (FDA promotional rules, HIPAA) - Proven track record building organic growth engines across SEO, content, and thought leadership, ideally in clinical or regulated settings - Ability to translate clinical evidence and published research into content that earns trust with clinicians, patients, and pharma partners - 8+ years of marketing experience, including 3+ years in a managerial role - Proven expertise in growth marketing (paid or organic) with track record of scaling acquisition and improving unit economics - Hands-on or leadership experience with demand generation tactics: lead generation, lead scoring/nurturing, ABM, and lifecycle marketing automation - Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data to measure performance - Excellent written and spoken English Nice to have: - Experience in both B2B and B2C/B2B2C go-to-market models - Experience marketing to clinicians, researchers, or patient communities - Working knowledge of CRO and SEO principles with experience overseeing website performance and marketing tech stack decisions - Hands-on fluency with Google Analytics, HubSpot, Salesforce, and ad platforms (Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn)

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