Job Description

A leading pharmaceutical company has a vacancy for a Brand Manager within their Diabetes and Cardiovascular Division.

Lead the assigned therapeutic area portfolio driving the launch, market leadership, and revenue growth of assigned brands. The role involves collaborating with multiple commercial operations teams for the development of strategy, creative and execution plans, product support and sales execution. The responsibilities will include operating within the organisational business code of conduct, policies and all applicable laws and regulations.

• You will be responsible for developing robust marketing insights for the Brand Plan with a patient-centric focus.
• You will be responsible for maintaining an up-to date understanding of customer perspectives through regular engagement with healthcare providers and stakeholders.
• You will develop portfolio for the relevant therapeutic area, aligning the brands and enabling the sales team to meet sales/market share targets.
• You will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of multi-channel marketing initiatives, using innovative tactics to strengthen marketing campaigns, improve multi-stakeholder engagements, and customize content for the CLM.
• You will be responsible for managing the promotional budget to optimize channel mix strategies for all marketing initiatives and cross-functional campaigns.
• You will advise others on the optimal use of channels to ensure the Brand Story is consistently used/referenced and brought to life by Brand and In-Field Teams.
• You will effectively manage engagements of key opinion leaders and HCPs (Health Care Professionals).
• You will be responsible for actively ensuring flawless execution of marketing initiatives by the Infield team and managing the CLM process to support the cross-functional team in tactical execution.
• You will be responsible for leading digital listening and new channel research to strengthen Brand Team insights, synthesizing cross-stakeholder insights to form a robust marketing perspective on brand issues, competitive positioning, and market dynamics.
• You will liaise with the COE (Centre of Excellence) team for coordinating and executing market research and insights collection to inform Brand Planning and the Patient Journey.
• You will be responsible for providing product training and role play sessions to the sales team to enhance product knowledge and effective selling.
• You will be responsible for cross-functional collaboration with sales, regulatory, market access, finance, business development and the COE for developing integrated marketing campaigns and identifying new potential generics products for the market.
• You will be responsible for supporting the product listing with institutions (government and private hospitals).

Qualifications
Educational qualification: Bachelor of Pharmacy/ Health Sciences or equivalent
Minimum work experience: 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry, with minimum 5 years spent in Brand Management
Skills & attributes:

• Good interpersonal, presentation and cross functional skills.
• Work under pressure, must be able to multi task, focussing on multiple tasks, and still deliver accurate result
• Being able to work independently and be very good at time management
• Strong analytical, influencing, and strategic thinking skills.
• Strong competency and acumen in business and marketing.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing robust, effective integrated brand plans.
• Ability to generate good insights for synthesizing robust marketing strategies.
• Effective cross-functional team player, with the ability to lead brand and portfolio discussions and ensure successful delivery of marketing initiatives.
• Knowledge and experience with digital strategies and innovative initiatives to enhance brand engagement touch point with stakeholders.
• Familiarity with the pharmaceutical industry business, policies, and procedures.
• Strong patient centricity, empathy and understanding of customer's needs in developing tailored marketing initiatives, communication messages and materials.
• Beneficial: Experience in Diabetes, very good Endocrinology relationships

Candidates that meet the criteria may apply via this portal or via www.mnarecruitment.com
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