Product Manager

Job Description Summary

As the Product Manager, you are responsible for managing local Brand Management for Sandoz products, including Sandoz Oncology, Biosimilars, and assigned product portfolios. You are also responsible for defining the product strategy in alignment with local management and the global marketing department, and for implementing supporting tactical plans and projects.

Job Description

Job Description:

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us! The future is ours to shape!

As the Product Manager, you are responsible for managing local Brand Management for Sandoz products, including Sandoz Oncology, Biosimilars, and assigned product portfolios. You are also responsible for defining the product strategy in alignment with local management and the global marketing department, and for implementing supporting tactical plans and projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Develop brand strategy, promotional campaigns & tactical plans within marketing budgets.
• Prepare content of Integrated Brand Teams and Launch Teams.
• Run market research programs & market insights for responsible brand and monitors /anticipates market development.
• Responsible for execution, monitoring and analysis of the agreed tactical plans to ensure the growth of the brand(s)
• Lead the cross-functional local/regional brand Team, incl. coordination of Integrated Product Strategy Plan, and monitoring the execution of objectives.
• Lead the development of promotional activities in line with internal SOPs and Code of Conduct guidelines.
• Monitor and control brand budgets, forecasts and expenses and assess the marketing mix of the product to evaluate cost effectiveness and results.
• Identify area market insights and opportunity via customer interactions.
• Execute central marketing activities as well as regional initiated marketing activities.
• Monitor product performance and external environment using appropriate tools and taking corrective action if required to meet business objectives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• 5–10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry within a multinational company, with at least 3 years in a marketing role. Experience in the OTC channel is an added advantage.
• Proficient in English, both written and spoken. Fluency in Mandarin is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit are powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!   

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Skills Desired

Agility, Asset Management, Commercial Excellence, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Orientation, Digital Marketing, Healthcare Sector Understanding, Influencing Skills, Marketing Strategy, Negotiation Skills, Operational Excellence, Priority Disease Areas Expertise, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Marketing, Product Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Partnerships

Global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, operating as an independent company spun off from Novartis. Based in Basel.

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