About the job Product Manager (Contract)

Nathan & Nathan HR is a leading HR and Employee Outsourcing Provider across GCC.

Our client is a research-based biopharmaceutical company headquartered in America. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced candidate to join as a Product Manager in Dubai.

Project Duration: 1 Year (Extendable)

Department/BU: HIV

Education & Experience

• 4+ years of experience.
• Bachelors degree in marketing or related fields required.
• Advanced degree is desired.
• Therapeutic Area knowledge preferred

\xef\xbb\xbfManagement

Coordinates projects with external agencies, including advertising, public relations and medical education vendors on the development of programs, presentations and promotional materials.

Project Involvement

• Takes the lead on tactical projects within the department.
• May serve as a team representative on cross-functional projects.

\xef\xbb\xbfKey Differentiating Contributions

• As an individual contributor, responsible for executing Marketing goals and objectives based on guidance and recommendations from senior management.
• May have ownership of a particular brand including the day-to-day management of materials, messaging, and budget adherence as defined by the strategic direction provided by Marketing leadership.
• Using defined templates, responsible for developing, revising, or refreshing data for visual aids and promotional material and shepherding collateral materials through the Promotional Review Committee.
• Coordinates vendors involved in the development of medical education presentations and obtaining legal and medical reviews of content.
• May make recommendations to more senior members of the Marketing team on new types of collateral materials or promotional programs and participate in the development of guidelines for external vendors.
• Understands the difference between various types of market research and knows how to interpret the results.
• Begins to understand the relevance of their role and how their work impacts the overall business.
• Demonstrates intellectual curiosity about the business landscape.

\xef\xbb\xbfMarketing Operations

• Responsible for updating and maintaining data for the systems that support Sales and Distribution.
• Able to communicate system-related capabilities or limitations in a clear and concise manner to non-systems professionals.
• Compiles data used by more senior members of Marketing Operations for analysis of system performance.

\xef\xbb\xbfJob Responsibilities

• Coordinates outside vendor contracts and works to support product sales.
• Maintains sound business relationships with all identified key customers/influencers.
• Leads and implements support programs at the field, Community or Key Opinion Leader (KOL) level.
• Liaises effectively with the key client groups including field sales, Key Opinion Leaders and
• key Community Liaisons to ensure correct dissemination of the product messages.
• Provides support for team on tactic development and implementation.
• Supports area of specialty on Promotion Review Committee (PRC) to ensure proposed tactics are reviewed and signed off in alignment with the company policies.
• Leads and implements internal communications plan related to products or marketing strategies.
• Assists in development of branding, messaging and positioning marketing for product within an area of focus (Promotions, Opinion Leader Program, etc.).
• Analyzes moderately complex problems and situations, provides logical recommendations and leads any required action planning.
• Proposes priorities in circumstances of continued complexity and conflicting requirements.
• Assist in development of non-routine plan of action or may independently develop routine plan of action.
• Interfaces with market research to ensure market and competitive learning is translated to the brand team.
• Ensures all marketing activities are in compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.

\xef\xbb\xbfPromotions

• Assists product management team with the implementation of product strategy and brand planning.
• Makes recommendations for promotional budgets and local product development budgets.
• At the affiliate level may have overall responsibility for brand tactics under guidance of the Marketing Director.

\xef\xbb\xbfOpinion Leader Program

• Works with external speakers on training materials and may participate in the development of slides with Key Opinion Leaders (KOL).
• Conducts Speaker Bureau management on multiple levels including field force, vendor and internal partnerships (Sales Ops).
• Provides training opportunities for speakers.
• Manages the marketing budget and project timelines.
• May manage agency relationships to develop promotional materials.
• Leads and implements internal communications plan.

\xef\xbb\xbfKnowledge & Skills

• Must be proficient in MS Office, quantitative analysis and forecasting tools.
• Must have demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple projects/priorities.
• Must have strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Proven analytical skills required.
• Working knowledge and experience with pharmaceutical markets and customers.
• Must be able to develop skills and knowledge of how to build and leverage a product development program.
• Demonstrated strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated understanding and experience with sales promotion and/or selling techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to the development and writing of business plans is required.
• Proven ability to interact with employees from a variety of functional areas.
• Understanding of the health care system and its influence on the pharmaceutical business and products preferred.

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