Senior Product Manager Jobs

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Astellas Pharma Canada is currently searching for a Senior Product Manager, Women’s Health reporting to the Director, Specialty Business Unit. This is a head office role located in Markham, Ontario with a hybrid work schedule.

Description

Responsible for the creation, preparation, coordination and monitoring of comprehensive marketing plans for assigned products. Primarily entrusted with improving the competitive position of the assigned products in the market and observes closely the competitive situation, measuring the effectiveness of the planned strategies to assure that objectives of the assigned products are attained.

Essential Job Duties

1. Provides guidance, support and leadership to marketing personnel within the Business Unit.

2. Ensures development of long-term lifecycle management plan for assigned product including launch, growth and LOE strategies (where relevant) to maximize contribution.

3. Develops Customer Value and market leadership strategy for the brand

4. Manages day-to-day departmental operations including ongoing assessment and development of processes and practices to improve marketing effectiveness and efficiency.

5. Leads cross functional team in the development of annual brand plan. Utilizes Marketing and Sales Research, prepares annual marketing programs for assigned products, which include analyses of market situations, problems and opportunities, the preparation of promotional strategies, sales forecasts and market share objectives. Establishes sales and market share objectives for assigned products; develops programs to achieve these objectives, and monitors their execution. Employs all elements of the tactical plans as specified in the brands’ marketing plans.

7. Submits budget recommendations for assigned products and manages these budgets to forecast each year.

8. Supplies Territory Specialists with promotional materials consistent with the Marketing Plan’s strategies and tactics to be used for the sole purpose of communicating to health care professionals the benefits and advantages of assigned products. Controls and reviews the effectiveness of the promotional plans on an ongoing basis and recommends changes as necessary to reach or improve upon the objectives. When possible, the return on investment for various marketing projects is calculated.

9. Verifies the text accuracy of promotional literature and materials and other elements associated with assigned products to assure conformance with the requirements of the Therapeutic Products Directorate of the Department of Health and Welfare, PAAB, Innovative Medicines Canada Code of Ethical Practices and Company policy.

10. Collaborates with Medical Affairs to identify, design and deliver medical communications, Advisory Boards, Medical Education Programs in order to deliver value to customer and support brand growth objectives.

11. Delivers product / brand training to field force. Co-ordinates with Business Unit Director in the preparation of comprehensive training manuals and programs.

12. Collaborates with Manager, Market Access and Government Relations on development of pharmacoeconomic justifications and or analyses for federal/provincial and, if applicable, hospital jurisdictions.

13. Attends all relevant medical conferences. Attends all sales and marketing meetings during the course of each year, presenting promotional strategies and marketing updates for assigned products when and where applicable.

14. Interacts with Territory Specialists, Finance, Regulatory, Operational Excellence and Medical areas of Astellas.

15. Stays abreast of marketing trends through continuous monitoring and assessment.

16. Analyses new market opportunities and presents recommendations to senior management.

17. Collaborates with Business Unit Director on the planning, coordination and execution of other assigned special projects and all brand strategic planning.

Required Qualifications

· University degree.

· Minimum five years commercial head office experience or equivalent with minimum of three years as Product Manager.

· Show creative ability to provide inspiration and motivation to the sales representatives in executing promotional strategies. The successful fulfillment of the job requires strong knowledge of field activities, disciplined judgment, technical background and the ability to effectively work with people.

Preferred Qualifications

· Bachelor of Science

· Specialty sales experience

· Women’s health experience in a commercial capacity

· Fluent in French

If your skills and experience match our needs, please email your resume to: [email protected].

Astellas Pharma Canada requires full Vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Reasonable accommodation to this policy may be granted for a valid accommodation request under human rights legislation.

Astellas Pharma Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the hiring process.

No telephone inquiries, in-person applications, or agencies please. While we appreciate all applications, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.