Product Manger, RM Marketing
Job Description:
Product Manager is responsible for the business of Rekovelle and Lutinus, which mainly includes but not limited to, development and implementation of a business plan and he/she does independently and/or with the support/under the supervision of Marketing Director
Main Accountabilities (duties and responsibilities):
Develop and implement a marketing plan:
Analyze external environments through market research and external interactions.
Identify key issues, barriers, and Key Success Factors.
Build strategies and detailed tactics including an annual calendar, events, and promotional materials.
Conduct necessary internal and external procedures.
Track and analyze KPIs with Commercial Excellence and revise the plan if needed.
Present the plan to Sales and relevant functions as well as to Global/APAC teams.
(Forecast and manage promotional costs and production.)
(mostly with support of Director) Increase capabilities of relevant and own functions:
Lead cross-functional/ad-hoc brand meetings.
Develop sales training materials with Commercial Excellence and Medical Affairs.
Identify room for improvement/growth of relevant functions and figure out how to fill the gaps.
(Standardize processes and scale know-hows)
Maintain and develop relationships with Key External Experts and scientific societies.
Attend to major scientific meetings, domestic and international.
Hard skills and experiences
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent one
Over five years of working experience in the pharmaceutical (or relevant) and/or consulting industries
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point
Language: native/fluent in Japanese and business level or above in English for communication with global/APAC members (assumed that improving English is his/her own responsibility if needed)
Medical Science Degrees or MBA
Experience of Sales, Marketing or Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liason
Experience in infertility therapeutic area
Experience in Digital Marketing
Experience of vendor management
Soft skills and mindset
Strategic, logical and critical thinking
Problem Solving
Shows Leadership and inclusive
Coachable and passionate for growth
Self-motivated and learn agile
Own inter-personal skills and collaborative
Cross-functional Project Management
Required Competencies (Behavioural Indicators):
Find business opportunities/barriers and collaborate with others to address.
Identify room for improvement/seek for advice and stretch him/herself.
Think and plan strategically and put through.
Help team(s) achieve their goal/improve issues.
Attractive points:
- Product Manager in the infertility therapeutic area will gain wide cross-functional experience - business development (e.g. commercial opportunity evaluation, contract structuring), Public Affairs communication (e.g. narrative documents and lobbying), Key Account Management (e.g. indirect product-related strategy planning), and others.
- Product Manager in infertility therapeutic area will gain deep experience of global/ Asia pacific communication as there’re so many cross-functional initiatives across countries.
- Product Manager will take a wide range of responsibilities in developing and implementing a marketing plan of product(s) vs. being responsible for only a part of the plan.
- Product Manager will lead a cross-functional team and have various opportunities to develop his/her leadership.
- Product Manager can work in a start-up-like environment: he/she can propose and experiment his/her own ideas in an agile setting.
- Product Manager will be considered a successor of Marketing Director and will often face challenging opportunities to give a big influence in the organization.