Product Manger, RM Marketing

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) ​

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Develop and implement a marketing plan

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• Analyze external environments through market research and external interactions.
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• Identify key issues, barriers, and Key Success Factors.
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• Build strategies and detailed tactics including an annual calendar, events, and promotional materials.
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• Conduct necessary internal and external procedures.
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• Track and analyze KPIs with Commercial Excellence and revise the plan if needed.
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• Present the plan to Sales and relevant functions as well as to Global/APAC teams.
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• (Forecast and manage promotional costs and production.)
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(mostly with support of Director) Increase capabilities of relevant and own functions

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• Lead cross-functional/ad-hoc brand meetings.
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• Develop sales training materials with Commercial Excellence and Medical Affairs.
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• Identify room for improvement/growth of relevant functions and figure out how to fill the gaps.
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• (Standardize processes and scale know-hows)
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• Maintain and develop relationships with Key External Experts and scientific societies.
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• Attend to major scientific meetings, domestic and international.
• Hard skills and experiences
• <Mandatory>
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• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent one
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• Over five years of working experience in the pharmaceutical (or relevant) and/or consulting industries
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Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point

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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)

<Preferred>

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Medical Science Degrees or MBA

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• Experience of Sales, Marketing or Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liason
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• Experience in infertility therapeutic area
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Experience in Digital Marketing

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• Experience of vendor management
• Soft skills and mindset
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• Strategic, logical and critical thinking
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Problem Solving

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• Shows Leadership and inclusive
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• Coachable and passionate for growth
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• Self-motivated and learn agile
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• Own inter-personal skills and collaborative
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Cross-functional Project Management

Required Competencies (Behavioural Indicators)

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• Find business opportunities/barriers and collaborate with others to address.
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• Identify room for improvement/seek for advice and stretch him/herself.
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• Think and plan strategically and put through.
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• 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.

Location

Ferring Japan