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

<Mandatory>

• 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)

<Preferred>

• 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.

Location:

Ferring Japan