Product Manager / Sr Product Manager

Job ID: 2736
PRODUCT MANAGER/SR PRODUCT MANAGER
(position in Strategic Marketing)
Experience: 5-10yrs
Min Qualification:  BACHELORS
Salary:  exempt

Join our dynamic biopharmaceutical company as a Product Manager/Senior Product Manager focusing on the lupus market. This position offers the opportunity to join a team at an important time in the evolution of the launch planning phase for a promising novel product candidate, Benlysta, which is completing Phase 3 clinical development. You will be a key contributor to the team in leading/coordinating tactical aspects of the commercial activities including advertising/promotion, field force requirements and liaison with the pharmaceutical partner.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead various aspects of pre-launch planning including MD, RN/NP/PA for the HCP promotion aspect of the brand.
• Act as a key member of the launch team participating in the planning phase, including training materials, promotional speaker training, and coordination of the medical & regulatory processes.
• Develop product strategies in components of the marketing mix including packaging, product positioning, reimbursement, field force requirements.
• Represent commercial perspective on product development teams.
• Develop competency in the application of secondary data sources to HGS business. Utilize secondary sources to analyze competitive environment including products and companies by preparing, updating, and maintaining deliverable documents on relevant products, markets, and competitors.
    
Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree, with emphasis in the health sciences, business, or marketing background; MBA preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology marketing experience including product launch experience. Sales and/or sales management experience desirable.
• Specialty market experience required. Understanding/previous experience in working in immunology market preferred.
• Familiarity with discovery and development process for pharmaceutical and biotechnology products and the roles of the various functional areas.
• Ability to operate effectively while managing multiple priorities and ambitious deadlines in a highly dynamic, team focused environment within HGS as well as with the pharmaceutical partner on the brand.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, strong business acumen, analytical orientation, and ability to influence others.