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)
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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
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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)
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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.