Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
As a Senior Product Manager, you will be responsible for developing and executing strategic marketing plans for assigned pharmaceutical brands, driving sustainable business growth, leading successful product launches, and collaborating with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders to achieve commercial objectives across ethical and drugstore channels.
Your key responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Develop and implement annual brand strategies and marketing plans for assigned products to achieve sales, market share, and profitability objectives.
Lead the planning and execution of new product launches, ensuring strong market penetration and sustainable growth.
Analyze market dynamics, customer insights, competitive activities, and product performance to identify opportunities and implement corrective actions.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, customers, and other key stakeholders to support brand growth.
Drive brand-building initiatives and oversee the development of promotional campaigns and materials in compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Develop product positioning, key messages, and training programs to enable effective sales force execution.
Collaborate closely with Sales, Medical, Market Access, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Tender, and other cross-functional teams to deliver business priorities.
Manage and optimize the assigned advertising and promotion (A&P) budget to ensure effective resource allocation and return on investment.
What you'll bring to the role:
Essential Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, Medical Sciences, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
Minimum 5 years of experience in Brand Management, Product Management, or Marketing within the pharmaceutical industry.
Proven experience developing and executing successful brand strategies and marketing plans.
Experience leading or supporting new product launches in the pharmaceutical industry.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate market insights into actionable business strategies.
Demonstrated ability to build relationships and effectively influence internal and external stakeholders.
Excellent communication, presentation, and project management skills.
Fluent or working proficiency in written and spoken English.
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us!
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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Skills Desired
Agility, Asset Management, Commercial Excellence, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Orientation, Digital Marketing, Healthcare Sector Understanding, Influencing Skills, Marketing Strategy, Negotiation Skills, Operational Excellence, Priority Disease Areas Expertise, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Marketing, Product Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Partnerships
Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, with a growth strategy driven by its Purpose: pioneering access for patients.
More than 20,000 people of 100 nationalities work together to ensure 900 million patient treatments are provided by Sandoz annually, generating substantial global healthcare savings and an even larger social impact. Its leading portfolio of approximately 1,300 products addresses diseases from the common cold to cancer.
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Sandoz traces its heritage back to 1886. Its history of breakthroughs includes Calcium Sandoz in 1929, the world’s first oral penicillin in 1951, and the world’s first biosimilar in 2006. In 2024, Sandoz recorded net sales of USD 10.4 billion.
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