
Associate Director Product Management – Cell Therapy
- Solna, Stockholm
- Permanent
- Heltid
- Lead the development and implementation of integrated tactical plans aligned to brand strategy to agreed budget and schedules. This will include driving appropriate Omni/Multi-Channel-Marketing activities, in close collaboration with internal and external partners, cross functionally with a continued eye for innovation in the digital marketing space. Such activities will also include performance and tracking metrics for plan evaluation
- Demonstrate leadership excellence in project management and effectively managing multiple projects and priorities, including close working with agencies
- Lead the Nordic Cell Therapy Brand Team to help develop wider cross-functional activities in line with brand strategy
- Team up with country field forces, provide brand trainings regularly and respond to needs in a closed loop commercial fashion.
- Partner with regional execution leads and with peers in product management in other affiliates for best practice sharing and innovation exchange
- Occasionally going into the field, develop effective working relationships and deploy effective engagement plans with KOLs and key prescribing specialists and other key stakeholders to strengthen brand and leadership position in the cell therapy space.
- Continually monitor environment and leverage market research/analytics to optimize commercial execution, plan and tactics
- Ensures that all marketing activities comply with Gilead SOPs and Nordic Codes of Practice.
- Expertise and track record of successful marketing plan development and implementation, budget management and tracking progress of tactical plans
- Strong strategic thinker with ability to formulate, develop and execute strategy
- Oncology/hematology experience is highly meritorious (cell therapy even more so)
- Strong team ethic and proven ability to work with cross-functional teams in an agile way
- Great knowledge of several Nordic country Healthcare environments
- Experience of Omni-channel strategies and execution
- Proven track record in developing and maintaining a strong network of KOLs and key prescribers
- Good analytical skills, demonstrated by the ability to identify and understand complex issues and then developing appropriate cross-functional solutions
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills to efficiently and productively communicate both orally and in writing are required.
- Advanced planning and organizational skills, including ability to follow tasks/assignments through to completion
- Demonstrated understanding of pharmaceutical regulatory requirements and impact on development of marketing materials is required.
- Driven and resilient – self-drive to identify, co-create and implement projects needed to achieve targets in an ambiguous environment.
- Capability to network and build appropriate relationships with key stakeholders, externally and internally.
- Strong team player – listens actively and responds constructively to needs of others.
- Gets the job done and exhibits a sense of urgency on critical time-dependent issues.
- Curious with learning agility and enthusiasm for identifying and implementing “win-win” collaboration projects with key customers.
- Organized with systematic approach to prioritization.
- Passion for innovation.
- Confidence and pride in making a difference for people with cancer.
- Degree in Life Sciences, Marketing or equivalent
- Excellent marketing experience is required, preferably in oncology/hematology
- Strong track record and experience in working in or with field roles, such as pharmaceutical sales, is required.
- Fluent in any of the Scandinavian languages and high proficiency in English
- Competent experience of using Microsoft Office products is required
- e-Marketing experience is preferred