Sanofi

(Sr.) Brand Manager

Shanghai Full time

JOB PURPOSE:

Develop, optimise and implement the launch strategy/tactic of new indication. Collaborate with regulatory affairs, supply chain, market access and commercial team to ensure launch readiness

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Integrating Customer Insights & Analytics

  • Work with marketing research team to generate clear and accurate facts

  • Interacts with all customer groups to make market observations and identify potential insights cross broad range of healthcare solutions/disease areas

  • Identifies key market access and customer needs issues

  • Give the best sales forecast based on market facts and customer insights

  • Extracts key findings from clinical literature to use in driving strategies/tactics for customers.

Product Development and Life Cycle Management

  • Collaborate with regulatory affairs, supply chain, market access and commercial team, traking the overall new launch progress

  • Provides timely input to formulation development and packaging

  • Identifies potential intellectual property issues & opportunities during product development

Brand and Portfolio Strategy

  • Develop plans for the new indication, including pricing option, pre-launch plan and operation plan

  • Prioritizes appropriate targeting, positioning and messaging across all customer segments

Marketing Mix and Execution

  • Drives consistent execution of product strategy with appropriate key performance indicators

  • Design and execute innovative projects through working with cross-function teams to ensure achievement of project KPI

  • Implement, monitor and control the marketing plan to modify / adapt the marketing mix of activities to achieve objectives

  • Develop roubust promotional mix and setup training for sales team

  • Ensures compliance with finance and budgeting practises, and manage budget within agreed limits

JOB-HOLDER ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

  • Minimum bachelor’s degree

  • Major in medical, pharmacy is desired, other majors such as biology, biological chemistry and marketing will also be considered

Experience & knowledge:

  • At least 2-3 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry, or consulting firm with extensive health care experience

  • Experience in multinational company is must

  • Experience in new launch experience is desired

Core competencies:

  • Good level of English language (spoken/written)

  • Proactive and independent attitude

  • Strong analytical skills and learning agility

  • Experience with building forecast models, valuations, PowerPoint presentations

  • Excellent project management skill

  • Good team working and cross-functional capability

  • Adaptability/Flexibility

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