Senior Product Manager IO - KSA

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The Role

The Senior Product Manager Oncology will report to the Franchise Lead Oncology - Saudi Arabia

This role will lead the development and implementation of the marketing strategy in Saudi Arabia for all oncology products. The individual taking this role will work with cross-functional teams, to ensure alignment, prioritization, and appropriate resource allocations. This position has a key role in the business strategy and overall financial success of the KSA & Gulf.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand the overall business including business trends and BMS corporate strategy and contribute with business strategy execution in close interaction with Cross Functional Team
• Develops / champions annual brand planning to optimize sales, market shares, while demonstrating superior forecasting analysis and control of brands expenditures
• Develops and implements innovative marketing strategies and tactics, ensuring completion on a timely basis and within agreed budgets
• Analyses trends, threats, and opportunities in the marketplace. Translates these trends & Opportunities in terms of long-term business implications
• Exhibit a best-in-class level of disease, product, and indication knowledge, including competitor products
• Initiate, build, and maintain strong relationships with KOL's, HCPs, and where required, clinical pharmacies and and payers to create positive impact and change to attainment of business objectives and targets
• Interacts and builds strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders both internal and external
• Works with Access Team to always ensure favourable pricing and reimbursement situations
• Work with relevant stakeholders to develop depth understanding of Life Cycle Plan and deliver specific actions/programs to support prioritized business opportunities
• Trains and develops field team, as appropriate, on product/competitor knowledge and differentiation messages to the customers
• Ensure full compliance with laws, regulations, and BMS Standards of Business Conduct and Ethics
  
  

Role Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a Pharmaceutical / Medical field
• Business School degree or MBA is preferred.
  
  

Experience and Knowledge

• 10+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience within competitive therapeutic field, oncology preferred
• Minimum 3 years of Marketing experience (or similar management level role)
• Demonstrated track record of success in launching and commercialization product(s) with high integrity while focusing on execution
• Ability to lead the development and implementation of innovative strategic and tactical plans with in-depth knowledge of marketing and sales and reasonable knowledge on field medical and access fundamentals
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders successfully and effectively
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and success in effectively communicating and influencing decisions with senior management
• Proven history of seeking out new information and learning quickly - ability to absorb new concepts, analyze data and ask insightful questions to make effective decisions-experiments
• Knowledge and understanding of pricing & reimbursement, outcomes research, regulatory affairs, payor management
• Broad and in-depth understanding of local and regional challenges relative to the pharmaceutical industry
• Demonstrated use of communication and change management strategies/tactics to influence new ways of thinking and working
• Strong project management, analytical and forecasting skills
• Effective communication and presentation skills with the ability to create energy and excitement
• Knowledge of financial principles and how to manage budgets, control expenses and manage product performance
• Excellent command of oral and written English and Arabic
• Travelling is required
  
  

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Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers

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On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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