Senior Product Manager Oncology

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function

Marketing

Job Sub Function

Product Management

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job Description

Assists with the management of daily Product Management operations under limited supervision.

Conducts complex analyses on consumer behavior, product performance, and market trends to improve the product strategy.

Researches and evaluates new Product Management techniques and implements enhancements to existing processes and protocol.

Delivers presentations to illustrate progress on product developments, launches, and roadmaps.

Utilizes predictive analytical tools to forecast product performance in the market.

Coaches more junior colleagues in techniques, processes and responsibilities.

Understands and applies Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team.

The Senior Product Manager for Oncology is accountable for the achievement of the Portfolio’s business results in KSA by developing and implementing the portfolio strategy. The Senior Product Manager will work in close collaboration with EMEA and the Emerging Markets Commercial Leads, ensuring optimal alignment between EMEA and KSA TA strategies. The Senior Product Manager will be accountable for achieving key business metrics (Market share, Patient share, Business Plan target etc.) with the core value team collaboration. The Senior Product Manager will oversee developing and executing the successful launch strategy of new brand/ indications and potential other pipeline products.

Key Responsibilities And Tasks

• Understand the importance of customer empathy, utilizing informal and formal sources to get closer to customers
• Describe what a customer journey is, the stakeholders involved and why it is important to our business
• Analyze data from a range of sources, for example macro/regulatory/cultural/medical/technological trends
• Develop value propositions, why they provide competitive advantage and how they are developed through the understanding of the customer's desired experience
• Support the team and provide information to help validate and assess the commercial impact of value propositions
• Understand cost-effectiveness and the key drivers of value for stakeholders, and help build compelling arguments to support value propositions
• Draft brand’s benefits and positioning, and how it dictates the marketing strategy, decisions, plans and supporting materials
• Understand scenario analysis and know how to interpret key data and identify possible actions for the future
• Support portfolio management through analysis and cross functional working
• Support the cross-functional team, as briefed, in the launch planning process to bring launches to life effectively and efficiently
• Network with peers to understand best practices and lessons learned within the organization
• Participate, where possible, in the building of business cases and know where to access the required inputs
• know the tools we use to track and report our brand’s equity as well as our business and apply the results of my analysis to shape priorities
• Identify and socialize key performance indicators to measure the success of a given initiative
• Develop, execute and evaluate the marketing plans and support it, leading certain initiatives, making informed choices at key milestones
• Develop messaging that is relevant and engaging for audience when delivering internal presentations
• Understand the importance of making choices in identifying the key messages for external audiences
• Participate in agency briefings and feedback sessions
• Build collaborative external partnerships that will deliver brand strategies and increase Johnson & Johnson’s competitive advantage
• Collaborate with the people who work with and be able to bring individual goals together to develop a shared vision of success
• Field time: 40% as a KPI
  
  

Main Interactions And Reporting

• Main interactions: Cross functional interactions with Sales, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Supply Chain, Finance, Management Board, external stakeholder
• Reporting to the Business Unit Leader for KSA
  
  

Qualifications

• Life Sciences or business-related bachelor’s degree. (MBA is desirable).
• Experience in Oncology or Hematology will be considered as an advantage.
• A minimum of 6 years industry/ business experience, within different functional areas, sales, marketing, medical and/or market access with proven cross-functional leadership without authority
• Fluency in Arabic and English language is required.
• Strong in building bridges and alliances across functional and regional boundaries in order to deliver value