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Marketing Manager, Pharmaceutical Product Marketing

Employer
Santen, Inc.
Location
Emeryville, CA, United States
Start date
Sep 2, 2020

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Discipline
Marketing, Product Development/Management, Strategic Marketing
Required Education
Bachelors Degree
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Biotech Bay
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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

At Santen, we're innovating therapies to improve the quality of life for patients worldwide. Our single focus in ophthalmology enables us to challenge unmet needs in the field-through passionate research, successful collaboration, and clarity of commitment. With over 130 years of investigative insight, Santen remains committed to the discovery, exploration, and development of ophthalmic therapies. As a global company, Santen is expanding to accommodate new and evolving initiatives in ophthalmic research, regulatory management, production, marketing, or distribution. Our clinical development network spans three continents, with centers in Europe, Japan, and the United States.

We are in search of top talent to help us meet our aggressive and important goals.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

The Marketing Manager, Pharmaceutical Product Marketing reports to the Director, Marketing and Portfolio Planning is responsible for contributing to the commercial strategy, the U.S. launch and ongoing marketing activities of assigned assets in Santen's pharmaceutical product portfolio. This position will also contribute to regional pipeline development projects on an as-needed basis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND KEY DELIVERABLES:

Strategic Planning
  • Assist U.S. product commercialization, including development of business objectives, product positioning, key selling messages and collaborating with the Director, Marketing and Portfolio Planning in developing/updating Commercialization Plan.
  • Support the development and execution of marketing strategy with accompanying initiatives and tactics.
  • Provide commercial recommendations from market research and analysis; guide clinical development plans for assigned assets within the U.S R&D portfolio.
  • Support development and implementation of detailed launch plans for late-stage pharmaceutical assets in the U.S.
  • Partner with other members of the Marketing team, Sales Operations, Market Access, Global Medical Affairs (GMA), and R&D to effectively communicate appropriate product, market, clinical and competitive information to maximize product awareness and lead generation, and sales.

Tactic Development & Implementation
  • Cultivate relationships with Key Opinion Leaders, key customers, and patients through Advisory Boards, Congresses and other pre- and post-launch activities.
  • Own and manage relationships with Communications and Advertising partners to strategically promote portfolio within assigned budget and timelines.
  • Test marketing messages and materials with physicians and other key stakeholders (via market research, advisory boards, and 1:1 interactions) to ensure materials are relevant, informative and communicate key product information.
  • Create Digital physician and patient-targeted sales and marketing collateral, including sales aids, disease education materials, product websites and videos, train sales organization on use of these materials.
  • Work with Ad agency to adjust branding and messaging.
  • Execute promotional strategy and tactics in collaboration with Ad agency and media buyers.
  • Perform ad hoc analyses as needed to assess current business environment and make recommendations. Partnering with Sales Ops continuously improve product marketing tactic effectiveness.
  • Partner with the Director, U.S. Pharmaceutical Product Marketing to develop and deliver content for periodic internal business review meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree required, preferably in life science discipline, engineering, nursing, or related field. PharmD, PhD, or MBA preferred.
  • 4-5 years of previous relevant industry experience, including experience in a marketing product management role at a biotech or pharma company.
  • Prior experience planning for the launch of pharmaceutical and biotechnology products in the US preferred.
  • Demonstrated success in all aspects of marketing, including, but not limited to positioning, product development and commercialization.
  • Strong analytical skills used to drive decision-making.
  • Ophthalmology experience is preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a culturally-diverse employee base.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally to ensure that key stakeholder needs are satisfied.
  • Proven track record of being able to switch easily between individual contributor and leadership responsibilities.
  • Strong oral, written and presentation skills.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple issues concurrently.
  • Effective time management skills.

Company

Santen is a global pharmaceutical and medical device company focused solely on ophthalmology. We’re committed to serving serious unmet needs by developing innovative solutions that protect vision and, in turn, preserve quality of life for people around the world.

Santen USA, located in Emeryville, CA, is an important part of our ophthalmic research, development, and commercialization efforts worldwide and the home of our regional business teams. By leveraging our deep industry knowledge and a network of external partners, we aim to deliver game-changing therapies and make hope a reality for people facing vision impairment and loss.

Our deep roots start in Japan, Santen’s worldwide headquarters, where the company began in 1890. Since then, Santen has become an established leader in the Asian and European prescription ophthalmology marketplaces and continues to expand across global markets, including the United States. Today, Santen employs more than 4,000 people worldwide and sells specialty ophthalmic products in more than 60 countries.

With a clear focus on vision, we aim to deliver the highest quality products, to act with integrity, to earn the trust of our partners and customers, and to deliver sight-saving innovations to physicians and patients who are waiting for them.
 

 

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6401 Hollis Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
 United States
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