About the Role
Senior Manager, Nephrology Marketing will develop and execute marketing and go-to-market strategies for the successful launch of IgAN in the Japan market, maximizing business opportunities and delivering outstanding results. This role involves close collaboration with internal teams and external partners, reporting to the Marketing Director, Hematology & Nephrology Marketing.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of cross-functional disease area and asset strategy for successful launch.
- Lead the planning and execution of assigned marketing tactics (e.g. promotional material, digital contents, etc.) to achieve revenue targets.
- Engage KOLs and cultivate productive working relationships.
- Partner with KOLs on relevant marketing programs in collaboration with Nephrology Marketing, KCLs and Sales.
- Monitor and analyze relevant indicators of brand performance.
- Leverage learnings and insights to optimize marketing strategy and tactics.
- Define relevant leading and lagging performance indicators.
- Evaluate ongoing performance and brand health.
- Understand market and customer dynamics behind the performance to guide the brand.
- Collaborate with Sales for rollout of marketing tactics.
- Gain voice of the field and customers to optimize marketing programs.
Requirements
- ≥3 years of work experience of marketing in pharmaceutical business
- Strategic thinking including analytic skills, problem-solving skills, planning and management skills and communication skills
- Deep understanding of marketing discipline from strategic and operational perspectives
- Experience in sales and/or other direct customer-facing roles
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and mobilize the field sales organization to achieve brand objectives
- Ability to collaborate broadly and cross-functionally
- Ability to translate patient needs and scientific data into commercial strategy
- Intellectual curiosity and growth mindset
- Comfort with change and ambiguity
- Strong engagement, communication, and relational skills
- Passion for making a positive contribution to the rare disease community
- Bachelor’s degree in science or other relevant areas
- Fluency in Japanese
- Proficiency in English
Skills
- Marketing strategy
- Go-to-market strategy
- Operational marketing
- Customer engagement
- Brand analytics
- Performance analytics
- Field collaboration
- Strategic thinking
- Analytic skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Planning skills
- Management skills
- Communication skills
- Sales
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Translating patient needs into commercial strategy
- Intellectual curiosity
- Growth mindset
- Adaptability to change
- Engagement skills
- Relational skills
Location
- Japan
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in science or other relevant areas
- Advanced degree in business and/or science (e.g. MBA, MS)
About the Company
- For over three decades, patients and their caregivers have been at the center of everything we do.
- Every day, we are inspired to follow the science and think differently to create better outcomes for them and their families.
- Our mission is driven by understanding who they are as unique individuals, not solely defined by their diseases.
- We’re a leading rare disease company with a diversified projects.
- Our pioneering legacy in rare diseases is rooted in being the first to translate the complex biology of the complement system into transformative medicines over the past three decades.
- Today, we continue to push the boundaries of science and deepen our understanding of rare diseases with patient-centricity at the core.
- This knowledge allows us to innovate and evolve into new areas where needs are unmet and provide an opportunity to help people fully live their best lives.
Equal Opportunity
- Alexion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging where every single person can belong because of their uniqueness.
- The Company will not make decisions about employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment based on race, color, religion, creed or lack thereof, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), parental status (including adoption or surrogacy), military status, protected veteran status, disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, mental illness or other characteristics protected by law.
- Alexion provides reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of candidates and employees.
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