Product Manager

Ferring Holding SA; Ferring; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Hybrid work model

Global bonus plan

Career development

Job summary

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Italy seeks a commercially driven Product Manager to lead marketing strategies for our Specialty Brands portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you will identify growth opportunities and translate insights into actionable plans across hospital specialists and prescribers.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years pharma marketing experience, fluency in Italian and English, and advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Veeva PromoMats and Power BI skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in a Scientific discipline or Business/Management.
• From 5 to 7 years of marketing experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven success in pharmaceutical brand management and portfolio strategy.
• Experience in Gastroenterology or Pediatrics or Chronic Diseases is considered an advantage, not mandatory.
• Fluency in Italian and English.
• Advanced level in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, Veeva PromoMats and Power BI.
• Strong knowledge of digital communication and omnichannel marketing.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Design and execute the annual marketing plan and multi-year strategic vision, in alignment with global and local business objectives.
• Operational Excellence: Manage the marketing budget, monitor performance KPIs, sales data and market trends to optimize investments and promotional campaigns.
• Portfolio Lifecycle Management: Oversee the product lifecycle, defining positioning strategies, messaging, and targeted action plans for specific audiences (hospital specialists, key prescribers, and relevant stakeholders).
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner seamlessly with Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Regulatory teams to ensure coordinated and timely execution of projects in line with the strategy.
• Promotional & Omnichannel Marketing: Develop promotional and scientific materials (both traditional and digital, focusing on quality and impact and gathering insights from the market), coordinate omnichannel initiatives, digital campaigns, and CME/scientific events.
• Stakeholder & KOL Engagement: Proactively build and maintain high-level scientific relationships with top clinical experts (KOLs) in gastroenterology and pediatrics, while developing and consolidating partnership with scientific societies and PAGs.

Skills

Fluency in Italian and English

Omnichannel marketing

Strategic marketing

Education

Degree in Scientific discipline or Business/Management

Tools

Veeva PromoMats

Power BI

Job description

Job Description: Join Ferring. Help Shape Better Lives.

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we are driven by a shared purpose: helping people around the world build families and live better lives. As a global, research-driven biopharmaceutical company, we combine scientific excellence with an entrepreneurial mindset to develop innovative therapies in reproductive and women's health, gastroenterology, urology, and pediatrics.

Ferring + You We are looking for a commercially driven and strategically minded Product Manager to lead the development and execution of marketing strategies for our Specialty Brands portfolio. Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of established brands by identifying growth opportunities, translating customer insights into impactful strategies, and leading cross-functional initiatives that drive sustainable business performance. This role is ideal for you if you combine strong strategic thinking with hands‑on execution, thrive in a dynamic environment, and enjoy taking ownership while working collaboratively across functions; you are comfortable navigating ambiguity, adapting quickly to changing business priorities, and taking ownership of complex projects from concept to delivery and communicating effectively across all organizational levels, and build strong relationships based on trust and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning: Design and execute the annual marketing plan and multi-year strategic vision, in alignment with global and local business objectives.
• Operational Excellence: Manage the marketing budget, monitor performance KPIs, sales data and market trends to optimize investments and promotional campaigns.
• Portfolio Lifecycle Management: Oversee the product lifecycle, defining positioning strategies, messaging, and targeted action plans for specific audiences (hospital specialists, key prescribers, and relevant stakeholders).
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner seamlessly with Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Regulatory teams to ensure coordinated and timely execution of projects in line with the strategy.
• Promotional & Omnichannel Marketing: Develop promotional and scientific materials (both traditional and digital, focusing on quality and impact and gathering insights from the market), coordinate omnichannel initiatives, digital campaigns, and CME/scientific events.
• Stakeholder & KOL Engagement: Proactively build and maintain high-level scientific relationships with top clinical experts (KOLs) in gastroenterology and pediatrics, while developing and consolidating partnership with scientific societies and PAGs.

Requirements

• Degree in a Scientific discipline or Business/Management.
• From 5 to 7 years of marketing experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven success in pharmaceutical brand management and portfolio strategy.
• Experience in Gastroenterology or Pediatrics or Chronic Diseases is considered an advantage, not mandatory.
• Fluency in Italian and English.
• Advanced level in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, Veeva PromoMats and Power BI.
• Strong knowledge of digital communication and omnichannel marketing.

Benefits

People come first at Ferring. Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.

• "Building Families at Ferring" provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role.
• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Extended support on family building journey.

We offer a competitive compensation package, including annual gross salary starting from €55,000, permanent employment under the Italian Chemical-Pharmaceutical CCNL, Quadro A3 level. The final package will be tailored based on the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role. The offer also includes participation in the Ferring Global Bonus Plan, a comprehensive benefits package, a hybrid working model, and opportunities for continuous learning, international collaboration, and long-term career development opportunities for continuous learning, international collaboration, and long-term career development.

Location: Ferring Italy

Ferring Pharmaceuticals a privately owned, research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to building families and helping people live better lives. We are leaders in reproductive medicine with a strong heritage in gastroenterology and urology, and are at the forefront of innovation in uro-oncology gene therapy. Ferring was founded in 1950 and employs more than 7,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, and has operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries which market its medicines in over 100 countries.

Learn more at www.ferring.com, or connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X.

At Ferring, our focus on Patient Advocacy drives our commitment to create more equitable health outcomes for all, at every stage of their healthcare journey. We believe in everyone’s right to access the best treatment, pioneering into new therapeutic areas, and developing innovative ways to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases.