Product Manager

Ferring Pharmaceuticals SA; Milano; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Global Bonus Plan

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Ferring Pharmaceuticals SA in Italy seeks a commercially driven Product Manager to lead marketing strategies for its Specialty Brands portfolio, reporting to the Head of Marketing. You will shape brand strategy, translate customer insights into actionable plans, and drive cross-functional initiatives to sustain business performance.

The role blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a dynamic environment, requiring collaboration across Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and

Qualifications

• Degree in a scientific discipline or business/management.
• 5–7 years of marketing experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Fluency in Italian and English.
• Strong knowledge of digital communication and omnichannel marketing.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute the annual marketing plan and multi-year strategic vision.
• Manage the marketing budget, monitor performance KPIs, sales data and market trends to optimize investments and promotional campaigns.
• Oversee the product lifecycle, defining positioning strategies, messaging, and action plans for specific audiences.
• Collaborate with Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Regulatory teams to ensure coordinated and timely execution of projects.
• Develop promotional and omnichannel materials (traditional and digital) and coordinate campaigns and events.
• Proactively build and maintain high-level scientific relationships with KOLs and scientific societies.

Skills

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Omnichannel marketing

Digital marketing

KOL engagement

Education

Science or Business degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

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 combines strong strategic thinking with hands‑on execution, thrives in a dynamic environment, and enjoys 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 communicate effectively across all organizational levels, and build strong relationships based on trust and collaboration.

You’re day at Ferring

• Strategic Planning: Design and execute the annual marketing plan and multi-year strategic vision, in alignment with global and local businessobjectives.

• Operational Excellence: Manage the marketing budget,monitorperformance KPIs, sales data and market trends tooptimizeinvestments 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 timelyexecution 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 andmaintainhigh-level scientific relationships with top clinical experts (KOLs) in gastroenterology andpediatrics, while developing and consolidatingpartnership withscientific societies and PAGs.

Behind our innovation…There’s you

• 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

People come first at Ferring

• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate foreveryone’sright to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love

• Our inclusive support package – “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

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences,expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career whenit’sFerring + You.

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