Associate Product Manager - Oncology

MSD; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Job summary

MSD Malaysia is seeking an Associate Product Manager – Oncology to lead growth plans for the Malaysia market. You will work with cross-functional teams in Singapore, Malaysia and the regional office to deliver strategic marketing initiatives and launch plans for oncology portfolios.

The role emphasizes brand strategy, digital marketing and stakeholder collaboration, with a hybrid work arrangement and opportunities for professional growth in a leading biopharma company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life science, biomedical science or pharmacy.
• 1–2 years of oncology product management experience.
• Strong digital marketing experience is highly recommended.
• Advantage if you have sales experience or a diagnostic background in Oncology.

Responsibilities

• Drive brand/franchise strategy and market penetration.
• Create proposals and budgets with forecasting model for management review.
• Plan resources and develop digital marketing programs and initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional marketing activities with agencies and teams.
• Challenge brand strategy and optimize positioning within franchise.
• Build relationships with key customers, thought leaders and associations.
• Manage brand budget and deliver promotional materials and trainings.
• Identify opportunities to exceed objectives and reallocate resources.
• Train and supervise talents to ensure timely delivery of projects.

Skills

Biopharmaceutical Industry

Brand Management

Brand Strategy

Digital Marketing

Oncology

Product Management

Project Management

Market Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in life science, biomedical science or pharmacy

Job description

ASSOCIATE PRODUCT MANAGER – ONCOLOGY

• Your opportunity to join a multi-award-winning leading biopharmaceutical company and be part of the best in class marketing team
• Bring your entrepreneurial curiosity and learning spirit into a career of purpose and personal growth
• You will engage with key stakeholders and commercial leaders, providing critical insights to help shape the best business outcome, aligned with overall business objectives and in line with operational requirements

Our Oncology team is dedicated to delivering breakthrough innovations that extend and improve the lives of cancer patients worldwide. Our team of forward-thinking individuals achieve this through an unwavering commitment to support accessibility to medicine, providing new therapeutic solutions, and collaborating with governments and payers to ensure that people who need medicines have access to them. Our focus is on innovation and launch execution excellence; we translate breakthrough science into innovative medicines that help people with cancer across the globe.

Our Marketing team are passionate about bringing our medicines and vaccines to our customers around the world. Through digital listening and patient analytics, we are able to understand our customers’ needs and strive to provide solutions to meet them.

The Oncology Product Manager (PM) will lead the development of growth plans and tactics, engage in activities such as Brand and Diagnostic Strategy, Strategic, Operational Planning and Execution. You will cover the Malaysia market and will work collaboratively with cross-functional partners in Singapore, Malaysia and the regional team to deliver assigned marketing portfolio.

What you will do?

• Work on strategic planning to drive brand/franchise performance to ensure successful market penetration and leadership while developing programs to maximize field selling efforts.
• Create business proposals and budget plan including forecasting model for management review and approval.
• Develop and plan resource allocation effectively to address changing market dynamic and conceive innovative marketing programs including digital initiatives.
• Formulate, direct and coordinate all customer segment marketing activities and tactics to launch and promote brand/franchise with strong cross functional team and agencies partnerships.
• Appropriately challenge the status quo to re-evaluate and validate brand strategy or positioning within a franchise to optimize competitive position in short and long term.
• Create and enhance relationships, internally and externally, that contribute towards establishing the brand/franchise (key customers, thought leaders, associations and industry players) and implement effective KOL strategy.
• Manage brand budget efficiently, develop promotional program/materials timely that enables effective delivery of marketing messages, support CMEs and conduct product trainings to field-force.
• Identify opportunities to exceed current objectives and plans to re-allocate existing or additional resources resulting in improved ROI.
• Involved in training, supervising and guiding talents to ensure timely delivery of assigned short-term projects and tasks.

What you should have?

• A bachelor’s degree in life science, biomedical science or pharmacy with a minimum of 1-2 years of product management experience in Oncology.
• A strong digital marketing experience is highly recommended.
• Added advantage if you have prior experience in sales or possess diagnostic background in Oncology.
• Strong strategic mindset, proven project management skills and great interpersonal skills.
• Positive attitude and customer focus with attention to details and an eye for quality will aid in your success in this business-critical role.

Required Skills

• Biopharmaceutical Industry
• Biopharmaceutical Industry
• Biopharmaceuticals
• Brand Management
• Brand Strategy
• Business Decisions
• Business Planning
• Creative Campaign Development
• Data Analysis
• Digital Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Thinking
• Healthcare Marketing
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Market Analysis
• Marketing Budget Management
• Marketing Initiatives
• Marketing Strategy Implementation
• Market Research
• Oncology
• Product Development
• Product Management
• Project Management
• Resource Allocation
• Strategic Management
• Strategic Planning {+ 2 more}

Employee Status: Regular

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