Product Manager

Novo Nordisk; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo Nordisk in the Philippines is seeking a Product Manager to lead end-to-end brand planning, collaborating with Medical, Sales and Commercial teams to achieve business goals. The role requires strong market insight, data-driven decision making, and experience in omnichannel marketing to maximize brand value.

You will shape strategic marketing and portfolio planning, develop launch strategies, and closely monitor performance to ensure high impact across channels while maintaining a

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in marketing or life sciences is preferred.
• Strong command of English, written and spoken.
• 4–5 years in pharmaceutical marketing and product management.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end plan for assigned brands and portfolios.
• Explain brand strategies and establish metrics to measure success.
• Identify market, customer and competitive data gaps and propose research needs.
• Translate customer behaviours into segmentation strategies to drive engagement.
• Create launch plans and drive readiness for new products.
• Monitor campaigns and adjust tactics to meet KPIs.

Skills

Brand management

English proficiency

Market research

Omnichannel & digital marketing

Education

Relevant academic degree in medical or business marketing

Job description

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

The Product Manager (PM) develops the end-to-end plan of his/her assigned brand/s and/or portfolio, analysing opportunities & challenges to establish brand strategies and deliver business goals. The SPM defines clear metrics for a successful marketing plan execution and is the core to the cross-functional activation from Medical, Sales, Commercial Excellence and even market access/public affairs.

Market customer & competitive insights

• Proactively identifies market, customer and competitive data gaps and proposes primary and secondary market research needs to generate insights to support strategic and operational priorities
• Synthesizes information from disparate data sources into key commercial and customer insights
• Shares critical hypothesis & data-driven insights across key stakeholders and cross-functional partners and ensures alignment on implications for brand and customer strategy

Strategic marketing & portfolio planning

• Applies marketing excellence principles in preparing a concise, compelling and credible marketing plan; applies in-depth market, competitor and customer understanding to ensure winning strategic medical-marketing plans
• Utilizes a range of data sources to make evidence-based strategic decisions including identifying leverage points and strategic imperatives to drive business goals
• Translates in-depth understanding of customer behaviours, attitudes and preferences into segmentation strategies that enhances journey and experience to drive brand value
• Develops strong pre-launch and launch plans to ensure high launch readiness and accelerated uptake

Marketing execution & performance analytics

• Utilizes a range of primary and secondary data sources to set granular KPIs, forming rigorous tracking plans, which are fully aligned to brand and customer strategy
• Routinely monitors campaign execution and performance against KPIs, taking early and decisive corrective action to address any performance gaps
• Adapts execution focus to current and emerging market both offline and online, competitor and customer dynamics
• Prioritizes marketing and promotional efforts to focus on the programs/products/portfolio with the greatest impact; ensures investments and resource allocation are aligned with commercial and customer outcomes
• Collaborates closely with SFE and sales management on sales force allocation, FF execution and driving productivity
• Engages all relevant cross functional partners to ensure full alignment on implementation and seamless execution
• Ensure strict business ethics at all times; maintain adherence to local law, NNWay and NN policies and guidelines.

Qualifications

• Relevant academic degree within medical or business Marketing specialization is preferred
• English proficiency, both written and spoken.
• Minimum of 4 to 5 years in the pharmaceutical industry in marketing and product management.
• Omnichannel and digital marketing experience is a strong advantage.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.