Sr Mgr, HCP Peds Strategy & Growth

Kenvue; Summit (NJ); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

Kenvue is seeking a Sr Mgr, HCP Pediatrics Strategy & Growth in Summit, NJ Hybrid. You will shape long‑term growth for pediatric HCP brands across Aveeno Baby, Tylenol Kids, Johnson’s Baby and more.

Lead portfolio strategy, upstream opportunities, and cross‑brand planning to strengthen leadership with pediatric healthcare professionals. The role requires 8+ years in healthcare or CPG and a bachelor’s degree, with strong strategic, analytical, and presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years in healthcare, pharma, or CPG with portfolio/brand strategy, HCP marketing, or upstream leadership.
• Proven growth strategy experience across multi-brand businesses.
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and data synthesis.
• Experience translating insights into strategic plans and leading cross-functional planning.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic development of US HCP Pediatrics across brands.
• Shape future growth platforms and connect brands to care moments.
• Define pediatric brand roles and unlock portfolio synergies.
• Translate market and HCP insights into strategic recommendations and business cases.
• Identify upstream growth opportunities and new partnerships.
• Lead pediatric KOL strategy and engagement models.
• Develop pediatric business model, metrics, and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with activation, sales, medical, digital, finance, regulatory, and legal teams.
• Represent strategic direction in leadership discussions and external engagements.
• Mentor junior team members and foster a culture of strategic thinking.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical rigor

Cross-functional collaboration

HCP marketing

Portfolio strategy

Presentation skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Teams

Job description

What We Do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

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Sr Mgr, HCP Peds Strategy & Growth

What We Do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

Role Reports To

Head of Institutions Peds US Omnichannel

Location

North America, United States, New Jersey, Summit

Work Location

Hybrid

What You Will Do

The Senior Manager, US HCP Pediatrics Strategy & Portfolio Growth will be responsible for shaping the long‑term growth agenda for Kenvue’s pediatric HCP business across brands including Aveeno Baby, Children’s Tylenol, Children’s Motrin, Children’s Zyrtec, Johnson’s Baby, and future pediatric growth platforms. This role will lead portfolio strategy, upstream opportunity identification, healthcare professional business model development, and cross‑brand growth planning to strengthen Kenvue’s leadership with pediatric healthcare professionals and unlock future business growth.

Key Responsibilites

• Lead the strategic development of the US HCP Pediatrics business across multiple brands, building a cohesive portfolio growth strategy aligned to business priorities, healthcare professional needs, and category opportunities.


• Shape future strategic growth platforms for the pediatric business, defining how brands, audiences, and care moments connect across the lifecycle to create a scalable and differentiated growth system.


• Partner with brand teams across Self Care and Skin Health to define pediatric brand roles, unlock portfolio synergies, and identify opportunities to strengthen brand positioning and recommendation with healthcare professionals.


• Translate market, consumer, HCP, and competitive insights into clear strategic recommendations, business cases, and growth plans.


• Identify and shape upstream growth opportunities, including innovation needs, partnership opportunities, and new ways to expand Kenvue’s pediatric leadership in healthcare professional channels.


• Lead the development of the pediatric key opinion leader strategy, including ecosystem mapping, prioritization, engagement models, and connection to broader brand and portfolio priorities.


• Develop the HCP business model, measurement framework, and strategic roadmap needed to scale the pediatric business over time, especially as the portfolio expands.


• Partner closely with activation, sales, medical affairs, digital, CBI, finance, regulatory, legal, and agency teams to ensure strategies are actionable and connected to execution.


• Represent the strategic direction of the pediatric business in leadership discussions, planning forums, and select external engagements.


• Mentor junior team members and contribute to a culture of strategic thinking, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required.


• 8+ years of experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods, or related industries, with significant experience in portfolio strategy, brand strategy, HCP marketing, commercial planning, or upstream business leadership.


• Demonstrated success developing growth strategies across complex, multi‑brand businesses.


• Strong strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and ability to synthesize multiple data sources into clear recommendations and business cases.


• Experience translating healthcare professional, consumer, and market insights into compelling strategic plans.


• Experience leading cross‑functional planning and influencing stakeholders across a highly matrixed organization.


• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior leaders, external partners, and cross‑functional teams.


• Experience with business planning, forecast inputs, prioritization, and long‑range growth thinking.


• High level of drive, curiosity, and comfort operating in a fast‑paced environment with multiple priorities and ambiguity.


• Strong collaboration skills, sound judgment, and the ability to move from insight to action.


• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams; comfort learning new tools and platforms quickly.

Preferred Qualifications

• An MBA or other advanced degree is preferred.


• Experience in pediatric or consumer health businesses; experience with portfolio architecture, lifecycle strategy, KOL strategy, upstream innovation planning, or capability building.


• Demonstrated ability to build new business models, systems, or strategic frameworks from the ground up.

What’s In It For You

Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges:
$153,850.00 - $217,200.00

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job‑related factors.

• Competitive Benefit Package*


• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!


• Learning & Development Opportunities


• Kenvuer Impact Networks


• This list could vary based on location/region


• Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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