Ferring

**Job Description:** Product Manager is responsible for the business of Rekovelle and Lutinus, which mainly includes but not limited to, development and implementation of a business plan and he/she does independently and/or with the support/under the supervision of Marketing Director Main Accountabilities (duties and responsibilities) ​: • Develop and implement a marketing plan: • Analyze external environments through market research and external interactions. • Identify key issues, barriers, and Key Success Factors. • Build strategies and detailed tactics including an annual calendar, events, and promotional materials. • Conduct necessary internal and external procedures.  • Track and analyze KPIs with Commercial Excellence and revise the plan if needed. • Present the plan to Sales and relevant functions as well as to Global/APAC teams. • (Forecast and manage promotional costs and production.) • (mostly with support of Director) Increase capabilities of relevant and own functions: • Lead cross-functional/ad-hoc brand meetings. • Develop sales training materials with Commercial Excellence and Medical Affairs. • Identify room for improvement/growth of relevant functions and figure out how to fill the gaps. • (Standardize processes and scale know-hows) • Maintain and develop relationships with Key External Experts and scientific societies. • Attend to major scientific meetings, domestic and international. Hard skills and experiences • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent one  • Over five years of working experience in the pharmaceutical (or relevant) and/or consulting industries  • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point • Language: native/fluent in Japanese and business level or above in English for communication with global/APAC members (assumed that improving English is his/her own responsibility if needed) • Medical Science Degrees or MBA • Experience of Sales, Marketing or Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liason • Experience in infertility therapeutic area • Experience in Digital Marketing • Experience of vendor management Soft skills and mindset • Strategic, logical and critical thinking • Problem Solving • Shows Leadership and inclusive • Coachable and passionate for growth • Self-motivated and learn agile • Own inter-personal skills and collaborative • Cross-functional Project Management Required Competencies (Behavioural Indicators): • Find business opportunities/barriers and collaborate with others to address. • Identify room for improvement/seek for advice and stretch him/herself. • Think and plan strategically and put through. • Help team(s) achieve their goal/improve issues. Attractive points: • Product Manager in the infertility therapeutic area will gain wide cross-functional experience — business development (e.g. commercial opportunity evaluation, contract structuring), Public Affairs communication (e.g. narrative documents and lobbying), Key Account Management (e.g. indirect product-related strategy planning), and others. • Product Manager in infertility therapeutic area will gain deep experience of global/ Asia pacific communication as there’re so many cross-functional initiatives across countries. • Product Manager will take a wide range of responsibilities in developing and implementing a marketing plan of product(s) vs. being responsible for only a part of the plan. • Product Manager will lead a cross-functional team and have various opportunities to develop his/her leadership. • Product Manager can work in a start-up-like environment: he/she can propose and experiment his/her own ideas in an agile setting. • Product Manager will be considered a successor of Marketing Director and will often face challenging opportunities to give a big influence in the organization. **Location:** Ferring Japan