Senior Product Manager Hematology

**Working with Us**
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**The Role**

The Senior Product Manager Haematology will report to the Franchise Lead Haematology - KSA & Gulf Countries.

This role will lead the development and implementation of the marketing strategy in KSA & Gulf Countries for Haematology products. The individual taking this role will work with cross-functional teams, including the distributors in those countries, to ensure alignment, prioritization, and appropriate resource allocations. This position has a key role in the business strategy and overall financial success of the KSA & Gulf

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Understand the overall business including business trends and BMS corporate strategy and contribute with business strategy execution in close interaction with Cross Functional Team
- Develops / champions annual brand planning to optimize sales, market shares, while demonstrating superior forecasting analysis and control of brands expenditures
- Develops and implements innovative marketing strategies and tactics, ensuring completion on a timely basis and within agreed budgets
- Analyses trends, threats, and opportunities in the marketplace. Translates these trends & Opportunities in terms of long-term business implications
- Exhibit a best-in-class level of disease, product, and indication knowledge, including competitor products
- Initiate, build, and maintain strong relationships with KOL's, HCPs, and where required, clinical pharmacies and and payers to create positive impact and change to attainment of business objectives and targets
- Interacts and builds strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders both internal and external
- Works with Access Team to always ensure favourable pricing and reimbursement situations
- Work with relevant stakeholders to develop depth understanding of Life Cycle Plan and deliver specific actions/programs to support prioritized business opportunities
- Trains and develops field team, as appropriate, on product/competitor knowledge and differentiation messages to the customers
- Ensure full compliance with laws, regulations, and BMS Standards of Business Conduct and Ethics

**Role Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a Pharmaceutical / Medical field
- Business School degree or MBA is preferred

**Experience and Knowledge**:

- 10+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience within competitive therapeutic field, oncology/hematology preferred
- Minimum 3 years of Marketing experience (or similar management level role)
- Demonstrated track record of success in launching and commercialization product(s) with high integrity while focusing on execution
- Ability to lead the development and implementation of innovative strategic and tactical plans with in-depth knowledge of marketing and sales and reasonable knowledge on field medical and access fundamentals
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders successfully and effectively
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and success in effectively communicating and influencing decisions with senior management
- Proven history of seeking out new information and learning quickly - ability to absorb new concepts, analyze data and ask insightful questions to make effective decisions-experiments
- Knowledge and understanding of pricing & reimbursement, outcomes research, regulatory affairs, payor management
- Broad and in-depth understanding of local and regional challenges relative to the pharmaceutical industry
- Demonstrated use of communication and change management strategies/tactics to influence new ways of thinking and working
- Strong project management, analytical and forecasting skills
- Effective communication and presentation skills with the ability to create energy and excitement
- Knowledge of financial principles and how to manage budgets, control expenses and manage product performance
- Excellent command of oral and written English and Arabic
- Travelling is required

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**On-site Protocol**

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
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