Product Manager

Live the future today! Set the strategies and participate in driving Novo Nordisk’s growth engines! Are you ready for new challenges at a highly complex and strategic level? Do you possess the ambitions to make a difference and contribute to providing better medicines to more patients? If yes, then we have the perfect opportunity for you. Novo Nordisk Algeria is looking for a Product Manager, to take brand management and promotion to the next level. The position is based at Novo Nordisk Algeria and will be reporting to the Marketing Manager. The position As a Product Manager you will be responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring local marketing strategies and tactics, to achieve both short and long term financial and business objectives of the product(s). You will gather, analyse and report continuous intelligence on the product’s performance, customer insights, potential negative issues and opportunities and you will also be providing regular market updates including competitor analysis, assessment of market trends, forecasts and prescription data. You will be responsible for preparing communication materials and evaluating the success of promotional communication. You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with target customers. You act as a brand champion to create enthusiasm and focus internally and externally with customers and agencies and will liaison with external agencies to deliver initiatives for brands. Overall, you will be responsible for identifying and developing a key relationship with key stakeholders and maintaining a mutual beneficial relationship with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and healthcare professionals (HCPs). Qualifications You must have minimum academic degree within medical or business, MBA or MSc in digital marketing is a plus with 3 to 5 years of experience. Experience in pharmaceutical industry is preferred with English proficiency, both written and spoken. You have a degree or equivalent in Medical, Science, Marketing or Business qualification. Preferably 2-5 years of Novo Nordisk field sales experience. For external candidates, minimum 2 years of product management experience. Incumbent should have a strong proven performance achievement record. High mobility inside the country is required. You should have a strong knowledge of market, product & customer. Strong team building & leadership skill, Strong interpersonal & communication skill. Strong analytical & project management skills. You are proficient in your written and verbal communication in English About The Department Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with more than 95 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. This heritage has given us experience and capabilities that also enable us to help people defeat obesity, haemophilia, growth disorders and other serious chronic diseases. The Novo Nordisk sales affiliate in Algeria has more than 300 employees and with the manufacturing sites we have around 600 employees working for improving the lives of diabetes, haemophilia and growth disorder patients. Algeria belongs to Novo Nordisk International Operations within the SEEMEA region (South East Europe, Middle East, Africa) and is one of the largest and most dynamic affiliates in IO. Working at Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk is its people. We know that life is anything but linear, and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 40,000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.