Product Manager

Our first in class product -Rybelsus is a prescription medicine used along with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. As the Product Manager, you will be responsible for promotional material, Brand planning and alignment of all tactic with stakeholders in order to create a huge impact to patient’s lives. Be part of this life-changing journey and join the team today! About The Department For almost 100 years, we have been translating the unmet medical needs of people living with a serious chronic disease into innovative medicines and delivery systems, like our insulin pens. Our treatments today are benefiting millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. From our labs to our factory floors, we are discovering and developing innovative biological medicines and making them accessible to patients throughout the world. The team in Novo Nordisk Japan is a group of highly motivated people who are passionate about changing lives, and we are expanding. The Position The role will be responsible for promotional material development for both HCPs (healthcare professionals) and patients, conceptualization and design of communication campaigns and inputs from the field as well as integration of materials in the brand multi-channel mix. The role is also expected to manage agency relationships to ensure projects are delivered to a clear brief and are on time/budget. The successful candidate will also be accountable for the preparation for annual brand plan as well as biannual plan of action Other role task and responsibilities are as follows, but is not limited to: * Plan and execute brand marketing plan and strategy in coordination with the other brand product managers * Conducting field work for insight into activity / strategy implementation * Conduct competitor and market analysis, * Communication with sales team - Field communication, feedback and roll out of strategy * Alignment of all tactics with our partner company Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree required * Minimum of 5 years of commercial experience in the pharmaceutical industry is required, ideally having worked in a brand team as well as other functional areas (public affairs, medical affairs, market access). * Demonstrate ability to constructively challenge assumptions and directly influence others in a respectful manner. * Excellent organizational, project management and time management skills, Good analytical and strategic skills * Great communication & social skills in Japanese; strong presentation skills, English skills, written at least and verbal ideally Working in Novo Nordisk We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease. Contact Please send your CV online (click on Apply and follow the instructions). Deadline We will review your applications as you apply! We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.