Product Manager

Job Description
PRODUCT MANAGER – ONCOLOGY

• Your opportunity to join a multi-award-winning leading biopharmaceutical company and be part of the best in class marketing team
• Bring your entrepreneurial curiosity and learning spirit into a career of purpose and personal growth
• You will engage with key stakeholders and commercial leaders, providing critical insights to help shape the best business outcome, aligned with overall business objectives and in line with operational requirements

Our Oncology team is dedicated to delivering breakthrough innovations that extend and improve the lives of cancer patients worldwide. Our team of forward-thinking individuals achieve this through an unwavering commitment to support accessibility to medicine, providing new therapeutic solutions, and collaborating with governments and payers to ensure that people who need medicines have access to them. Our focus is on innovation and launch execution excellence; we translate breakthrough science into innovative medicines that help people with cancer across the globe.

Our Marketing team are passionate about bringing our medicines and vaccines to our customers around the world. Through digital listening and patient analytics, we are able to understand our customers' needs and strive to provide solutions to meet them.

The Oncology Product Manager (PM) will lead the development of growth plans and tactics, engage in activities such as Brand and Diagnostic Strategy, Strategic, Operational Planning and Execution. You will cover the Malaysia market and will work collaboratively with cross-functional partners in Singapore, Malaysia and the regional team to deliver assigned marketing portfolio.

What you will do?

• Work on strategic planning to drive brand/franchise performance to ensure successful market penetration and leadership while developing programs to maximize field selling efforts.
• Create business proposals and budget plan including forecasting model for management review and approval.
• Develop and plan resource allocation effectively to address changing market dynamic and conceive innovative marketing programs including digital initiatives.
• Formulate, direct and coordinate all customer segment marketing activities and tactics to launch and promote brand/franchise with strong cross functional team and agencies partnerships.
• Appropriately challenge the status quo to re-evaluate and validate brand strategy or positioning within a franchise to optimize competitive position in short and long term.
• Create and enhance relationships, internally and externally, that contribute towards establishing the brand/franchise (key customers, thought leaders, associations and industry players) and implement effective KOL strategy.
• Manage brand budget efficiently, develop promotional program/materials timely that enables effective delivery of marketing messages, support CMEs and conduct product trainings to field-force.
• Identify opportunities to exceed current objectives and plans to re-allocate existing or additional resources resulting in improved ROI.
• Involved in training, supervising and guiding talents to ensure timely delivery of assigned short-term projects and tasks.

What you should have?

• A bachelor's degree in life science, biomedical science or pharmacy with a minimum of 2-3 years of product management experience in Oncology.
• A strong digital marketing experience is highly recommended.
• Added advantage if you have prior experience in sales or possess diagnostic background in Oncology.
• Strong strategic mindset, proven project management skills and great interpersonal skills.
• Positive attitude and customer focus with attention to details and an eye for quality will aid in your success in this business-critical role.

What we look for?
In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue
Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives
while
Inspiring Your Career Growth
.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Required Skills
Adaptability, Adaptability, Agile Methodology, Animal Health Sales, Biomedical Sciences, Brand Management, Brand Strategy, Business Planning, Communication, Creative Campaign Development, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Growth Management, Interpersonal Relationships, Life Science, Marketing, Marketing Budget Management, Marketing Data Analysis, Marketing Strategy Implementation, Market Penetration, Market Research, On Time Deliveries, Pricing Strategies, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Management {+ 5 more}

Preferred Skills
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Employee Status
Regular

Relocation
VISA Sponsorship
Travel Requirements
Flexible Work Arrangements
Hybrid

Shift
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Hazardous Material(s)
Job Posting End Date
01/3/2026

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Requisition ID
R353775