Novo Nordisk job vacancy for a Product Manager

Headquartered in Denmark, Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company with 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care. The company also has leading positions within haemophilia care, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy.
Novo Nordisk employs approximately 40,700 employees in 75 countries, and markets its products in more than 180 countries.

Are you ready to re-define your career in a challenging and rewarding affiliate spanning 49 countries?

Novo Nordisk is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Product Manager

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• The product manager position is based out of Nigeria and reports to the Strategic Operations manager for Middle Africa.
• The key purpose of this position is to define and execute product promotional strategies for the identified product portfolio.
• The product manager travels extensively attending business related meetings, congresses, symposiums and other. Assigned responsibilities require travel and flexible working hours as the meeting and organization activities are executed in accordance with the physicians’ available times and the timelines of scientific meetings. (E.g. congress, seminars and symposia).
• As a product manager, your responsibilities include building up product marketing strategy in his/her accountability in line with the company objectives and strategies, prepare product marketing plan, define and manage product marketing budget, prepare product messages and communication materials evaluate the success of promotional communication, prepare promotional materials and evaluate the success of promotional campaigns, prepare and arrange symposia and panel programs in line with the product marketing plan, prepares and executes congress participation plan for the product, develops and maintains relationships with target customers (KOLs, ROLs, doctors, nurses, dieticians, doctor, pharmacy and patient/civil organizations), and also increase Specialist Product advisors product knowledge.

• You hold a relevant University degree (e.g. in Health Sciences or marketing) with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in sales and marketing, Highly creative, good knowledge of our product range and diabetes, effective communication skills (mainly written), strong IT knowledge (above average) and strong leadership capabilities.
• At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a life-changing career in a global business environment.
• From research and development, to manufacturing, marketing and sales, we strive to improve quality of life of people living with diabetes.