Immunology Brand Manager

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Position Purpose

Lilly’s Immunology portfolio represents an important commercial contribution to the Australian and New Zealand affiliate. The primary responsibility of this role will be to drive and deliver exceptional business results. The measure of success will be the ability to establish each individual product as prescribers preferred treatment option in its class.

Responsibilities:

Position responsibilities:

• Develop an in-depth understanding of the local Australian Immunology market with a focus on Dermatology and Rheumatology. Including current and future competitor offerings, strategy and potential impacts (upside and downside).
• Lead the core brand team, working effectively with cross-functional team members from medical, sales, regulatory, market access and corporate affairs, finance and market research.
• Gain patient and HCP insights into Immunology treatment options and commercial insight into relevant competitors and market dynamics.
• Utilise these patient, customer and commercial insights to contribute to the development and implementation of the marketing strategy for our portfolio
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• Working in partnership with the cross functional team, to develop and execute innovative access programmes that enable us to reach patients.
• Build and sustain relationships with key thought leaders and advocacy groups in Australia.
• Engage and motivate the sales teams and equip them with the necessary strategies and tools to deliver tailored value propositions and customer solutions.
• Provide clear guidance and direction to cross functional stakeholders including sales teams in order to achieve operational objectives including customer satisfaction, sales, OPEX & inventory management.
• Ensure all materials and promotional campaigns are aligned to Good Promotional Practices including adherence to Lilly internal policies and procedures and the Australian
• Ensure activities are aligned to Medicines Australia Code of Conduct (latest edition) and New Zealand Code of Practice (latest edition).
• Work with external agencies to develop creative marketing campaigns, materials and education programs that align with the relevant brand guidelines and clearly and consistently express the brand essence and intent.

Most critical skills and attributes:

• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen
• Leadership skills (particularly in cross functional collaboration, decision making and leading without authority)
• Superior analytical, planning and organising skills
• Must be able to inspire, engage and lead a diverse group of people across multiple stakeholder (internal and external) and customer groups
• Must have demonstrated the ability to develop long term strategic plans from vision to implementation with success
• Expertise in influencing and negotiation
• Financial analysis and forecasting expertise
• High EQ
• Stakeholder management
• High learning agility and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Optimism
• Prior pharmaceuticals product launch experience

Prior knowledge or experience:

• Experience of working in Rheumatology and Dermatology therapy areas
• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen
• Leadership skills (particularly in cross functional collaboration, decision making and leading without authority)
• Superior analytical, planning and organising skills
• Knowledge and experience running patient access schemes.
• Must be able to inspire, engage and lead a diverse group of people across multiple stakeholder (internal and external) and customer groups
• Must have demonstrated the ability to develop long term strategic plans from vision to implementation with success
• Expertise in influencing and negotiation
• Financial analysis and forecasting expertise
• Portfolio Management Stakeholder management
• High learning agility and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Prior pharmaceuticals product launch experience
• Ability to work with international and national thought leaders
• Pharmaceutical Sales Experience (Preferred)

Additional Information

• Travel will be required with the role, this will be on ad hoc basis
• Position location: Syndey, NSW
• Role Banding: P1 - P3

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