Position Description: Associate Product Manager/Product Manager

Job Title | Associate Product Manager/Product Manager
Location | La Jolla, CA
Department | Marketing

Summary

This position is responsible for assisting in the development and execution of product marketing campaigns for Dermagraft (including conception, launch, implementation and monitoring).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Product Management
  • Lead the Heal2Gether program including working with the sales force and being the key interface with the outside vendors and agencies associated with the program
  • Establish and maintain a Key Opinion Leader program for Dermagraft which includes working closely with Scientific Communications, sales, marketing, and marketing communications
  • Be the key contact for the Specialty Markets sales force and management and ensure that their marketing needs are met
  • Ensure all company communications are designed and executed in a manner which is consistent with product, program specific and corporate branding guidelines
  • Lead, motivate, and partner with cross-functional teams to implement marketing initiatives (including sales roll out, monitoring, and budget management)
  • Monitor competitive product marketing and lead response planning and implementation
  • Prepare and present of new marketing initiatives and marketing plans at sales meetings
  • Plan and define the scope for marketing initiatives that drive customer adoption and increase sales
  • Manage the activity and resource planning involved with marketing initiatives including developing schedules, cost estimate, and risk analysis
  • Assess effectiveness of project plan and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements

 

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required (MBA desirable)
• 3-8 years of pharmaceutical, device, biologic, or agency marketing/sales experience.
• At least one year of marketing experience

Characteristics

• Team player; demonstrated ability to lead and influence others
• Self-motivated and directed
• Insightful analytical skills and good business judgment
• Work effectively in a dynamic environment
• Able to deal with ambiguity, willingness to take ownership and drive a project to completion
• Creative thinker
• Attention to detail
• Effective written and oral communication skills

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports and business correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Normal office environment.  This position requires approximately 30% travel.

All qualified resumes should be submitted directly to careers@abh.com

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.