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Product Manager

Role overview

The role of a Product Manager in the pharmaceutical industry is to manage the life cycle of commercial offers. They regularly evaluate all the products and services to be offered on the market. To do this, they carry out and coordinate market research to ensure that the overall sales strategy is consistent. This constant monitoring of market developments is an effective way of proposing attractive offers.

Its aim is to meet customers' needs and find ways of improving its offerings to stand out from the competition. Its targets are professional prescribers, including vets, parapharmacies, pharmacies and doctors.

A Product Manager works with the medical information, sales and production teams. He or she supports them from the design stage of a project through to the launch of a range on the market. They report to their marketing department and to the range manager. They are responsible for operational marketing. They are responsible for promoting products to different target groups and also for establishing product design methods.

Mastery of several digital marketing techniques and tools is essential for this position. The Product Manager in the pharmaceutical industry is responsible for devising a media plan. They are also responsible for drawing up a marketing plan for each new product proposal. To enter this job in the pharmaceutical industry, it is advisable to follow a sandwich course in biomedical engineering.

 

Alternative Job Titles

  • Sales Engineer
  • Product Manager
  • Head of Pharmacoeconomic Studies
  • Product Development Manager
  • Head of Medicines

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Missions principales

Main Responsibilities

The role of a Product Manager is to regularly evaluate the products and services to be offered by carrying out market research. Price adjustments may be proposed based on the results of these studies. They also manage the marketing budget allocated to each product and relations with suppliers. The professional helps to develop and monitor industrial objectives.

A drug manager is responsible for proposing advertising and communication campaigns to help his teams launch an offer. He or she analyses and studies results in line with changes in consumer demand.

Product Managers in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industry are responsible for defining the specific features and characteristics of each product. They also draw up the technical specifications. The aim of all their work is to develop a brand's identity and image.

The Product Manager is responsible for implementing a commercial communication strategy for each range launch. The aim is to attract a large number of professional specifiers and build their loyalty.

Competencies & Skills

 

  • Knowledge of legislation: a Head of Medicines is also the guarantor of compliance with the standards in force. They must therefore be familiar with social legislation and commercial law if they are to do their job properly.
  • Mastery of different software and marketing tools: the work of a Product Manager requires the use of specific software. That's why it's essential to take a sandwich course in management and business before taking up such a position. They must also be familiar with distribution networks.
  • Mastery of digital marketing and management techniques: a Product Manager must be able to design a marketing plan and draw up sales forecasts. To be successful in their various roles, they must be able to identify the marketing strategy best suited to industrial objectives.
Main missions

Education & Training

  • Master's degree in health products, life sciences and health
  • Complementary marketing training (for doctors and pharmacists)
  • University diploma in scientific studies
  • Diploma in pharmacy, veterinary medicine or medicine
  • Graduate school of health engineering and project management
  • Master's degree (bac+5) in marketing and health sciences

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