If your dream is to help close to 30 million people living with diabetes in South-East Asia by taking part in driving the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading diabetes product portfolio, we have an interesting position which will be of interest to you.

Business Area South-East Asia (BASEA) is the business area within Region Asia Pacific (APAC) which focuses on the vast opportunities and challenges presented by our 7 affiliate offices & business entities. With its business area office located in Singapore, we are looking for a passionate profile within the commercial affairs and strategy function to join the team.

About the department You will be part of the BASEA Commercial Affairs and Strategy (CAS) team, partnering with affiliates within our business area to develop and execute commercial affairs strategy, build competencies and drive cross country collaboration to optimise resource utilisation. You will report to the CAS Senior Director, BASEA.

The position The Marketing Manager for Diabetes will develop the Diabetes business across the business area by working closely with each affiliate as a key partner on developing their commercial plans and to lead commercial initiatives across functions and geographies to maximize business opportunities. In collaboration, set the strategic direction and ensure the commercial execution hereof.

You will be responsible for building the market understanding and generate insights for strategic and tactical decision making and partner with affiliates to ensure commercial success. You will benchmark performance internally and externally through effective collection and analysis of market data and insights, including market research. You will generate solid insights to strengthen the Diabetes market and support affiliates defining local activities and identify opportunities for growth through market understanding. You will ensure the global strategies are adapted to local needs and support key marketing projects to ensure execution in the affiliates.

You are to ensure launch excellence, strategic focus, and be a centre of excellence for Diabetes. You will support pre-launch and launch activities and act as a key partner in development of launch plans. You will follow up on agreed key milestones with affiliates and maximise the commercial success by being an expert within Diabetes and act as a strategic partner to the affiliates, the BA office and APAC.

For this role, you need to have a close working relationships with marketing heads, sales managers, product managers, marketing teams in affiliates, Region APAC and International Operations. You will visit HCPs with sales teams, interact with HCPs during events, KOL management and agencies, consultancies and event management companies, in execution of marketing projects.

Qualifications We expect you to have a relevant academic degree in Marketing, Medical, Business Administration or similar. Post-graduate degree related to Marketing, Economics or Health Management is a plus. You should have a proven track record with minimum 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with at least 3 years within marketing management. A combined regional and operational experience is a plus with the abilities to lead across team and geographies. You can communicate clearly and with impact and have excellent proficiency in English both written and spoken.

Working at Novo Nordisk At Novo Nordisk, we don\xe2\x80\x99t wait for change. We drive it. We\xe2\x80\x99re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development to manufacturing, marketing, and sales \xe2\x80\x93 we\xe2\x80\x99re all working to move the needle on patient care.

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