Job Description

Company DescriptionAbbVie\'s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people\'s lives across several key therapeutic areas \xe2\x80\x93 immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care \xe2\x80\x93 and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at . Follow @abbvie on , , , and .Joining AbbVie means, you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients\' lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada whereby 90% of our employees are proud to say they work for AbbVie and 88% are proud of how we contribute to the community.AbbVie\xe2\x80\x99s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people\xe2\x80\x99s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women\xe2\x80\x99s health, and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.When choosing your career path, choose to be remarkable.The team is looking for a talented and experienced individual to lead the marketing and commercial activities within our oncology portfolio. Through innovative tactics and a team-oriented approach, the Senior Brand Manager will play a pivotal role within the marketing team. This position is based in Montreal (Saint-Laurent) and reports to the Business Unit Manager, Oncology.Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and successfully implement the annual cross-functional Integrated Brand plan.
• Develop strategies to accelerate business performance based on market insights and identified challenges & opportunities.
• Develop, implement, and measure tactics aligned to strategies identified in the marketing plan.
• Managing and strategically spending the Advertising and Promotion (A&P) budget.
• Support in the monthly and annual financial processes.
• Communicating strategic goals, positioning, messaging and tactical plans to internal customers, field sales force and external agencies.
• Contribute to cross-functional brand team and working groups in order to optimize initiatives.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to the different stakeholders including Global/Area business reviews.
• Analyze market issues and opportunities and communicate findings to brand team and to senior management.
• Support the Brand Team in the planning and coordination of the national sales meeting and cycle meetings.
• Work collaboratively with external vendors.

QualificationsEducation/Experience required:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Commerce, Science or related field is required.
• Relevant marketing experience with a proven track record within the biotech/pharmaceutical industry:

• Marketing experience within a relevant therapeutic area is a strength (minimum four years).
• Oncology experience preferred.
• Experience with digital/virtual programs deployment is an asset.
• Ability to think and plan strategically (work plans, activities, timelines, targeting) and operating with execution excellence.

Essential skills and abilities:

• Advanced oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.).
• Must be at ease with technology (the use of various tools/systems to perform day-to-day tasks).
• Travel required about 25% of the time.
• Valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license and passport.

Key leadership competencies:

• Drive & communicate vision and strategy.
• Excel in marketing by translating a very precise positioning into marketing tactics and sales force execution.
• Contribute to the brand team as an effective and genuine team player.
• Prioritize decisions and activities to ensure efficient use of resources and address critical issues impacting the brand.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to the different stakeholders; adapt key messages to the audience.
• Drive and Manage Projects.
• Propose new and innovative marketing solutions.

AbbVie strives to provide a French working environment for its employees in Quebec. Although as part of its francization program has taken all reasonable steps to avoid imposing the following requirement, advanced amount of knowledge of English / Fluency in English is an essential requirement for the position of Brand Manager including, but not limited to, for the following reasons:

• English speaking employees outside the province of Quebec.
• English speaking clients outside the province of Quebec.
• Anglophone region outside the province of Quebec.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.Additional InformationAbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie\xe2\x80\x99s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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