Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better. Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines. We are a privately-owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation.

Join us in shaping our vision to provide new health solutions advancing human life.

This position is temporary and limited in duration.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Ownership and accountability of a group of Octapharma Immunotherapy products
• Development and execution of global marketing plans and strategies and converting clinical data into clear marketing messages
• Ensure alignment of global marketing plans and strategies with the national affiliates
• Planning and execution of global and regional marketing activities
• Guide the development and production of global marketing materials (i.e. brochures, scientific documentation, slide sets) also for digital media
• Organization of national and international congresses and meetings, incl. symposia
• KOL management - actively participate in international opinion leader communication and development
• You collect customer insights and derive activities to adequately address identified unmet needs and support life cycle management projects
• You contribute to clinical life science management projects and to new product development projects.
• Contribution to internal and external specialist training
• Deep understanding of the worldwide market information and competitor intelligence
• Act professionally in a diverse international framework

Your expertise and ideal skill set

• You have a medical science / life science background (university degree).
• Previous 3-4 years of pharmaceutical marketing experience, thereof ideally 1 year in an international role. Existing experience in specialty care, orphan drugs or knowledge of different therapeutic areas, and/or disease fields. Expertise in Immunology or Neurology is advantageous.
• You have a drive for excellence and a positive “can do” approach.
• You are used to working diligently with scientific information and clinical data. You are comfortable dealing directly with KOLs, physicians and clinical investigators.
• You are able to translate scientific knowledge into clear marketing messages and develop pragmatic solutions to enable successful market communication.
• You are a strong team player in global teams and are able to independently execute marketing related projects.
• You are efficient and know how to prioritize your work.
• You have excellent communication, presentation and motivation skills and are PC literate.
• You bring a passion and desire to play a key role in driving the Octapharma Immunotherapy products to success.
• You are open-minded, creative, self-motivated and willing to learn.
• You are familiar with working with multiple cultures and nationalities.
• You are willing to travel up to 25%.
• You have very good English and German language skills (additional languages are beneficial).

Your department - where you make an impact 

• The International Business Unit department (IBU) is divided into three Business Units: IBU Immunotherapy, IBU Haematology and IBU Critical Care plus an IBU Project Management team
• The overall responsibility of the IBU department is to ensure long-term strategic development by enabling intelligent business decisions
• We specialize in global medical marketing, strategic and business development, as well as pipeline project management
• The department consists of 25 team members, and you will support all three business units while working in close collaboration with our affiliates and Corporate Communications.
• This position is a temporary role to cover a maternity leave.

Thrive with us

• You help save lives - Every day is meaningful as we produce life-saving medicines
• Family values - Long-term perspective for employees and relationships
• Be rewarded with market-related salary and benefits package
• You will have a high level of influence where you can make a difference and leave your footprint
• Work with skilled and fun colleagues in a relatively informal organization
• Skills development - We offer various internal and external employee and leadership trainings, trainee programs and digital solutions
  
  
  

It´s in our blood

We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application - regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.  Please apply in English.

Do you have any questions? Then get in touch with your contact person. 

Mrs. Claudia Vignau

Octapharma AG

Seidenstrasse 2, 8853 Lachen 

T: +41 55 451 21 35

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