Senior Product Manager, Viiv Healthcare

Job Title: Senior Product Manager

We are a specialist pharmaceutical company 100% dedicated to developing medicines to treat and prevent HIV. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, our ambition is to end the HIV epidemic.

As the pioneers in HIV innovation, we constantly look to push the boundaries of science to develop medicines that can change lives and give people more choice. Beyond our medicines, we are proud of our deep connection with the HIV community and work with partners to advance research and development, address HIV-related stigma, increase access to our medicines and provide funding and support to local community organizations to support their efforts in the HIV response.

We are ViiV Healthcare. Here until HIV and AIDS are not.

Position Summary

Are you ready to lead the charge in transforming HIV treatment and prevention in Canada?  Do you have a proven track record in building and executing innovative brand strategies?

At ViiV Healthcare, we are looking for an energetic and driven individual to lead the strategic direction and performance of one of our key products, contributing to our ambition to end the HIV epidemic.

In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for creating and delivering strategic plans that drive competitive readiness and enhance brand performance. You will play a critical role in ensuring that we deliver real value to patients, healthcare professionals, and ViiV alike. You’ll have the opportunity to shape and advance our legacy in HIV, lead cross-functional teams, and execute initiatives that position ViiV as a market leader.

If you’re ready to take on an exciting challenge and lead efforts that will transform the future of HIV and ViiV Healthcare, we want to hear from you!

Please note:

• This is a permanent full-time opportunity.
• This position is based out of Montreal and requires 2-3 business days at the office.

Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop strategic and operational plans, including customer-facing plans (sales, access), key performance indicators, forecasts, and performance optimization processes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead projects and programs with input from internal cross-functional teams and external partners (e.g., Sales, Agencies, PAAB).
• Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and nurture effective working relationships with Global and Regional counterparts to ensure alignment with global strategies and plans.
• Team Management: Possibility to lead a Product Manager within the team.
• Market Analysis and Planning: Conduct market opportunity analyses, develop strategies and visions, prepare budgets, and implement tactical plans as part of the annual brand business review process.
• Market Awareness: Provide ongoing analysis of market forces impacting business opportunities and threats, and develop scenarios and action plans to address challenges.
• Customer Focus: Build direct customer relationships to enhance understanding of the patient journey and create meaningful, patient-focused value offerings.
• Training and Development: Collaborate with training partners and sales leadership to focus on analytics, skillset development, challenging conversations, and objective-setting.
• Financial Acumen: Work cross-functionally to understand and develop robust financial forecasts and ensure effective resource allocation.
• Therapeutic Expertise: Demonstrate a solid understanding of the HIV therapeutic environment to make informed decisions that positively impact the overall business.

Basic Qualifications
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in marketing/commercial roles.
• Minimum 5+ recent years working in a specialty role.
• Excellent communication and customer engagement skills.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
• Self-motivated with an agile mindset and a fearless approach to collaboration.
• Passionate, committed, and invested in the business.
• Strategic thinker with problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment and lead cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to motivate peers and others.
• Demonstrates a growth mindset and challenges both self and status quo.
• Ability to assess implications of received information and formulate actionable scenarios and plans.
• Skills in tracking and analyzing return on investment (ROI) for projects and initiatives.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to articulate value propositions to management, peers, and customers.

Preferred Qualifications
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• Experience in the HIV therapeutic area or specialty care.
• People management experience.

Bilingual proficiency in English and French

We encourage you to apply if you are ready to make a meaningful impact, grow your career, and contribute to GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Objectif du poste 

Êtes-vous prêt(e) à mener la transformation du traitement et de la prévention du VIH au Canada ? Avez-vous un historique éprouvé dans la création et l'exécution de stratégies de marque innovantes ? 

Chez ViiV Healthcare, nous recherchons une personne énergique et motivée pour diriger l'orientation stratégique et la performance de l'un de nos produits clés, contribuant ainsi à notre ambition de mettre fin à l'épidémie de VIH. 

Dans ce rôle central, vous serez responsable de la création et de la mise en œuvre de plans stratégiques qui favorisent la compétitivité et améliorent la performance de la marque. Vous jouerez un rôle essentiel pour garantir que nous apportons une réelle valeur aux patients, aux professionnels de santé et à ViiV. Vous aurez l'opportunité de façonner et de faire progresser notre héritage dans le domaine du VIH, de diriger des équipes transversales et de mettre en œuvre des initiatives qui positionnent ViiV comme un leader du marché. 

Si vous êtes prêt(e) à relever un défi passionnant et à diriger des efforts qui transformeront l'avenir du VIH et de ViiV Healthcare, nous voulons vous entendre ! 

Veuillez noter : 

• Il s'agit d'une opportunité permanente à temps plein. 
• Ce poste est basé à Montréal et nécessite 2 à 3 jours ouvrables au bureau. 

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Responsabilités Principales:

• **Leadership stratégique** : Élaborer des plans stratégiques et opérationnels, y compris des plans orientés client (ventes, accès), des indicateurs clés de performance, des prévisions et des processus d'optimisation de la performance. 
• **Collaboration transversale** : Diriger des projets et des programmes avec la contribution des équipes transversales internes et des partenaires externes (par exemple, ventes, agences, PAAB). 
• **Engagement des parties prenantes** : Développer et entretenir des relations de travail efficaces avec les homologues mondiaux et régionaux pour garantir l'alignement avec les stratégies et plans globaux. 
• **Gestion d'équipe** : Possibilité de diriger un chef de produit au sein de l'équipe. 
• **Analyse et planification du marché** : Réaliser des analyses des opportunités du marché, développer des stratégies et des visions, préparer des budgets et mettre en œuvre des plans tactiques dans le cadre du processus annuel de revue des affaires de la marque. 
• **Connaissance du marché** : Fournir une analyse continue des forces du marché influençant les opportunités et les menaces commerciales, et développer des scénarios et des plans d'action pour relever les défis. 
• **Orientation client** : Établir des relations directes avec les clients pour mieux comprendre le parcours des patients et créer des offres de valeur significatives centrées sur les patients. 
• **Formation et développement** : Collaborer avec les partenaires de formation et les responsables des ventes pour se concentrer sur l'analyse, le développement des compétences, les conversations difficiles et la définition d'objectifs. 
• **Compétences financières** : Travailler en collaboration avec les équipes transversales pour comprendre et développer des prévisions financières solides et garantir une allocation efficace des ressources. 
• **Expertise thérapeutique** : Démontrer une compréhension approfondie de l'environnement thérapeutique du VIH pour prendre des décisions éclairées qui impactent positivement l'ensemble des activités. 

Qualifications de base 

• Diplôme universitaire: Baccalauréat ou Maîtrise 
• Minimum de 5 ans d'expérience dans des rôles en marketing/commercial. 
• Minimum de 5ans d'expérience récente dans un rôle de spécialité  
• Excellentes compétences en communication et en engagement client. 
• Solides compétences organisationnelles, avec la capacité de prioriser et de gérer plusieurs projets. 
• Autonomie avec un esprit agile et une approche audacieuse de la collaboration. 
• Passionné(e), engagé(e) et investi(e) dans l'entreprise. 
• Esprit stratégique avec des compétences en résolution de problèmes. 
• Capacité à travailler efficacement dans un environnement basé sur le travail d'équipe et à diriger une collaboration transversale. 
• Solides compétences en leadership et en influence, avec la capacité de motiver ses pairs et les autres. 
• Démontre un esprit de croissance et remet en question à la fois soi-même et le statu quo. 
• Capacité à évaluer les implications des informations reçues et à formuler des scénarios et des plans d'action concrets. 
• Compétences en suivi et analyse du retour sur investissement (ROI) pour les projets et initiatives. 
• Excellentes compétences en présentation et en communication, avec la capacité d'articuler des propositions de valeur à la direction, aux pairs et aux clients. 

Qualifications préférées 

• Maîtrise en administration des affaires (MBA). 
• Expérience dans le domaine thérapeutique du VIH ou des soins spécialisés. 
• Expérience en gestion d'équipe. 
• Maîtrise bilingue du français et de l'anglais. 

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Why Us?

At ViiV Healthcare, we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 39 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV. 

We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare, we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe. We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK.

Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do - from our breakthrough innovation, to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities. Having a truly inclusive culture where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.

ViiV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.  We welcome applications from all qualified individuals to apply to our career opportunities. ViiV is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact us at canada-recruitment@gsk.com.  Please do not send resumes to this e-mail and instead apply through the online application process of this posting.

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