Brand Manager- Expert

GSK Group of Companies

$105K — $115K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree required
  • 3-5 years in pharmaceutical sales and/or OTC marketing
  • Experience in cross-functional collaboration with brand, sales, and medical teams
  • Demonstrated leadership and communication skills
  • Background in large scale product launches
  • Ability to adapt in fast-paced, changing environments
  • Strong financial skills and proficiency in MS tools

Responsibilities

  • Develop and refine strategic direction for assigned brands
  • Drive execution of HCP programs and marketing strategies
  • Track and analyze key performance indicators for brand initiatives
  • Lead brand creative projects from inception to execution
  • Collaborate with HCP sales teams to align brand objectives
  • Participate in innovation teams providing HCP insights
  • Manage HCP advertising and promotional spending
  • Share best practices across departments

Benefits

  • Dynamic work environment with a fast-paced team
  • Exposure to cross-functional collaboration
  • Opportunity to lead innovative brand strategies
  • Potential for professional growth within the brand management career path
  • Access to resources from global teams and external agencies
Full Job Description
This Job Posting is for an existing vacancy.

Work Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada at the time of application and throughout employment. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Relocation: No relocation assistance is available. Candidates are expected to reside within commuting distance of the position location, or relocate at their own expense.

Salary Range: The base salary compensation range for this position is $105,000- $115,000 plus bonus and benefits.

Do you want to be part of a dynamic, fast-paced team in Haleon Canada? Are you an individual with an entrepreneurial mindset, not fazed by ambiguity and with a desire to be part of the Marketing team? If so, the Brand Manager- Expert role could be a good fit for you.

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Wellness Category Lead, the Brand Manager - Expert is responsible for the overall leadership and management of both short and long term, health care professional (HCP) performance through sound strategic thinking and excellence in execution. This person will work in close collaboration with a variety of cross-functional partners including sales, finance, operations, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, global colleagues and external agencies to harness company's resources to move their brands forward. While reporting to the Wellness Category Lead, this role may support brands outside of the Wellness portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU with the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR Brand Management career. These responsibilities include some of the following...
  • Develop, adapt, and refine strategic direction for assigned brands, grounded in superior healthcare professional (HCP) and consumer/patient insights, aligned to overarching brand strategies
  • Drive superior execution of HCP programs and plans to bring the brand strategies to life, including for example media, creative development, sampling, conventions, associated customer facing plans (sales, medical)
  • Execute with excellence the marketing / commercial plan, tracking results on key brand/HCP programs, recommending course correction as necessary based on performance vs. Key Performance Indicators
  • Brand Creative projects leadership (From creation / adaptation to execution)
  • Build strategic partnership with HCP sales team(s) in order to collaborate and integrate all aspects of the brand objectives and drivers of growth
  • Member of innovation project teams to provide HCP insights, claims development, sampling strategy, HCP strategy and launch plan
  • Active member of global and U.S. business teams as required
  • Manage HCP advertising and promotional spend
  • Share knowledge and best practices with other commercial, regulatory and medical departments


Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
  • Undergraduate University Degree
  • 3-5 years of pharmaceutical sales and/or marketing experience in OTC marketing
  • Experience partnering with brand teams, pharmaceutical sales teams, medical affairs, regulatory and Compliance
  • Proven leadership across disparate teams with clear communication, direction, and prioritization
  • Experience in pharmaceutical product and core capability training
  • Experience in large scale new product launches; collaboration with global teams; delivering results in a matrix org
  • Proven experience in delivering insights-based consumer communications delivering brand share growth
  • Must have the ability to adapt and work effectively within a variety of situations including organizational changes and changes in job demands
  • Experience working in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment preferred
  • Strong financial capabilities
  • Proficient in MS

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
  • BSc/MBA


AI Statement:

At Haleon, we are committed to a fair, transparent, and human-centered hiring process.

We do not make automated hiring decisions or automated candidate dispositions within our Talent Acquisition systems. All decisions regarding whether to advance a candidate in the hiring process are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.

While we utilize AI tools to assist in ranking candidate profiles based on their experience and alignment with job requisitions, these tools are used solely to support our teams in reviewing applications more efficiently. A human always reviews this data and makes the final decision on candidate progression.

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Job Posting End Date

2026-08-31

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