Senior Brand Manager – Expert Marketing (15 Month Contract)

*** Internal deadline to Apply: Monday March 10th, 2025***

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Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us?

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Do you want to be part of the fastest-growing 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 Expert Sales & Marketing team? If so, the Senior Brand Manager, Expert Marketing role could be exactly what you have been looking for.

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Director, Expert Sales and Marketing, the Senior Brand Manager – Expert Marketing is responsible for the overall leadership and management of both short and long term, health care professional (HCP) performance through sound strategic thinking, excellence in execution and working 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 the company’s resources to move their brands forward.

Why Join Haleon?

• Inclusive, diverse, and collaborative culture.
• Commitment to development and career progression.
• Hybrid model in a modern office located in Mississauga.
• Fitness centre, annual fitness subsidy, and bistro onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU with the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career. These responsibilities include:

• Develop, adapt, and refine strategic direction for assigned brands (Sensodyne & Pronamel), 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 media, creative development, sampling, conventions, and 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 – Scientific discipline an asset.
• 7+ years brand marketing experience in pharmaceutical/OTC marketing.
• Experience in pharmaceutical product and core capability training.
• Experience partnering with field sales teams, medical affairs, regulatory and compliance.
• Proven experience in delivering insights-based consumer communications delivering brand share growth.
• Experience in large scale new product launches; collaboration with global teams; delivering results in a matrix organization.
• Strong financial capabilities.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment preferred.
• Must have the ability to adapt and work effectively within a variety of situations including organizational changes and changes in job demands.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• MBA.
• Experience building relationships with Key Opinion Leaders in select therapeutic areas.
• Proven record of commercial problem solving and change management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Extensive management experience within a matrixed organization.

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At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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