Project Manager, Marketing Excellence
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Summary
The Project Manager is responsible for supporting key marketing initiatives across various teams, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with organizational goals. This role involves managing timelines, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving execution for strategic projects such as brand planning, product launches and portfolio projects.
Job description
Position Summary
The Project Manager is responsible for supporting key marketing initiatives across various teams, ensuring seamless execution and alignment with organizational goals. This role involves managing timelines, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving execution for strategic projects such as brand planning, product launches and portfolio projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and manage project timelines, ensuring deadlines are met for brand planning, launch readiness and other strategic initiatives.
- Support end-to-end planning and execution of project and launch readiness, ensuring successful delivery against business objectives.
- Serve as the central point of coordination across teams, facilitating communication and alignment.
- Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, proactively working to resolve issues.
- Support cross-functional collaboration by organizing meetings, tracking deliverables, and ensuring clear accountability.
- Provide updates and clear communication to project stakeholders and leadership on project status, challenges, and opportunities for acceleration.
Qualifications & Key Competencies
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years of project management experience, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing required.
- Strong proficiency in project management tools (i.e., Microsoft Project).
- PMP certification is a plus.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing processes, including but not limited to promotional material development and regulatory/legal review.
- Launch excellence experience is a plus.
- Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and drive execution.
- Experience in brand planning is preferred.
- Excellent communication, organizational and project management skills.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years of project management experience, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing required.
- Strong proficiency in project management tools (i.e., Microsoft Project).
- PMP certification is a plus.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical marketing processes, including but not limited to promotional material development and regulatory/legal review.
- Launch excellence experience is a plus.
- Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and drive execution.
- Experience in brand planning is preferred.
- Excellent communication, organizational and project management skills.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- Basic Life Insurance
- AD&D Insurance
- Short-term Disability
- Long-term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Student Loan Assistance
- 401(k) Matching
- Flexible Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Leave Programs
Company overview
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded on August 10, 1964, the company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. With approximately 5,907 employees as of December 2024, Otsuka Pharmaceutical specializes in the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceutical products, clinical testing equipment, medical devices, food products, and cosmetics. The company has established a strong global presence with operations spanning multiple countries and regions. Otsuka is particularly known for its innovative approach to healthcare, focusing on both pharmaceutical treatments and nutraceutical products that support everyday health maintenance. The company's diverse portfolio includes well-known brands and has made significant contributions to various therapeutic areas, demonstrating its commitment to improving global health through scientific innovation and quality healthcare solutions.