Program Manager

Job Description:

Pay Range: $40hr - $43hr

Channel Strategy:

• Maintains an understanding of promotional education trends and business priorities in order to identify opportunities to drive business impact.
• Provides recommendations to US Brand and Sales matrix teams to guide best-in-class HCP customer engagement.
• Conducts or coordinates appropriate analysis to support recommendations and to further enhance P2P knowledge, expertise.
• Budget management.
• Collaborates with brand teams to plan and track Promotional Education Program operational budgets.
• Develops and manages speaker training budgets to include venue, travel, logistics, vendor fees and HCP honoraria.
• Promotional Education Program Support.

Project initiation:

• Creates/updates, gains alignment/approval for, and manages distribution of speaker program planning documents (series brief).
• Initiates HealthSTAR project plan for activation of speaker programs to field force
• Provide strategic guidance to stakeholders on the implementation of podium programs/symposia within conferences & congresses.
• Partner with Speaker Bureau Vendor and podium program/symposia point for submission of all documentation to execute tactic.
• Content Creation.
• Identifies, drafts, and/or gains approval for speaker training content, pre/post-event communications, and other supporting P2P resources.
• Content Management.
• Develops and gains approvals on pull-through Promotional Education Program materials, including acting as Champion in Promotional Review of non-core content
• (such as program invites and recruitment materials).
• Manages brand speaker communications regarding training content updates, label changes, etc.
• Speaker Training Planning and Execution.
• ccountable for speaker training planning and execution, including venue coordination, vendor management and logistics, HCP Payments and training records
• Delivers stakeholder training to all commercial and medical team participants.

Speaker Bureau Management:

• Speaker Training Planning and Execution.
• ccountable Manages requirements for speaker contracting, conducts analysis for bureau size recommendations/regional allocations, and partners with Field Sales and Medical on nominations/validations for new speakers.
• Determines fair market value (FMV) and secures legal consultation Manages speaker bureau maintenance and speaker support resources.
• Manages contracting and logistics vendor partners to ensure availability of speakers and resources to the field.

Key Stakeholders/Contacts:

• Key business partners: Brand Marketing teams, Sales and Sales operations, Home Office and Field Medical Teams.
• Key matrix partners: Legal, Compliance, Finance.
• Key external suppliers: Speaker Program Logistics vendors, Agency Partners, Meeting Management vendors.

List of Minimum Position Requirements/Competencies:
Degree/Certification/Licensure:

• BA/BS degree required.
• Experience - Responsibility and minimum number of years:
• Candidate should possess 5+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience with understanding of Promotional Education Programs; therapeutic area/brand team experience preferred; sales, project management, and/or operations experience also.

Competencies - Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Other:

• Understanding of Commercial Operations or Strategy.
• Excellent planning, prioritization, management, and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven track record collaborating with large matrix teams.