Global Brand Manager Chik
Valneva, France

Valneva is a specialty vaccine company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases with significant unmet medical need. The Company takes a highly specialized and targeted approach to vaccine development and then applies its deep understanding of vaccine science to develop prophylactic vaccines addressing these diseases. Valneva has leveraged its expertise and capabilities both to commercialize three vaccines and to rapidly advance a broad range of vaccine candidates into and through the clinic, including candidates against the chikungunya virus and Lyme disease.

As Global Brand Manager Chikungunya you will support the global marketing team to execute the global strategy for the brand through close collaboration with global cross-function teams and country teams.

You will oversee data gathering and analysis, develop marketing tools, manage projects such as development of marketing materials related to disease awareness amp; branded campaigns. You will play an important role to support the global marketing team in achieving its objectives through successful cross-functional collaboration and alignment with internal and external stakeholders.

This role will provide the opportunity to lead key brand activities.

Provide support in the brand strategy development and tactical execution

Gather internal amp; external data as well as competitive information to deliver actionable business insights

Lead the development of HCP amp; Consumer creative campaigns and deliverables in close collaboration with agencies:

Own marketing budget, manage updates, open POs and track invoices

Provide support for the global brand planning process

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

We are looking for professionals with the following required skills to achieve our goals:

• Educational background in Business Administration, Marketing, or Life Sciences
• 3-5 years or more of commercial experience in Pharmaceutical, Vaccines, Biotech or Consumer healthcare.
• Good communications skills
• Demonstrated marketing skills
  • Competency in omnichannel marketing (including digital)

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters of Business Administration (MBA) a plus
• Ability to convey complex information simply. Capacity to collaborate effectively and build strong relationships across different countries, cultures and functions.
• Ability to grasp new concepts and data quickly along multiple dimensions - including but not limited to scientific data, business drivers and barriers
• Good communications and presentation skills, fluent in English (written and spoken), with mastery of other languages a plus

Project management ability to:

• Analyze information and identify steps and tasks to be completed for a successful project;
• Prioritize, communicate effectively, and coordinate with cross-functional teams
• Utilize Valneva systems proficiently (i.e., Veeva, etc.)
• Lead the development of global marketing campaign materials, delivered through integrated channels to ensure best-in-class customer experience, and collaborate with countries to ensure full engagement, adoption amp; implementation.

Brand management :

• Research and map the market, align positioning and customer segmentation
• Collaborate cross-functionally with key stakeholders (i.e Medical Affairs, Market Access, etc.) to develop appropriate tactics;
• Manage external agencies;

Effective communication

• Effectively exchange information and ideas between one person or a group (within and outside of Valneva);
• Take into consideration others’ communication styles and ability to adapt styles;
• The ability to listen actively to others

Problem Solving and Strategic Thinking

• Identification of a problem through analysis of complex data and information from multiple sources;
• Raise awareness about potential problems and propose emerging solutions to Valneva;

Business and finance acumen ability to:

• Apply knowledge of general business insights;
• Read financial and sales reports;
• Manage Marketing budgets (using appropriate tools, i.e. Excel)

Other Job-related Skills/behaviors:

• An optimistic team player with the ability to work in a matrix environment.
• Good project management skills with a high level of pro-activity.
• Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills.<

Job Rewards and Benefits