Novo Nordisk

Group Brand Manager

Job · Full-timeIn OfficeThrissur, Kerala8–12 years171K/mo4 openingsImmediate / as per notice period

About this role

Build your pharmaceutical brand management career at Novo Nordisk as a Group Brand Manager in Thrissur. This is a full-time position with genuine ownership from the first month — your own brand or therapy area, your own campaigns, and stakeholders who act on your plan. About the role In this Group…

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Skills you'll use

Group Brand StrategyP&L OwnershipTeam Leadership & MentoringCross-functional LeadershipMarket Research InterpretationDoctor/KOL EngagementBudget ManagementUCPMP ComplianceAgency & Vendor ManagementStakeholder ManagementMarket Access AwarenessMS Excel & PowerPoint

What you'll do

Own brand strategy and the marketing P&L for a group of brands within a franchise
Lead and develop a team of brand/product managers and executives
Set group-level budgets and defend ROI to senior leadership
Own key opinion leader (KOL) relationships and advisory-board engagement for the franchise
Ensure every campaign across the group clears UCPMP and regulatory review
Represent the franchise in cross-functional leadership and market-access reviews
Ensure promotional material clears UCPMP and regulatory review before release
Track brand performance against prescription and market-share data
Brief and manage creative and research agencies to keep campaigns on time and on brand

Who can apply

MBA (Marketing) with a science/pharmacy background preferred from a recognised university
8–12 years of experience in pharmaceutical marketing, brand management or a related commercial function — relevant hands-on experience required
Working knowledge of Group Brand Strategy, P&L Ownership, Team Leadership & Mentoring
Comfort with IQVIA/AWACS data, portfolio brand-tracking dashboards and market-access data and with reading prescription and market-share data
Ability to turn a market read into a clear brand plan and defend it to sales and medical stakeholders
Attention to detail, ownership and the discipline to document your work
Based in Thrissur, Kerala or willing to relocate

Perks & benefits

Field-visit and travel allowance where applicableAccess to prescription-audit and market-research tools (IQVIA/AWACS)Clear appraisal cycle and internal mobilityEmployee wellness programmesCycle meetings, brand offsites and cross-functional networkingCompetitive salary as per market benchmarksAnnual performance bonus / variable payHealth insurance for you and your dependants

Interview & selection process

4 rounds — typical selection flow for this role:

1Resume screening and profile shortlisting by the talent acquisition team
2Case study — build a one-page brand plan from a sample prescription/market-share dataset
3Technical interview 1 — brand strategy, positioning and campaign planning
4HR discussion — compensation, notice period, joining date and offer roll-out

About Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk operates in the pharmaceuticals sector and runs an active marketing team in Thrissur. It is an established pharmaceutical employer with a working brand-management function — market data is used to run the business day to day, not filed away in a quarterly deck. Industry and what the…

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