Marketing Manager & Launch Lead
GSK is hiring a Marketing Manager & Launch Lead for a remote role open to applicants in Saudi Arabia. Level rates it ; you can apply on GSK.
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GSK Saudi Arabia is committed to supporting Vision 2030 and the Saudi Arabian National Agenda including Saudization in line with the hiring and the training and development of Saudi National capability.
GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.
Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.
Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.
Job title: Marketing Manager & Launch Lead
Location: Jeddah or Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Closing date for applications: 4 November 2026
Role Overview:
As a Marketing Manager & Launch Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving the successful launch and lifecycle management of the assigned therapy area and brands. You will lead cross-functional teams, develop strategic marketing plans, and ensure alignment with GSK policies to deliver exceptional value to patients and healthcare providers.
This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership: Define and align product portfolio vision, strategy, and goals across stakeholders.
- Commercial acumen: lead core commercial cycle and brand forecasting in collaboration with relevant stakeholder
- Translate portfolio and global brand strategy into clear launch and activity plans with milestones, owners, timelines and defined KPIs.
- Lead cross-functional launch and brand execution meetings, coordinating Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Regulatory, Supply, Digital and Finance to ensure timely delivery.
- Define, track and regularly review KPIs (e.g. launch milestones, sales, market share, access status, execution rates) and use them to steer performance discussions and corrective actions.
- Product Lifecycle Management: Oversee product lifecycle from pre-launch to post-launch, ensuring growth and alignment with GSK objectives.
- Market Expansion: Identify new opportunities, develop strategies, and drive market penetration for, contributing to revenue growth.
- Customer Engagement: Establish strong connections with External Expert (EEs) and ensure delivery of the best customer experience.
- Brand Strategy: Co-create brand strategies, integrated campaigns, and educational programs to effectively deliver GSK's value proposition.
- Access & Reimbursement: Lead and execute access plans, ensuring patient access to GSK medications in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Field Engagement: Approximately spending 50% of time externally facing.
- Compliance: Ensure all activities align with GSK’s ethical standards, governance, and regulatory requirements.
Why You?
Basic Qualifications & Skills
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- Saudi National.
- Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy.
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialist card (SCFHS) is required.
- Minimum 4+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with a proven track record of performance.
- Previous marketing experience.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Strong expertise in biologics, respiratory and/or specialty medicines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to deliver and exceed objectives within tight timelines.
- Demonstrated stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Ability to problem solve with limited information.
- Budgeting and cost-consciousness.
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مدير التسويق وإطلاق العلامات التجارية الدوائية
نبذة عن الدور
بصفتك مدير التسويق وإطلاق العلامات التجارية الدوائية، ستؤدي دورًا محوريًا في قيادة الإطلاق الناجح وإدارة دورة حياة المجال العلاجي والعلامات التجارية الموكلة إليك. وستتولى قيادة فرق متعددة التخصصات، وتطوير الخطط التسويقية الاستراتيجية، وضمان الالتزام بسياسات شركة GSK لتقديم قيمة استثنائية للمرضى ومقدمي الرعاية الصحية.
المسؤوليات الرئيسية
1. القيادة الاستراتيجية: تحديد رؤية واستراتيجية وأهداف محفظة المنتجات ومواءمتها مع جميع أصحاب المصلحة.
2. الفطنة التجارية: قيادة الدورة التجارية الأساسية والتنبؤ بأداء العلامات التجارية بالتعاون مع أصحاب المصلحة المعنيين.
3. ترجمة استراتيجية المحفظة والعلامة التجارية العالمية: تحويل الاستراتيجية إلى خطط إطلاق وأنشطة واضحة تتضمن المراحل الرئيسية، والمالكين، والجداول الزمنية، ومؤشرات الأداء الرئيسية المحددة.
4. قيادة فرق الإطلاق متعددة التخصصات: إدارة اجتماعات الإطلاق وتنفيذ العلامة التجارية، والتنسيق بين الفرق التجارية والطبية ونفاذ السوق والشؤون التنظيمية وسلسلة الإمداد والفرق الرقمية والمالية لضمان التسليم في الوقت المناسب.
5. تحديد ومتابعة ومراجعة مؤشرات الأداء الرئيسية: مثل مراحل الإطلاق، والمبيعات، والحصة السوقية، وحالة النفاذ، ومعدلات التنفيذ، واستخدامها لتوجيه مناقشات الأداء والإجراءات التصحيحية.
6. إدارة دورة حياة المنتج: الإشراف على دورة حياة المنتج من مرحلة ما قبل الإطلاق إلى ما بعد الإطلاق، بما يضمن النمو وتحقيق أهداف GSK.
7. توسيع السوق: تحديد الفرص الجديدة، وتطوير الاستراتيجيات، وتعزيز اختراق السوق بما يسهم في نمو الإيرادات.
8. إدارة علاقات العملاء: بناء علاقات قوية مع الخبراء الخارجيين (External Experts - EEs) وضمان تقديم أفضل تجربة للعملاء.
9. استراتيجية العلامة التجارية: المشاركة في تطوير استراتيجيات العلامات التجارية والحملات المتكاملة والبرامج التعليمية لإيصال القيمة التي تقدمها GSK بفاعلية.
10. النفاذ والتعويضات: قيادة وتنفيذ خطط النفاذ إلى السوق لضمان وصول المرضى إلى أدوية GSK بالتعاون مع أصحاب المصلحة.
11. التفاعل الميداني: قضاء ما يقارب 50% من الوقت في أنشطة ومقابلات خارجية مع الجهات المعنية.
12. الامتثال: ضمان توافق جميع الأنشطة مع المعايير الأخلاقية ومتطلبات الحوكمة واللوائح التنظيمية الخاصة بـ GSK.
المؤهلات الأساسية
- أن يكون المتقدم سعودي الجنسية.
- درجة البكالوريوس في الصيدلة.
- الحصول على بطاقة الهيئة السعودية للتخصصات الصحية (SCFHS) سارية المفعول.
- خبرة لا تقل عن 4 سنوات في صناعة الأدوية مع سجل مثبت من الإنجازات والأداء المتميز.
- خبرة سابقة في التسويق الدوائي.
المؤهلات المفضلة
معرفة وخبرة قوية في الأدوية الحيوية (Biologics) و/أو الأمراض التنفسية و/أو الأدوية التخصصية.
- مهارات ممتازة في التواصل الشفهي والكتابي.
- القدرة على تحقيق الأهداف وتجاوزها ضمن أطر زمنية ضيقة.
- مهارات مثبتة في إدارة أصحاب المصلحة والتأثير عليهم.
- القدرة على حل المشكلات واتخاذ القرارات في ظل محدودية المعلومات.
- مهارات إعداد وإدارة الميزانيات والوعي بالتكاليف.
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Skills
Data to Insights, Digital Fluency, Marketing Campaign Planning, Marketing Measurement, Marketing Strategy Implementation, Omnichannel Marketing, Scientific Literacy
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.
People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
Contact information:
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