About AbbVie AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. Joining AbbVie means you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada whereby 98% of our employees are proud to say they work for AbbVie and 96% are proud of how we contribute to the community. When choosing your career path, choose to be remarkable. AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health, and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. We are presently recruiting for a Brand Manager reporting to the Marketing Manager for Eyecare. This role will be based our Toronto office. The Brand Manager is responsible for leading brand strategy development and implementation and for delivering the expected commercial results in Canada, through effective cross-functional team collaboration. . This role includes launch responsibility from prelaunch preparation through launch excellence and rapid market uptake. Key Responsibilities: Lead the brand planning process to develop leading-edge integrated marketing strategies to expand our reach, impact and quality of stakeholder engagement. Develop, implement and measure tactics aligned to strategies identified in the brand plan. Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional matrix teams, including sales, medical, continuing health education, communications, community relations, finance, advertising, trade, market access, regulatory and Global Lead launch planning and launch excellence implementation in collaboration with internal partners and key external stakeholders. Identify critical success factors and build stakeholder plan to drive high impact launch. Engage with key external experts to understand unmet needs and identify new initiatives Work with Global team to contribute affiliate insights and to integrate relevant global strategies and initiatives into local marketing and communication activities. Effectively communicate strategic goals, positioning, messaging and tactical plans to internal customers, field sales force and external agencies. Identify knowledge gaps and collaborate in market research design and analysis. Contribute to planning and implementation of the national sales meeting and cycle meetings. Regularly contribute value to the Eye Care and Glaucoma brand teams Work collaboratively with vendors to plan and develop promotional materials that meet sales team needs, leveraging multichannel assets and creative concepts, in collaborating with sales, advertising and digital teams. Contribute to organizational excellence, a collaborative working environment and a positive culture Manage, prioritize and strategically spend the Advertising and Promotion (A&P) budget, delivering initiatives within agreed budgets and timelines. Take a lead role in monthly and annual financial processes, working in close collaboration with forecasting team to deliver accurate and timely output. Qualifications Education/Experience required: Bachelor’s degree in Science, Commerce or related field is required. MBA is an asset Relevant marketing experience with a proven track record within the biotech/ pharmaceutical industry: Marketing experience (minimum three years) Eye Care and/or implant device experience preferred Launch experience preferred Experience with digital/ virtual programs deployment is an asset. Ability to think and plan strategically (work plans, activities, timelines, targeting), and to prioritize to achieve executional excellence. Essential skills and abilities: Advanced English language proficiency (oral and written) is required. French language proficiency is an asset. Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and develop and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Strong project management skills and ability to think and plan strategically (brand plans, activities, timelines, targeting) and operate with execution excellence. Analytical mindset, consistently measuring and optimizing return on marketing spend, while demonstrating strong budget management skills. Comfortable in a matrix structure. Strong collaborator. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.). Must be at ease with technology (the use of various tools/systems to perform day-to-day tasks). Travel required about 10% of the time. Valid driver’s license and passport. Key leadership competencies: Market insight and analytical thinking Strategic planning: lead and communicate vision and strategy Creativity and innovation to initiate new marketing solutions, including multichannel marketing Influence through impactful presentations to the different stakeholders, adapting the audience. Communication skills to optimize launch leadership, matrix-team facilitation and partner of choice HCP Relations AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply. Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time Job Type Experienced Schedule Full-time Job Level Code IC Equal Employment Opportunity At AbbVie, we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop new and innovative solutions for patients. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.