Brand Manager, Neurology

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions 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, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Summary of Job Description:

• Grow the Parkinson’s Disease business by strengthening marketing activities and contribute to the Parkinson’s Disease patients and their caregivers.

Major Responsibilities:

• Prepare for new product and/or new indication launch by working closely with brand team leader and brand team members.


• Develop, implement and manage best-in-class marketing programs utilizing digital technology to ensure successful market share growth and product sales increase for short-term and long-term.


• Establish and maintain relationships with KOLs, relevant organizations and other key stakeholders to develop and implement our strategy


• Identify new opportunities and ways to better meet customers’ needs for short-term and long term


• Develop marketing strategy with various stakeholders (in English and Japanese)


• Support senior brand manager for product portfolios and product life cycle plans


• Manage to the promotional budget with the senior brand manager


• Work collaboratively with other functions (medical, sales and other marketing team etc.) within the company to facilitate implementation of commercial and medical programs for the products


• Communicate brand strategy to sales force clearly for flawless implementation


• Participate in global and Japan Asia Pacific regional conferences and congresses.

Essential Skills & Abilities:

• 3+ years of Marketing experience in pharma industry (sales experience, Specialty product experience, Neuroscience experience, and New Product / indication launch experience are preferred)


• Effective communication (in Japanese: N1 level and English: TOEIC >800): clear, concise, and persuasive


• Skills in utilizing digital technology


• Strong interpersonal skills


• Strong project management skills, multitasking skills


• Analytical ability and an innovative mindset


• Ability to work in matrix / cross-functional environment which includes influence to the people on no direct report line.


• Advanced written and spoken English


• Autonomy, independence and assertiveness; a polished professional presence is essential


• Good fit with the ways we work

Education/Experience Required:

• University degree or above

Required Behavior:

All for One AbbVie

• Establish good interpersonal relationships with relevant organizations within the company


• Understand the position of related organizations within the company and cooperate with each other

Decide Smart & Sure

• Be creative and ingenious based on flexible thinking


• Respond quickly to a variety of issues

Agile & Accountable

• Find market issues and discuss and respond to them to resolve the issues


• Make decisions from the patient's perspective without losing supportive attitude and mindset

Clear & Courageous

• Express opinions with constructive ideas based on a solution-oriented approach


• Negotiate with external partners to the satisfaction of both parties

Make Possibilities Real

• Think not only about the immediate future but also about the medium- to long-term future


• Always think about what is useful for the patient from the patient's point of view.

Patient-centric Mindset

• Understands and empathizes with the environment of the patient and those around him/her


• Think from the patient's perspective and make the final decision

AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because 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, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.