Marketing and Launch Graduate

Location Camberley
Job Type Graduate
Salary Up to £30000 per annum + pension, holidays
Reference SDZ - Marketing_1694769291
Duration 12 Months

Marketing & Launch Graduate

Are you passionate about discovering new ways to improve and extend people's lives? If you've got what it takes to support us in our mission to pioneer new approaches to helping people around the world to access high quality medicine, then we've got the opportunity for you. #ImproveLives

About Sandoz

Sandoz medicines reach 433,000 patients a month, 5.2 million a year.

Sandoz is a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our purpose is pioneer access so the NHS can treat more patients. Our business is to develop, produce and market affordable medicines following the loss of patent protection.

Sandoz, a division of Novartis, is the second largest generics company globally and has a reputation for exceptional quality. We have built a culture that is 'unboss' where servant leaders put their teams' success above their own. The UK organisation is friendly, fast-paced and focused on achieving results. We are keen to develop ourselves and our business.

Graduate interns learn quickly from their manager and hands-on experience with the wider business, making them more skilled, experienced and employable within and outside Sandoz.

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to provide administration and project support to the Generics Business Unit Portfolio, Strategy & Innovation function in the completion of marketing, launch and project activities to deliver go to market plans (G2M) and objectives.

Your responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Work under the leadership of the Marketing, Strategy & Innovation Lead and in collaboration with Brand Lead to create and manage the approval and deployment of marketing materials.

  • Work in collaboration with the Commercial Launch Manager and the wider Portfolio team to support the co-ordination of G2M plan execution.

  • Input into / creation of assets that support launches / external communication to key stakeholder groups. Where applicable, coordination of all activities associated with external agencies.

  • Lead the organisation of virtual and / or traditional congresses and events.

  • Financial reconciliation and tracking spend, including raising of purchase orders and collaborating with finance and suppliers over uplifts and issues.

  • Generation of monthly launch performance tracking materials, launch notifications and project action tracking.

  • Uploading and management of allocated materials into the FUSE system.

  • Co-ordinate the associated activities required to preparate agendas, capture / distribute minutes and follow up on actions from launch and / or brand meetings.

We are looking for an individual who can meet the following criteria:

  • Proactivity - working independently and under your own initiative, taking responsibility, and driving projects and activities to a successful conclusion.

  • Innovative - confident to challenge current ways of working and identify areas of opportunity

  • Solution driven - When faced with challenges suggest solutions and / or work arounds

  • Accountability - delivering on commitments and project timelines

  • Analytical thinking - but also able to act quickly and decisively as needed

  • Prioritisation - ability to manage multiple competing priorities to deliver on time and in budget, with good attention to detail

  • Collaboration & teamwork - developing effective relationships with internal, cross functional teams and external stakeholders, gaining trust and credibility quickly.

  • Customer and stakeholder focused mindset - delivering high quality projects and activities to internal and external groups with awareness and responsiveness to their needs

  • Excellent communication- able to communicate complex information simply and to a wide range of professional and lay audiences, adapting wording and style to suit the audiences needs

Minimum requirements:

  • Degree in Marketing, Business Studies or Project Management
  • Must have a clear motivation and ambition to gain experience in a commercial environment
  • Fluency in English - verbal and written - is required
  • A strong IT skillset including: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
  • Hybrid working supported with 2 days a week in the office (flexible working can be offered to the right candidate)

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.