Job Title: Medical Promotions Manager
Organisation: Harleys Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Harleys Limited is one of the region’s most respected healthcare suppliers established since 1953. A family-owned business, Our main activities include dealing in distribution and marketing of pharmaceuticals, medical disposables, medical equipment, and OTC products. Within the pharmaceuticals, we work with several Multinational Companies, branded-generic companies, and generics to offer a wide basket of products to our valued customers.
Job Summary: Are you a dynamic and strategic leader with a passion for enhancing healthcare through impactful medical promotions?
We are seeking to hire an experienced and visionary Medical Promotions Manager to take charge of brand growth and Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) engagement across the Uganda territory. In this high-impact role, you will lead the development and execution of medical promotion strategies, drive scientific communication, oversee national promotional campaigns, and lead a talented field team, all with the goal of increasing product uptake, prescriber loyalty, and brand equity.
If you’re ready to influence health outcomes while ensuring compliance and innovation in medical marketing, we want to hear from you!
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead Brand Management and Medical Promotion Strategy: Drive the development and execution of targeted promotional strategies and brand communication plans tailored to healthcare professionals, ensuring alignment with clinical data, product lifecycle and market needs.
- Drive Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) Engagement: Build and nurture strong relationships with healthcare professionals and Key Opinion Leaders through regular scientific engagement, CME events and medical forums, to enhance brand credibility and adoption.
- Plan and Execute Promotional Campaigns: Design, implement, and oversee the rollout of impactful medical campaigns, events and promotional activities ensuring timely deployment of compliant promotional materials and effective field execution.
- Leverage Data, Insights and Reporting: Conduct market research, analyze prescription trends and competitor activities, and provide strategic insights through regular performance reports to inform data-driven decision-making.
- Ensure Compliance and Regulatory Alignment: Collaborate with regulatory teams to ensure full adherence to Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) guidelines, including pre-approvals, documentation and internal SOPs for all promotional activities.
- Lead and Develop the Medical Promotions Team: Manage and mentor a national team of Medical Representatives, setting KPIs, facilitating continuous training, and fostering a culture of accountability, scientific excellence and high performance.
- Manage Budgets and Optimize ROI: Prepare and control promotional budgets, monitor expenditures, and evaluate return on investment (ROI) to ensure financial efficiency and alignment with business objectives.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Medicine, or related life sciences.
- Postgraduate qualification in Marketing or MBA will be a strong advantage.
- A minimum of 7 years in pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing/promotion, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
- Experience in HCP engagement, CME delivery, scientific promotion and medical field force leadership.
- A strategist with excellent leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong people management skills with high business acumen capacity.
How to Apply:
Candidates are invited to send their application, bearing the reference ‘Ref: HAR/HR/AD/052’, along with a detailed CV and copies of reference letters, to the Human Capital Department via e-mail: [email protected]
Deadline: 5th August 2025.
NB: Only the best candidates will be shortlisted and contacted for an interview.
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 84