Brand Manager - OTC, Consumer Healthcare

Our current Brand Manager is moving to a new position in our global organization and we are therefor seeking a new colleague for the team in Sweden.

Are you a strategic and passionate Brand Manager with a background in pharmaceuticals? Do you want to drive growth and shape the future of OTC and Consumer Healthcare brands in a dynamic, purpose-driven company? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

About the job 

Join us at Orifarm as our new Brand Manager OTC, a pivotal role where you’ll take the lead in building and executing growth strategies, launching new products and brands, managing the product portfolio and owning brand communication in close collaboration with key pharmacy customers and internal stakeholders.

As Brand Manager OTC, you will be responsible for:

• Leading growth initiatives with a main focus on the OTC category
• Developing and executing strong Go-To-Market and communication plans
• Managing brand strategy, portfolio planning, and leading sell-in presentations to central pharmacy customers
• Coordinating campaign development from concept to regulatory approval
• Driving new product development (NPD), analysing business cases, sales and market data and collaborating with the Global team to shape the Swedish OTC portfolio
• Managing contacts with agencies and partners with a consumer- and customer-centric approach
• Supporting OTC projects and advising internally on medical-scientific matter.
• Creating and reviewing communication (and educational ) material for both consumers and HCPs, ensuring compliance with Swedish pharmaceutical marketing regulations

This is a role with both strategic and operational responsibilities, ideal for someone who enjoys taking ideas from concept to execution. You will be reporting to Head of Consumer Healthcare Sweden, Marina Eriksdotter.

Who are you? 

We’re looking for a seasoned Brand Manager who thrives in a fast-moving environment and has a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical market.

We expect you to have:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Brand Manager role within the pharmaceutical industry, Category manger from Pharmacy chains, or equivalent
• Preferably experience working with central pharmacy customers
• A degree as Pharmacist (preferred) or relevant academic background in Life Sciences or Business
• Solid understanding of either OTC, Consumer Healthcare, Medical Devise (previous experience in OTC is a strong plus)
• Project management skills
• Commercial mindset
• Fluency in Swedish and English
• Good understanding of pharmaceutical regulations and ethical rules (e.g. LVFS 2009:6, LIF LER);
• IMA certification is a merit

Additionally, it is important that you are:

• Strategic yet hands-on
• A self-starter who takes ownership and drives results
• Analytical, creative, and structured
• A collaborative team player with strong communication skills
• Easily navigates in a complex industry with many stakeholders both internal and external

Who are we? 

Our office in Stockholm is brand new and centrally located, just a few minutes from T-centralen. We work in a hybrid model and enjoy social activities together.

At Orifarm, we combine entrepreneurial spirit with a strong sense of purpose – to make healthcare accessible and affordable. You’ll be part of a passionate, supportive team with high ambitions and a genuine commitment to improving people’s lives.

Why should you work for Orifarm?

At Orifarm, we know that our growth comes from the development of our employees. We are an ambitious organization with an entrepreneurial culture celebrating can-do attitudes, smarts, and hearts. Our secret to success? Valuing how different skill sets join forces to make our journey happen.

You will experience a work environment characterized by flexibility and a strong commitment to work-life balance, understanding that the best results come from satisfied and well-supported employees. Our international setting offers great opportunities for growth and career advancement. We also prioritize social events and gatherings to ensure that our employees feel connected and engaged with each other.

We regard our feedback culture as a fundamental element in the individual employee's opportunities for learning and development. When we have good results, every employee, including student workers, is part of our bonus scheme.

About Orifarm

Everyone should have access to modern medicine. High costs or lack of access to pharmaceuticals should never impact our possibility to receive treatment or relief and live a healthy life. At Orifarm, we aim to bring healthy days by making modern healthcare a better deal for the people and the societies we serve. Working towards our vision, we create access to affordable, high-quality pharmaceuticals and healthcare products by challenging markets and always seeking new opportunities. With our core values paving the way, we always act responsibly and constantly with our customers at the center of our attention. And everything we do is driven by our sole purpose:

For as many as possible, as healthy a day as possible.

Our history goes back to 1994 when Orifarm was founded in Denmark by Hans and Birgitte Bøgh-Sørensen. Since then, Orifarm has grown from a small nine-person company into an international company operating globally in 15 countries. Today, Orifarm is Europe's largest parallel importer of pharmaceuticals and Denmark's largest supplier of pharmaceuticals, with more than 2,200 employees.

We encourage everyone to apply

At Orifarm, we welcome people from all backgrounds, recognizing that the best outcomes come from a diverse and inclusive work environment. Our commitment is to create an environment where different perspectives and skills drive innovation and contribute to a sustainable future. By creating such an environment, we are confident that we can achieve better results together.

Job Location

Stockholm in our new office near T-Centralen.

We are often looking for new employees to help us grow and therefore, we may have other interesting opportunities for you. Follow us on LinkedIn to receive updates on our business activities and job opportunities: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/. Alternatively, if we do not have any vacant positions that match your interests at this time, we encourage you to submit your resume to our talent pool, from which we continuously select candidates: https://careers.orifarm.com/lp/TalentPool/28c5a1691eef5fd4/.

Application deadline 

ASAP