Product Portfolio Manager

About The Company

A leading Indian pharmaceutical company committed to developing, manufacturing, and commercializing high-quality medicines across multiple therapeutic areas. With a strong domestic presence and operations in over 70 countries, the company combines innovation, scientific excellence, and customer-centricity to improve patient outcomes globally.

Position Overview

The Portfolio Manager will drive the strategic planning, evaluation, and optimization of the pharmaceutical product portfolio across the product lifecycle. Reporting to the Vice President / Head – Portfolio Management (or Business Unit Head), this role collaborates with multiple functions to maximize portfolio value, accelerate commercialization, and support sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute portfolio strategies aligned with business objectives and therapeutic area priorities.
• Build long-term product roadmaps covering new introductions, lifecycle management, line extensions, and portfolio rationalization.
• Assess market trends, competitive intelligence, unmet medical needs, and customer insights to identify growth opportunities.
• Evaluate pipeline assets, in-licensing opportunities, and new product proposals based on commercial potential, strategic fit, and financial return.
• Establish objective prioritization frameworks considering risk, investment requirements, market attractiveness, and expected ROI.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with R&D, Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Intellectual Property, Commercial, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, and Quality teams.
• Develop lifecycle strategies to maximize commercial performance of existing brands and identify opportunities for enhancements and geographic expansion.
• Monitor therapeutic area dynamics, competitor pipelines, patent expiries, pricing trends, and reimbursement landscapes.
• Support allocation of R&D investments, manufacturing capacity, and commercial budgets to optimize portfolio value.
• Track development milestones, regulatory submissions, clinical progress, and commercialization timelines to manage portfolio risks.
• Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Sales, and Medical Affairs teams to ensure launch readiness and post-launch optimization.
• Maintain portfolio governance processes and performance dashboards to support executive decision-making.

• Education: Bachelors degree in Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or related discipline; MBA or postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Experience: 8–12 years in pharmaceutical industry roles including Portfolio Management, Product Management, Business Development, Strategy, Commercial Excellence, or R&D.
• Leadership: Experience managing pharmaceutical portfolios across multiple therapeutic areas and working with cross-functional leadership teams in a matrix organization.
• Technical Expertise: Pharmaceutical portfolio management, product lifecycle management, commercial strategy, market analysis, financial modelling, forecasting, competitive intelligence, regulatory and intellectual property awareness, project and program management, data analytics.
• Soft Skills: Strategic and analytical thinking, strong business and commercial acumen, problem-solving, decision-making, effective cross-functional collaboration and influencing, results-oriented execution, excellent communication and presentation skills, ability to manage multiple priorities, high ownership and accountability.

Why Consider this Opportunity

• Shape the future product portfolio and contribute to long-term growth strategy in a leading pharmaceutical company.
• Collaborate closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to drive innovation and optimize investments.
• Play a pivotal role in delivering commercially successful products that improve patient lives across India and global markets.
• Lead strategic portfolio decisions impacting multiple therapeutic areas and business units.
• Engage in high-visibility initiatives with significant impact on portfolio profitability and market positioning.