[PHILIPPINES] Assistant Product Manager

[PHILIPPINES] Assistant Product Manager

• Full-time

Company Description

Santen is a specialized company with a proud 130-year heritage focused exclusively on eye health. As a Japan-originated, global company with our footprint in over 60 countries and regions, our mission is to provide essential and significant value to patients and society through our products and services created from our expertise in ophthalmology and from the patient’s perspective.

Santen Philippines is expanding, and we are seeking an innovative and talented Assistant Product Manager (APM) to be based in Manila.

The APM plays a key role in supporting the development, launch, and continuous improvement of products that align with our strategic goals and customer needs. Working closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders, the APM helps drive product initiatives from concept to execution.

This is the perfect position for a highly analytical, customer-focused, and eager-to-learn individual ready to contribute to building great products that deliver measurable business value.

Job Description

What you will do

• Product Strategy & Planning: Support the Product Manager in defining product vision and roadmaps by conducting market analysis, competitor benchmarking, and business case assessments.

• Cross-Functional Execution: Collaborate with internal teams (Sales, Finance, Regulatory, Supply Chain) and external partners to translate requirements into execution and ensure timely delivery.

• Market Insights: Gather and analyze customer feedback and data sources (such as IQVIA and field visits) to identify trends, pain points, and new product opportunities.

• Launch & Enablement: drive Go-to-Market (GTM) plans by creating sales enablement materials, conducting training, and coordinating post-launch reviews.

• Performance Optimization: Monitor KPIs (adoption, revenue, retention) and utilize data analytics to report on success metrics and recommend continuous product improvements to leadership.

Qualifications

What you will bring to the role

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Science, Engineering, or a related field; a Master’s degree or Product Management certification is a plus.

• Professional Experience: 1–3 years of experience in product management, business analysis, or project coordination. Prior experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry is highly preferred.

• Marketing & Product Knowledge: Strong understanding of product lifecycle management principles and the ability to effectively manage the 5 Ps of Marketing (Product, Place, Price, People, Promotion).

• Analytical & Strategic Thinking: Proven ability to use data and logic to drive decision-making and connect business strategy to tactical execution.

• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences and work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Mindset & Adaptability: A customer-centric professional who thrives in fast-paced environments, capable of managing multiple priorities while focusing on solving user problems.

Additional Information

Grow your career at Santen

A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference. We aspire to contribute to the realization of “Happiness with Vision” by providing eye health products and services to patients, consumers, and medical professionals around the world. Guided by our CORE PRINCIPLE, “Tenki ni sanyo suru”, Santen is engaged in the global research & development, manufacturing, and sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products in opthlamology. We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes, education and treatment. At Santen, we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.

The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race, color, ethnicity, national origin/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/ expression, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process, please let the recruiter from our team know.