rowaa hijazi, Managing Director

rowaa hijazi

Managing Director

Ink medical media and advertising

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Pharmacy
Experience
21 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 4 Months

Managing Director at Ink medical media and advertising
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since September 2008

Managing and coordinating work in general
Devising and planning of the company's policies
Developing guidelines of operation for different projects
Developing and setting up an annual budget and a financial plan
Recruiting and training of senior managers
Imparting training to new practice employees regarding how to increase employee performance
Discussing plans and marketing strategies with sales team to increase company profits
Developing targeting and segmentation plans with sales team
Making sure that all departments are working as anticipated by the company's annual plan
Meeting with key clients to discuss future contracts and agreements
Creating creative concepts for different brands with the creative team
Preparing the medical content for different awareness campaigns
Creating patient support programs and education material
Preparing and implementing media plans for launch products
Supervising the production process of communication and advertising tools
Planning and implementing launch events

Regional product manager MENA at Hikma Pharmaceuticals
  • Jordan - Amman
  • February 2007 to August 2008

• Develop and implement marketing strategies consistent with general corporate strategy to achieve expansion and growth, including promotional materials and programs
• Support all aspects of business communication including brand-management.
• Implement professional/consumer campaigns, BTL and ATL
• Develop forecasting marketing strategies
• Elaborate sales reports in order to follow the implementation of the actions and their impact into sales

IGSCE Teacher (Biology) for grade nine, Biology teacher for grade 10 and 11 (National program at Amman National School
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2005 to June 2006

Develop and initiate teaching materials and course content.
Teach and encourage students to conduct experiments in biology.
Develop illustrative concepts in biology teaching methods.
Design and develop classroom assignments and programs in biology.
Provide fun and stimulating learning experiences to students in biology.
Conduct examinations and grade students in biology.
Assist faculty in their daily tasks and activities.

Medical Representative, Hospital Line at sanofi aventis
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2002 to July 2005

• Arranging appointments with doctors, pharmacists and hospital medical teams, which may include pre-arranged appointments or regular 'cold' calling;
• Making presentations to doctors, practice staff and nurses in GP surgeries, hospital doctors, and pharmacists in the retail sector
• Organizing conferences for doctors and other medical staff
• Building and maintaining positive working relationships with medical staff and supporting administration staff
• Managing budgets (for catering, outside speakers, conferences, hospitality, etc);
• Planning work schedules and weekly and monthly timetables
• Monitoring competitors' activities and competitors' products
• Maintaining knowledge of new developments in The National Health Service (NHS), anticipating potential negative and positive impacts on the business and adapting strategy accordingly.
• Developing strategies for increasing opportunities to meet and talk to contacts in the medical and healthcare sectors
• Staying informed about the activities of health services in specific areas
• Working with team managers to plan how to approach contacts and creating effective business plans for making sales

Education

Bachelor's degree, Pharmacy
  • at Jordan University
  • June 2002

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Communications Planning
Negotiating Contracts
Training New Employees
Managing Employees
Budget Setting
presentation
negotiating
events management
administrative and reporting skills
communication skill
organizational skills
training
creating new concepts for product campaigns
time management skills
selling skills

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Communication Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Sanofi aventis
Date Attended:
January 2004
Professional Assertiveness in Sales and Marketing (Training)
Training Institute:
sanofi aventis
Date Attended:
March 2004
Selling Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Sanofi Aventis
Date Attended:
August 2003
Pharmaceutical Product management workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
International Group Training and Consultancy
Date Attended:
December 2007
Strategic Marketing in Action Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
CCM / Tack International
Date Attended:
December 2007
Creative Marketing Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Winners Training and consultancy
Date Attended:
March 2007
Presentation skills (Training)
Training Institute:
sanofi aventis
Date Attended:
January 2004