Head of Medical Affairs

Major accountabilities:

• Development and execution of high quality medical strategy for the disease area(s) and vision for the brand(s) throughout its lifecycle, at global/regional or country level.
• Design and implementation of innovative medical affairs plan(s) addressing medical needs, including RWE/ evidence generation, HEOR, digital technology, innovative education and scientific communication, etc. or co-creates GMA plan bringing relevant insights, if part of global team, and shapes region or country activities to address local needs in line with global strategy.
• Serves as disease area medical expert for internal stakeholders from different line functions as well as external customers, including health care professionals, and patient advocacy groups.
• Builds together with Medical Lead the Medical Affairs strategy and plans, publications, internal and external educational activities as well as other communication activities involving Medical Experts.
• Provides capability building plan for field medical associates, including disease area and product specific content to train region or country medical associates.
• Provides medical scientific input for brand/program documents, including integrated disease area plans, Medical Information documents, Drug Safety reporting documents, etc.

Role Requirements :

• Medical Doctor (MD) or Medical Degree
• 10+ years of proven experience working with high-performing local medical and access teams in healthcare/life sciences industry.
• Proven experience acquired at multinational pharmaceutical companies, HTA, physician associations or health care consultancy companies.
• Proven track record to network with all levels of stakeholders and work in matrix environment distilling and prioritizing market needs and deliverables.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills in a matrix; articulate vision for Medical Affairs in the Country; build externally-focused culture.
• Deep understanding of drug development and approval processes, including experience designing and/or implementing clinical studies and understanding regulatory standards and processes, as well as ethical and legal guidelines. International/global experience desirable.
• Scientific/medical research experience with demonstrated record of scientific/medical publication desirable.
• Fluency in English and Arabic Languages



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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Novartis is a proud member of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network and the Valuable 500, promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in workplaces around the world. We also collaborate with international partners, such as Disability:IN, Purple Space, and Business Disability Forum to identify and develop best practice solutions to enable people with disabilities to participate as equal members of our organization.


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