The Role

We need a Medical Affairs Manager for SSA (Sub-Sahara & Africa) to oversee all elements of present and future Cardiometabolic, Cardiovascular, and other products as needed, including post-marketing studies and budgets. Responsible for brand team medical activities and services. MSL coaching and product management.

This job reports to the Medical Director for LINEA & SSA (Levant, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Sudan) & Sub-Saharan Africa.

Duties and obligations

• Medical insight and local market dynamic knowledge are needed to develop regional strategic direction.
• Co-lead the translation of regional therapeutic area strategic direction into local therapy area/brand integrated customer strategies (tactical plans)
• Drive Therapeutic Area medical strategies (Tactical Plan) with a focus on global/regional scientific objectives and corporate considerations.
• Lead and monitor customer-facing medical affairs (MSLs and Medical Advisors) plans and interactions, focusing on scientific communication plan management.
• Analyze medical KPIs to ensure actionable information from completed medical tactical strategies that feed into strategy and future plans.
• External and internal stakeholders’ primary source of medical knowledge and scientific updates in OPU therapeutic domains
• Lead scientific collaboration with selected healthcare professionals (external experts) in the therapy field with stated scientific aims and demands.
• Cross-functional brand team shares competitor intelligence
• Internal training and upkeep of OPU’s scientific expertise
• Attracts, develops, and retains medical affairs talent
• As OPU healthcare compliance manager, release/approve all stakeholder engagements.

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Requirements

• MD or PhD preferred (specialist in the respective Therapeutic Area)
• Cardiometabolic, CVD, Diabetes
• Minimum 4-5 years’ experience in a multinational pharmaceutical company, ideally in the appropriate therapeutic areas.
• 2 years’ experience managing people
• Oral and written English-fluent business

Competencies

• Leadership and team management skills
• Excellent communicator, cross-functional cooperation skills, virtual teamwork
• Project management and analytical skills
• Coaching, training, and facilitation skills
• Highly driven to understand and share big quantities of scientific knowledge in letters and presentations.
• Business and commercial understanding
• Excellent self-management and customer-service adaptability

Application Method

Candidates interested in this position should Go to Boehringer Ingelheim on tas-boehringer.taleo.net to apply