Medical Manager Oncology

Our company is a global healthcare leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill and diversity of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of oncology team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

Overall job purpose and primary activities:

The Medical Manager holds primary responsibility within the country for the development and execution of the Medical Affairs Plans for Oncology. The Medical Manager remit is to facilitate peer-to-peer medical and scientific information exchange with key external and internal stakeholders. The Medical Manager is a valued co-strategist on cross-functional country teams, with Marketing, Market Access and Policy. He/She proposes local data generation study concepts and – if prioritized and funded - ensures HQ approval through appropriate governance. He/She is accountable for on-time local study execution, analysis and publication. He/She builds trust with the external scientific community via peer-to-peer engagement with scientific leaders and executes country advisory boards and expert input forums to remain on the leading edge of therapeutic and patient care advances. He/She collaborates successfully and leads resolution of regulatory, reputational, ethical, and other asset management issues in country.

Main responsibilities

1. Asset Management & Business Leadership
2. Scientific & Technical Leadership
3. Asset Regulatory Management
4. Medical Information (if applicable)

For each area above, responsibilities include: translating global medical goals into research, data analysis, scientific communication, educational activities and other tactics to improve patient outcomes and access; following up on investigator-initiated study proposals aligned with the MISP areas of interest; supporting execution and adapting tactical plans to country realities; acting with ethics and integrity and providing non-promotional, balanced, reliable and scientific information following company standards and local regulations; infusing the country perspective into Regional Medical Affairs; communicating needs credibly across stakeholders; building trust with external scientific community via peer-to-peer exchange, collaborations, publications, or other; providing therapeutic/functional training to assigned teams; developing and executing country medical educational programs and symposia; leading country advisory boards and expert input forums; participating in professional organizations and working teams.

For Asset Regulatory Management, responsibilities include: collaborating and leading resolution of regulatory, reputational (e.g., public relations), compliance and other asset issues; contributing to regulatory responses and risk management planning for asset safety or quality issues. For Medical Information (if applicable), provide prompt medical information support, answer medical inquiries, and review/approve local response documents.

Education

MD, PhD, PharmD or Pharmacist degree is required; recognized expertise through 2-3 yrs. clinical and/or research experience in therapy area is desired.

Experience

• Experience of local pharmaceutical industry guidelines, regulatory/reimbursement framework and clinical research guidelines.
• Strategic thinking related to asset value proposition and clinical and value evidence.
• Developing a network of scientific leaders and successful interactions with key stakeholders in therapy areas.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate information at country management level, with public groups and to scientific leaders.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication (written and oral) and results-oriented project management skills.
• Strong prioritization skills and the ability to understand how decisions fit into broader corporate strategies.
• In a matrix environment, able to collaborate across functions.

Employee value proposition

Our employees are the key to our company's success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Our Company's benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.

Current Employees apply (no link provided).

Current Contingent Workers apply (no link provided).

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Employee status: Regular

Relocation: No relocation

VISA Sponsorship: No

Travel Requirements: 50%

Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid

Shift: Not Indicated

Valid Driving License: Yes

Hazardous Material(s): No

Required Skills: Advisory Board Development, Biostatistics, Business Management, Clinical Research, Clinical Risk Management, Corporate Strategy Development, Emotional Intelligence, Healthcare Education, Healthcare Risk Management, Health Informatics, Hospital Medicine, Internal Customers, Management Process, Medical Ethics, Medical Marketing Strategy, Medical Risk Management, Medical Writing, Pharmaceutical Guidelines, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM), Product Risk Management, Project Management, Project Prioritization, Scientific Communications

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date: 09/18/2025