EPM Scientific
Country Medical Director
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Job Title: Medical Director
An international pharmaceutical company is seeking an experienced Medical Director to lead a local Medical Affairs organization and play a key role in shaping medical strategy across a specialty care portfolio.
About the Role
This position is responsible for advancing patient outcomes through the generation and communication of high-quality scientific evidence, building strong external partnerships, and supporting the successful execution of medical plans across the market. The Medical Director will also serve as a strategic member of the country leadership team, ensuring medical excellence, compliance, and patient-centricity across all activities.
Key Responsibilities
Medical Leadership
- Provide strategic leadership to the local Medical Affairs team, ensuring excellence in the development and execution of medical plans that improve patient outcomes.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team while fostering key capabilities and succession planning.
- Serve as a key member of the local leadership team, providing medical insight and strategic direction to the broader business.
- Ensure the highest standards of medical governance, compliance, and ethical decision-making.
- Collaborate closely with global medical colleagues to align local evidence-generation activities, scientific communications, and therapeutic area strategies.
- Manage local medical operations, budgets, and implementation of global medical processes and systems.
- Foster a culture centered on scientific excellence, innovation, patient focus, and strong external engagement.
- Contribute to the ongoing evolution of Medical Affairs as a strategic business partner within the organization.
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External Scientific Engagement
- Establish and maintain productive scientific relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare institutions, medical societies, and other external stakeholders.
- Lead patient engagement initiatives and collaborate with advocacy groups to ensure the patient perspective is embedded within medical activities.
- Act as a credible scientific representative and medical ambassador for the organization when appropriate.
- Support collaborative interactions across the healthcare ecosystem and contribute to the resolution of scientific and medical matters.
Cross-Functional Medical Leadership
- Provide expert scientific and medical guidance across a broad range of strategic and operational initiatives.
- Partner closely with Commercial, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Clinical Development, Market Access, and R&D teams.
- Oversee the review and approval of promotional and non-promotional materials, ensuring compliance with local regulations and industry standards.
- Collaborate with Legal and Compliance teams to uphold the highest standards of governance and ethical conduct.
- Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, helping shape strategy through evidence-based medical insight.
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Candidate Profile
Education
- Medical Doctor (MD) or Pharmacist.
- MD strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- MD, MPharm, or equivalent scientific qualification.
- Higher medical degree and/or qualification in Pharmaceutical Medicine preferred.
Experience
- Minimum 7 years of Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Minimum 2 years of clinical practice experience.
- Previous experience within Specialty Care, Hospital Products, Rare Diseases, Infectious Diseases, or other highly scientific therapeutic areas.
- Proven experience leading medical teams and working within a matrix organization.
- Experience supporting product launches and building external scientific partnerships.
- Medical signatory experience is advantageous.
- Exposure to international or global Medical Affairs environments is preferred.
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