Job Description
Summary The Medical Affairs Head is in charge of developing and implements strategic and operational TAs Global Medical Affairs programs, with a focus on innovative evidence and/or launch readiness and/or post-market solutions, including medical affairs planning and execution of the medical/scientific engagement strategy addressing and delivering strategic pre-launch and launch medical activities needs for patient, clinical, access and value to health care systems.

Job Description
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 integral 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.




- Ensures design and execution of all medical activities according to P3 compliance guidelines.
- Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt. Profile Requirements
- MD required
- Direct leadership experiences (team of min. 10 people)
- Profound working experiences in Pharma/Biotech/HC industry (+7 years)
- Experience of the local healthcare market and/or similar market archetype in Medical leadership roles. E.g. – Medical Unit director, MSL Management, Medical Field Operations, etc.
- Experience of leading pre-launch and launch strategy for multiple TA assets successfully
- X-functional leadership experience of managing resources & influencing decisions with indirect authority across a matrix organization
- Experience of leading transformations/ internal restructuring with complex resource re-allocation decisions & prioritization focus Skills Desired Change
- Change Agility, Change Agility
- Clinical Protocols
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Data Analysis
- Drug Development
- Employee Development
- Evidence Generation
- Graduate Medical Education (GME)
- Healthcare Industry
- Health Sciences
- Influencing Skills
- Innovation
- Inspirational Leadership
- Medical Affairs
- Medical Communications
- Patient Care
- People Management
- Pharmaceutics
- Product Launches
- Product Strategies
- Real World Evidence (RWE)
- Regulatory Compliance
- Research Methodologies
- Results-Oriented
- + 4 more Improving the lives of people living with disease takes more than innovative science. It takes a focus on the needs of people and a community committed to meeting them. It takes a team of people like you. Working together. Learning together. Thriving together. Discover how you can join us in changing people’s lives.

📌 Medical Affairs Head Colombia (Bogotá)
🏢 CO01 (FCRS = CO001) Novartis de Colombia
📍 Bogotá