GULF Medical Affairs Director

Johnson & Johnson; Dubai; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson, a leader in healthcare innovation, is seeking a Medical Affairs Director in Dubai. This role is critical in shaping and executing strategies that enhance product value and patient well-being. The position involves leading a diverse team, managing regulatory relations, and influencing market strategies. Candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills, with experience in multinational environments, particularly in emerging markets. Join us in driving health advancements and making a real impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in multinational companies, especially in Emerging Markets, with high compliance levels.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to motivate teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, proficient in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic plans for Medical Affairs.
• Manage Medical Affairs program design and implementation.
• Engage with regulatory agencies and build partnerships.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

AE001 Dubai Healthcare city

Job Description:

J&J is recruiting for a Medical Affairs Director, located in Dubai, UAE

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 125 years. We embrace research and science -- bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.

Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. And our culture is interconnected by the shared values of Our Credo . It’s a culture that celebrates diversity and diverse perspectives. It helps employees achieve an effective mix between work and home life and supports their efforts to have a positive impact on their communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Grow Market Share through strategic insight and powerful execution

• Develop a strategy and execution plan that will ensure that local MAF is performed aligned to a regional strategy and global mentorship to improve the value and lifecycles of our products and give to the well-being of patients

• Manages the design and implementation plans of the Medical Affairs program, including identification of critical paths, budget development and tracking of all projects.

• Overall responsibility for MA strategic plans including a spectrum of activities such as publication of generated data, development of trustful and science-based interactions with KOLs, medical support to relevant marketing pre-launch, launch and post-launch activities, and cross-departmental support to other functions such as Market Access & Gov. Affairs, Communications.

• Balance delivery of short-term results in the region without jeopardizing long-term strategic choices and results, and use insight to help shape the regional agenda

• Continually assess systems and processes to see opportunities to harmonize, simplify and drive efficiencies

• Make decisions based on more limited and less “real-time” data. Externally represent J&J in the medical affairs domain: form effective relationships with regulatory agencies, businesses, media and customers

• Advance J&J culture throughout the cluster, including regular visits to the different J&J sites

• Drive successful execution of key regulatory events, e.g., compliance audits and implementation of any new or changed requirements

• Build new relationships with governmental and regulatory agencies

• Ability to engage with governments and create joint partnerships to support clinical trials and date generation projects.

• Influence across the matrix:

• Establish strong, highly collaborative relationships with other J&J leaders, especially other functions to leverage capabilities to support business needs

• Lead in a highly matrix environment; collaborate and influence peers to find win-win solution

• Demonstrate ability to understand and appreciate the uniqueness of the market- act as the voice of the market to regional leaders

• UNIQUE TO EMERGING MARKETS – Remain steady and positive in leading through VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity). Ability to lead in greater ambiguity

• Build and develop talent:

• Lead a high-performance team and sustain an impactful culture

• Hold talent accountable for short-term delivery while preparing/building the organization for the future. Acquire and develop talent to strengthen future talent pipeline across all leadership levels to support market growth and business needs

• Engage and motivate the team

• Cascade MAF Strategy for the future that supports enterprise strategic direction

• Engage and motivate the team to support a plan to achieve the business vision by driving ownership and accountability down through the organization

• Translate global MAF strategy into local execution

• Build a culture that is not satisfied with the status quo by pursuing innovation and new market opportunities while ensuring alignment with enterprise

Qualifications - External

• Experience working within multinational companies especially in Emerging Markets with adhering high levels of compliance

• Professional experience from the pharmaceutical business environment on the regional level

• Strong leadership skills, ability to structure and further develop a team of people, retain motivation and infuse spirit relevant to the company culture, vision and business strategy

• Positive attitude to change if needed, ability to challenge "status quo"

• Excellent communication skills (oral, business writing, presenting and listening)

• Proficient English knowledge of both spoken and written; Native local speaker is a plus

• Pragmatism, availability, diplomatic, listening and relationship skills with strong analytical, communication, decision-making, and leadership skills and perseverance and capability of projects management

• Ability to navigate and produce results in a global, matrix organization, strong cross-departmental support, interdisciplinary approach

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.

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