Regional Medical Excellence Associate Director/Director

Sobi - Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ); Basel; Remote; CHF 103,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Emphasis on work/life balance

Collaborative and team-oriented环境

Job summary

Sobi is seeking a Regional Medical Excellence Associate Director/Director to lead Europe region medical strategies remotely. The role requires collaboration with country teams, development of scientific programs, and oversight of KPIs. Travel up to 30% across Europe is expected.

The position emphasizes stakeholder engagement, medical leadership, and cross-functional partnerships to advance rare disease therapies, with potential for growth within a global biopharma setting.

Qualifications

• MD/biomedical degree required or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years in pharma with 4+ years in relevant function (Medical Affairs).
• Experience in Rare Diseases or nephrology is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop Europe Region Medical strategies and tactics.
• Provide insights and maintain the KOL engagement plan with high-value programs.
• Collaborate with country teams to standardize medical activities and launches.
• Monitor KPIs, dashboards, and launch reports to provide actionable insights.
• Support Regional Medical Director with people development and training programs.
• Contribute to regional tactical medical planning and scientific objectives.
• Engage cross-functionally as the voice of regional stakeholders.

Skills

Medical leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Education

Medical Doctor or biomedical degree

Job description

At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of rare disease patients, and our edge comes from our team of people.

Sobi offers the opportunity to work at an international pharmaceutical company focused on specialty pharmaceuticals meeting the high medical needs of rare disease patients and providing treatment and services to them. Our employees come from a variety of backgrounds within research, healthcare, industry and the academic sphere

This position is a Regional position covering Europe and can be based in several locations in Europe including Switzerland.

At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of rare disease patients, and our edge comes from our team of people.

Sobi offers the opportunity to work at an international pharmaceutical company focused on specialty pharmaceuticals meeting the high medical needs of rare disease patients and providing treatment and services to them. Our employees come from a variety of backgrounds within research, healthcare, industry and the academic sphere

This position is a Regional position covering Europe and can be based in several locations in Europe including Switzerland.

Job Description

The Regional Medical Excellence Associate Director/Director will be dedicated to the Region Europe, and main responsibilities are as follows:

• Contribute to the development of the Europe Region Medical strategies and tactics
• Provide European Medical team with relevant insights, medical practice understanding, and stakeholder needs to develop and update the KOL engagement plan with high value scientific programs
• Work with country teams to standardize and drive excellence in the planning and execution of medical activities. This can include Evidence Generation and Dissemination, Field Medical Training, Launch Planning, Scientific Activities Coordination
• Consolidate dashboards, monitor KPIs and metrics, elaborate launch reports; provide actionable insights and recommendations to ensure launch readiness.
• Support country Medical Director Identifying areas of improvement and efficiency, people development, skills and capability uplift.
• Support the learning and development team in developing training programs, personal development plans, to meet key business objectives
• Support the Region in setting up the regional tactical medical plan, scientific objectives and priorities
• Actively participates in cross functional initiatives (e.g. commercial, medical and PACE, etc…) as the voice of the regional stakeholders needs.
• Support the Region in due diligence activity & Global B&D programs in close collaboration with the head of Region and Global B&D cross functional team

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor, pharmaceutical or biomedical degree or equivalent by experience
• A minimum of 10 years experience in the pharma industry, with a minimum of 4 years experience in an area relevant for this function (e.g. Medical Affairs), preferable in Rare Diseases environment.
• Previous experience in Rare diseases and Nephrology appreciated, experience in cardiometabolic preferred.
• Field leadership experience including including people management, training, and coaching
• Strong leadership skills, ideally people management experience
• Patient and customer-focused approach, proven credibility and integrity in a medical environment.
• Strong business acumen and a track record of strategic, analytical thinking and effective execution.
• Very strong communication and presentation skills with a relationship building capacity displaying the ability to listen and understand
• Ability to establish collaborative strategic working partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to facilitate and moderate open solution-oriented discussions among key stakeholders
• Intentional innovation and thought leader, able to develop and lead others towards a common vision.
• This role is fully remote and can be located anywhere in Europe and requires travelling 30% of working time

Why Join Us?

• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Competitive compensation for your work
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

Sobi is a global company with over 2000 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. We are a specialised international biopharmaceutical company transforming the lives of people with rare and debilitating diseases, providing reliable access to innovative medicines in the areas of haematology, immunology, and specialty care. Sobi’s share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. More about Sobi at sobi.com and LinkedIn.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one, but we know we can’t change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients, partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together, we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.