Medical & Scientific Affairs Lead (m/f/d) Western Europe

Thornton Tomasetti; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Company bike

Stock purchase program

Global employer recognition

Zusammenfassung

A Abbott é líder global em saúde, com foco em diagnósticos e inovação científica. A posição de Medical Affairs Lead para a Europa Ocidental trabalha em Colônia na unidade Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Germany GmbH, com responsabilidade médica estratégica, engajamento com profissionais de saúde, sociedades e autoridades de saúde.

O papel exige formação avançada, forte experiência em doenças infecciosas e mais de 10 anos em diagnósticos, além de liderança regional em Medical Affairs e habilidades de

Qualifikationen

• Diploma de Medicina, Farmácia, Biologia ou ciências da vida relacionadas.
• Experiência em doenças infecciosas ou microbiologia clínica.
• 10+ anos em diagnóstico, dispositivos médicos ou indústria farmacêutica.
• Mínimo de 5 anos em Medical Affairs com responsabilidades regionais ou multi-país.
• Experiência em liderar projetos transfuncionais em ambiente matricial.
• Conhecimento de regulatórios e conformidade em saúde.
• Excelência em comunicação e apresentação em alemão e inglês.

Aufgaben

• Liderar planos de Medical Affairs multipaíses para a Europa Ocidental.
• Desenvolver planos regionais de Medical Affairs para diagnóstico de doenças infecciosas.
• Contribuir com input médico para posicionamento de prodotto, geração de evidência, acesso ao mercado e go-to-market.
• Conduzir avaliações de cenário clínico e identificar necessidades não atendidas.
• Traduzir insights regionais em recomendações estratégicas para liderança regional e global.
• Alinhar atividades médicas locais com as prioridades regionais de negócios.
• Estabelecer relacionamentos com stakeholders em múltiplos sistemas de saúde da West Europe.
• Liderar conselhos consultivos, intercâmbios científicos e educação clínica.
• Representar a Abbott em fóruns científicos regionais e internacionais.

Kenntnisse

Infectious diseases

Medical Affairs

Multi-country coordination

Regulatory compliance

Communication & presentation

Ausbildung

MD/PhD/PharmD preferred

Jobbeschreibung

Descritivo de Cargo About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. In Germany, Abbott has approximately 4,000 employees working in manufacturing, research and development, logistics, manufacturing, sales and marketing. They are located at Abbott’s German headquarters in Wiesbaden and its sites in Neustadt am Rübenberg, Wetzlar, Eschborn, Cologne, Jena, Hamburg and Munich.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters and help people to live a healthier and full life, grow your career, and learn, be your true self.

You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
• An attractive benefits package (a company bike, employee stock purchase program)
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
• A challenging position in a fast-growing crisis independent industry
• To become part of a dynamic, highly educated, highly skilled, and motivated team
• Flat hierarchies, open appreciative mentality, and efficient, constructive lines of communication
• Multi-national environment, where we foster the development of our talents within the enterprise

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Cologne location in the Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Germany GmbH.

The Medical & Scientific Affairs Lead (m/f/d) Western Europe for Infectious Disease Diagnostics is responsible for providing scientific, clinical, and strategic medical leadership to support the company’s diagnostic portfolio across the West Europe region. The role ensures high-quality medical engagement with healthcare professionals (HCPs), key opinion leaders (KOLs), professional societies, and public health stakeholders, while enabling the successful launch and lifecycle management of infectious disease diagnostic solutions. The position requires strong expertise in infectious diseases, laboratory diagnostics, and West Europe region healthcare systems, along with the ability to translate complex science into impactful medical strategies. Additionally, it requires substantial experience in leading medical affairs activities across multiple countries and acting as a strategic partner to regional and global leadership teams within a complex matrix organization.

Your Tasks

Medical Strategy & Scientific Leadership

• Lead the development and execution of multi-country medical affairs plans across Western Europe.
• Develop and execute regional medical affairs plans for infectious disease diagnostics in alignment with global and regional strategies.
• Provide expert medical input into product positioning, clinical evidence generation, market access activities, and go‑to‑market initiatives.
• Conduct scientific landscape assessments, identifying unmet needs and opportunities for medical differentiation.
• Translate regional healthcare insights into strategic recommendations for EMEA and global leadership teams.
• Drive alignment of local market medical activities with regional business priorities.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Establish strategic relationships with key stakeholders across multiple Western European healthcare systems.
• Leverage existing expert networks and accelerate their expansion with infectious disease specialists, laboratory directors, public health authorities and KOLs across the Western Europe region.
• Lead and participate in advisory boards, scientific exchanges, and clinical education initiatives.
• Serve as the primary medical point of contact for external stakeholders and internal Commercial teams in the West Europe Region.
• Represent Abbott in regional and international scientific forums and policy discussions where appropriate.
• Demonstrate excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence diverse scientific, clinical, and stakeholder audiences.

Medical Education & Scientific Communication

• Develop and deliver high-quality medical training for internal teams (commercial, market access, regulatory, etc.).
• Provide scientific support for congresses, symposia, workshops, and customer meetings.
• Review and approve promotional and non‑promotional medical content in accordance with healthcare systems regulations in the West Europe Region.

Clinical Evidence & Real‑World Data

• Lead regional evidence generation activities, including investigator-initiated studies, real‑world evidence programs, and clinical collaborations.
• Oversee regional evidence generation priorities and ensure alignment with EMEA medical objectives.
• Analyze and communicate scientific data to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure medical insight collection and feedback into global development teams.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure all medical activities comply with internal policies, industry standards, French regulations (DMOS, ANSM), and ethical guidelines.
• Support the legal and regulatory review of scientific materials.

Your Qualification

• Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, or related life sciences (MD, PharmD, PhD preferred).
• Strong background in infectious diseases and/or clinical microbiology.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in diagnostics, medical devices or pharmaceutical industry.
• Minimum of 5 years of Medical Affairs experience with regional or multi-country responsibilities and increasing strategic leadership accountability.
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating medical affairs activities across multiple countries or regions within an international organization.
• Proven ability to lead complex cross‑functional projects in a matrix environment.
• Familiarity with local regulatory requirements, promotional review, and compliance frameworks.
• Understanding of the healthcare ecosystem in the West Europe Region, including hospital labs, private labs, and public health structures.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both in German and English.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is N/A.

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Familia de Cargo

Medical & Scientific Affairs Divisião ID Infectious Disease Localidade Germany > Koeln : Schanzenstrasse 30 Localidades Adicionais Turno de Trabalho Standard Viagem Yes, 50 % of the Time Vigilância médica Not Applicable Atividades de trabalho significativas Not Applicable Bring in the background of Abbott: A Abbott significa o poder da saúde. Por mais de 125 anos, a Abbott tem ajudado as pessoas a alcançar seu potencial — porque uma saúde melhor permite que indivíduos e comunidades vivam melhor. Com uma rede global e diversificada, que serve clientes em mais de 160 países, criamos novas soluções — em todo o espectro da saúde, em todo o mundo, para todas as fases da vida. Seja através da próxima geração de equipamentos de diagnósticos, dispositivos médicos para estilos de vida em transformação, nutrição baseada em ciência, ou novas reformulações, estamos desenvolvendo tecnologias mais inovadoras e revolucionárias na ação da saúde para que indivíduos vivam melhor e com mais saúde. Os colaboradores da Abbott vêm trabalhar todos os dias com energia, entusiasmo e comprometimento com o intuito de promover a saúde e o bem-virflt de milhões de pessoas. Eles superam os limites para ajudar a gerenciar e tratar alguns dos maiores desafios de saúde da vida. Convidamos você a explorar as oportunidades na Abbott, a ver se seus talentos e aspirações de carreira podem se encaixar com as nossas vagas. A Abbott é uma empresa que oferece oportunidades iguais e acolhe e incentiva a diversidade em nóssoo força de trabalho.

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