Scientific Affairs Manager (m/w/d)

Colgate; Hamburg; Hybrid; EUR 78,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking a Scientific Affairs Manager (m/w/d) in Hamburg, Germany. You will shape Medical Scientific Affairs in Germany with a focus on elmex, collaborating with Education Managers and external stakeholders.

The role requires fluent German and English, and involves travel up to 10% as well as collaboration across education, public health and marketing functions.

Qualifications

• Fluent in German and English with strong written and verbal skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation and persuasion abilities across audiences.
• Initiative, confidence and self-assurance when engaging with influencers and training teams.

Responsibilities

• Maps and prioritizes target audiences of experts and influencers in the assigned hub.
• Keeps the audience informed on company initiatives and product launches.
• Adapts materials for local execution in Germany, prioritizing dental/DH schools.
• Develops and maintains governmental/public health relationships and contributes to guidelines and publications.
• Develops strategies to engage students and ambassadors throughout education lifecycle.
• Supports Education Managers with relationship building and knowledge sharing.
• Monitors KPIs and ensures compliance of education initiatives.

Skills

Fluent German & English

Communication skills

Public speaking

Education

Scientific or medical degree

Job description

Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognised brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programmes that enrich communities around the world.

Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.

A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.

Job Title: Scientific Affairs Manager (m/w/d)

Travel Required?: Travel - up to 10% of time

Posting Start Date: 05/10/2026

Hybrid

No Relocation Assistance Offered

Job Number#176496 - Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Entry salary range: 78200 euros - 96600 euros gross per year.

The salary range is determined by the position’s classification within the company’s compensation system. To this end, the requirements of the position are objectively evaluated, particularly the necessary skills, workload, responsibilities, and working conditions.

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Based in Hamburg, the position of Scientific Affairs Manager (f/m/d) offers the opportunity to shape our Medical Scientific Affairs activities in Germany with a focus on our brand elmex.

Your responsibilities:

Maps, segments and prioritizes the relevant target audience of high-level experts/thought leaders, influencers, academia (established & upcoming) and professional associations in the hub assigned territory.

Keeps the relevant target audience informed on professionally relevant company initiatives and product launches through regular communication.

Adapts materials and divisional guidance for local execution in Germany, including classification and prioritization of dental/DH schools and the assessment of professional associations’ collaboration opportunity.

Builds top-to-top governmental/Public Health relationships and maximizes opportunities to be heard and give input on guidelines and publications relevant to long-term company commercial priorities; leverages these for communication, in alignment with Division.

Responsible for developing and executing the strategy that bonds students to our brand throughout their education lifecycle and ensures they become strong ambassadors in their professional lives

Supports Education Managers with relationship initiation and knowledge sharing towards academic and other professional influencers to facilitate 1-to-many education - incl. regional professional educators, corporate clinics managers, patient organizations, pharmacists & team, digital influencers per local priorities.

Agrees allocation of educational events and target external speakers ("Mid-level influencers") to be managed by the Education Managers in alignment with local POC manager and/or PBM; monitors success, compliance and adjusts professional education framework in alignment with HUB priorities.

Adapts and deploys professional/scientific master initiatives & materials on technologies & brands via Education Managers, as part of local professional brand support plans and in line with business priorities;

Facilitates investigator-initiated clinical research proposals through approval, contracting, completion, presentation, and publication, in alignment with EU Division agreed policy on IIT. Maintains relevant information in the company databases while securing legal and ethical compliance of the established interactions.

Provides support to all Marketing functions and Customer Development for localization, implementation and communication of divisional master communications bundles and initiatives (incl. Patient Experience programs) across hub assigned markets, towards profession, customers & patients, for all products relevant to profession, maximizing language and brand synergies.

Selectively supports top-to-top meetings and other key trade customer events as well as Retail Marketing initiatives in the hub, incl. customer education; capacity allocation to be agreed between Professional Oral Care leader and Sales.

Tracks and reports relevant Scientific Affairs KPIs in line with division guidelines and methodologies.

Is the key contact and support for Consumer Affairs/Vigilance on OC-related topics in the market; opportunistically supports Legal to secure adequate translations of artworks and print/digital communication materials and in case of legal challenges.

Executes internal training to secure adequate Oral Care knowledge in Scientific Affairs, Education Manager teams, professional and mass field teams, Marketing, new employees, agencies; systematically gains and escalates feedback on applicability and appropriateness of training resources provided by Division.

Your Qualification:

Scientific or medical university degree, e.g. in dentistry, biology, biochemistry or DH training with experience in teaching and training, alternatively several years of training and/or external communication activities with pharmaceutical or health care companies

Excellent communication, presentation and persuasion skills with the ability to adapt to different audiences in language and content

Initiative, confidence and self-assurance in dealing with opinion leaders / influencers and training management

• Fluent in written and spoken German and English

Experience in using digital presentation and communication tool

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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