Medical Affairs Advisor & Liaison

Danone; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Danone, through Nutricia, is seeking a Medical Affairs professional based in Helsinki to support education and stakeholder engagement with healthcare professionals. The role combines medical affairs responsibilities with field-based collaboration across Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Marketing and Commercial teams to improve patient care through nutrition.

The position is full-time and temporary for 12 months, with potential for a permanent role in the future.

Qualifications

• Relevant education in healthcare, nutrition, nursing or a related field.
• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals or medical devices is preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop relationships with healthcare professionals and key stakeholders.
• Drive medical education and scientific exchange activities.
• Support initiatives that improve nutritional care and patient outcomes.
• Deliver medical expertise and product-related support to customers and colleagues.
• Develop educational content and provide training for internal and external audiences.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support Medical Affairs priorities and projects.

Skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Medical education

Training experience

Communication

Finnish fluent

English fluent

Education

Healthcare, nutrition, nursing or related field

Job description

About The Job

Are you passionate about healthcare, medical education and building strong partnerships with healthcare professionals? Do you enjoy combining scientific expertise with stakeholder engagement in a role where you can make a real impact on patient care? If so, this could be a unique opportunity to join our passionate Medical Affairs team and contribute to meaningful healthcare initiatives!

This is a full-time temporary position for 12 months with the chance for a permanent role in the future.

You will join an experienced and collaborative Medical Affairs team and work closely with colleagues across Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Marketing and Commercial functions to support initiatives that help improve patient care through nutrition.

This role offers a unique combination of Medical Affairs responsibilities and field-based stakeholder engagement. Based in Helsinki, you will combine office-based collaboration with regular engagement with healthcare professionals and stakeholders across the local area. As the role includes frequent local travel, a valid driver's licence is required.

In this role, you will work closely with healthcare professionals and key stakeholders to support awareness and understanding of clinical nutrition. Through educational activities, scientific exchange and collaboration across teams, you will help drive initiatives that contribute to improved patient care and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and develop relationships with healthcare professionals and key stakeholders
• Drive medical education and scientific exchange activities
• Support initiatives that improve nutritional care and patient outcomes
• Deliver medical expertise and product-related support to customers and colleagues
• Develop educational content and provide training for internal and external audiences
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support Medical Affairs priorities and projects

About You

We’re looking for someone who is based in/near Helsinki, with a healthcare or life sciences background who enjoys building relationships, sharing knowledge and working in a collaborative environment.

You bring:

• Relevant education within healthcare, nutrition, nursing or a related field
• Experience from healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, specialised nutrition or a similar environment, ideally in a stakeholder- or customer-facing role
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience presenting, training or educating others
• Fluent Finnish and strong English skills (mandatory)
• A valid B-driver's licence

The following would be considered an advantage:

• Experience within Oncology, Neurology or specialised nutrition
• Existing relationships within the Finnish healthcare sector
• Experience from a commercial healthcare, pharmaceutical or medical device environment
• Experience in sales, account management or other customer-facing roles within the pharmaceutical, healthcare or medical device industry

About Us

Danone’s mission is bringing health through food to as many people as possible, and we believe that in order to do so, we need a healthy planet. We have more than 100,000 employees worldwide who all strive for our vision, One Planet One Health.

At Nutricia

Part of Danone, we have been pioneering nutritional solutions since 1896. Since then, our nutritional solutions have transformed the lives of millions of people around the world. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our commitment to providing life-transforming nutrition at key moments throughout life.

We help address some of the world’s biggest health challenges, from conditions in early life such as pre-term birth, faltering growth, food allergy and rare metabolic diseases, to age-related conditions and chronic diseases such as frailty, cancer, stroke and early Alzheimer’s disease. Our local portfolio includes well-known medical nutrition brands such as Nutridrink/Fortimel, Nutrison, Neocate and Nutrini.

We are also proud to be a B Corp Certified Company, reflecting our commitment to doing business in a better way.

For more information about Danone, our teams and culture, please explore careers.danone.com.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability status.

Danone Finland Oy with its registered office in Helsinki (Siltasaarenkatu 8-10, Helsinki) is the controller of personal data disclosed in the profile and in documents submitted during the recruitment process.