Global Medical Lead - Ultra Rare Diseases

Internetwork Expert; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Uxbridge is seeking a Global Medical Lead for Rare Diseases. You will provide strategic medical leadership, engage with international experts, and support the commercial team. Candidates should possess a primary medical qualification, relevant experience in medical affairs, particularly within rare diseases, and a strong understanding of applicable regulations. This role offers a permanent contract with professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Ongoing development and upskilling

Wellness initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in Global/Above Country Medical Affairs role.
• Experience in Rare Diseases or Ultra Rare Diseases is essential.
• Collaboration experience with commercial staff and medical support for regulatory submissions.

Responsibilities

• Develop global medical strategy and lead medical activities.
• Engage with external stakeholders including experts and organisations.
• Lead global insight gathering and reporting to inform decision-making.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Medical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Knowledge of regulations

Education

Primary medical qualification

GMC UK registration or EU license

Job description

Want a 3D Career? Join Norgine.

At Norgine, our colleagues Dare themselves to be different and try new things, Drive to achieve their goals and beyond, and Develop themselves and their community.

We call it the 3D career at Norgine and it offers you a fully-rounded experience with no limits.

Bring everything about yourself that you’re proud of, whether that’s your passion for making a difference, focus on others’ well‑being, or intellectual curiosity to unleash in a fast‑paced environment and supportive community.

In return, get a sense of belonging, a long‑term career with ongoing development and upskilling, and a company that cares about people’s wellness as much as you do.

Norgine: Transforming Healthcare, Backed by Over a Century of Expertise.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Global Medical Lead – Rare Diseases to join Norgine.

The person holding this position will report to Global Head Medical Strategy and Operations and be a member of the Global Medical Affairs team.

The core responsibility of the Global Medical Lead is to provide strategic global medical leadership and support for designated therapy area/products/brands in commercialisation and/or development throughout their lifecycle.

This will be a permanent role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Medical Leadership

Accountable for creation of the global medical strategy, plan to drive medical understanding, and support commercial communication.

Ensure country requirements are central to the medical strategy and activities, and ensure local implementation of agreed plans and projects.

Accountable for implementation of medical tactics for relevant therapy area/brand including management of the budgets and leading planning at a global and country level.

Identify unmet medical need, driven by insights and clinical understanding, translate them into compelling strategies and tactics. Ensure relevance for local ROCs and instrumental in the delivery of growth ambitions.

Act as medical lead in the Global cross functional team, formulating the future strategic direction for lifecycle management, innovation and new product development.

Global Brand Team

Lead medical input into overall brand strategy and brand positioning, including overarching campaign strategy by co‑creating with Global Brand Director.

Provide medical leadership and accountability for medical activities in support of the brand plan.

Co‑creating core Global commercial content including campaign/message platform (with Global Brand Director) that is later disseminated for localisation.

Liaison/Coordination of local medical to appropriately ensure successful ROC implementation.

Lead medical budget planning for brand/therapy area across ROC's specific to medical activities.

Carry out copy approval for Global (for local) materials to be in compliance with applicable Codes and Company standards and for the management of any code related issues.

Lead the organisation and participate in advisory boards and publication planning/execution.

External Stakeholder Engagement and Management

Accountable for therapy area strategy development and communication, including the external engagement plan to include external experts, Scientific Societies, Patient Organisations etc. aligned to identified needs.

Establish and develop productive relationships with top international External Experts, scientific societies, and patient organisations in order to gain insights to support sound decision making and brand strategy development.

Medical Affairs

Provide input and training for commercial colleagues on how to utilise data/therapy area knowledge in marketing content and activities. Providing medical input into and review of regulatory applications and variations.

Support medical input to joint management committees with external partner companies.

Undertake and support due diligence activities for potential business opportunities. Deputise for Senior Director Medical Affairs as required.

Insight to Action

Lead the Global Insight to Action process to focus insight gathering activity on specific gaps/needs identified in consultation with cross‑functional business partners.

Accountable for Local ROC adoption of engagement objectives and listening priorities, for consolidating and communicating actionable insight to inform Global internal decision making; for providing feedback to Local ROC Medical on action(s) taken.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Primary medical qualification and in possession of GMC UK registration or license to practice in an EU country
• Ideally several relevant experience, ideally in a Global/Above Country Medical Affairs role.
• Experience within Rare Diseases or Ultra Rare Diseases is essential.
• Prior industry experience of collaboration with commercial staff, copy approval responsibility (final signatory level), ideally medical support in the preparation of regulatory activity/submissions.
• Knowledge of regulations as applicable to the provision of medical information to healthcare professionals and members of the public.
• Working knowledge of applicable regulations, Codes of Practice, GVP, GCP, as applicable to the role.

This job description is a summary of the typical functions of the job; not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks and duties. Norgine reserves the right to change responsibilities to meet business and organisational needs as necessary.

Our benefits may vary per location. Please liaise with the Norgine TA representative to obtain more information.

If you want a multi‑dimensional 3D career in a leading healthcare organisation, join us.