Portfolio/Established Brands Medical Lead

Job ID REQ-10049060

Apr 24, 2025

United Kingdom

Summary

Reporting the to the Director Medical Affairs, the Established Brands Medical Lead will be responsible for leading and developing medical product strategies and activities in close collaboration with the medical and cross-functional teams. This role will act as the scientific expert of assigned products, contributing to clinical strategy, collaborating to develop impactful omnichannel medical communication and education plans.

About the Role

Location:

This is a London office based role with hybrid working meaning 12 days per month in the office.

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Major accountabilities:

• Understand and follow trends across disease areas to maintain a scientific and clinical leadership
• Deliver medical leadership to cross-functional plans to maximise life-cycle opportunity
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with clinicians and other stakeholders
• Co-create and co-lead the medical/overall strategy
• Lead on life-cycle management and delivery of regulatory requirements (e.g. risk management plans and prescribing information updates)
• Work collaboratively to establish educational needs and delivers strategic educational plans through digital and other channels
• Build Health Care System's relationships and collaboration, partnering and building trust/commitment

Requirements:

• Significant experience in Medical Affairs within a Pharmaceutical company
• Broad/multiple disease area knowledge and ability to get up to speed quickly in new areas.
• Excellent communication skills with broad range of stakeholders
• Working knowledge of UK Healthcare System and external stakeholder management
• Deep understanding of drug development and approval process
• Ability to influence without authority.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: :We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.Why Novartis?
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll receive:

Competitive salary, Short term incentive bonus, Pension scheme, Share purchase scheme, Health insurance, 25 days annual leave, Flexible working arrangements, Employee recognition scheme, learning and development opportunities.

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GB16 (FCRS = GB016) Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd.

Functional Area Research & Development

Job Type Full time

Employment Type Regular

Shift Work No

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.