Manager, Medical Affairs

DKSH; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,000,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

DKSH is seeking a Manager, Medical Affairs to serve as the medical and scientific expert for oncology indications. You will shape medical strategies, drive evidence generation, and build external partnerships while ensuring scientific integrity and compliance.

You will lead cross-functional teams, oversee advisory boards, and provide governance for promotional and educational materials, coaching medical colleagues toward excellence in a fast-moving healthcare landscape.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, or related discipline.
• MD, PharmD, PhD or equivalent qualification highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of medical strategies and annual medical plans.
• Provide strategic oversight of evidence generation and study concepts.
• Govern medical communications and ensure compliance in materials.
• Lead scientific engagement activities with experts and societies.
• Support product launches, lifecycle management, and cross-functional discussions.
• Monitor evolving evidence and guidelines to inform decisions.

Skills

Medical leadership

Strategic planning

Evidence generation

Scientific engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

MD / PharmD / PhD or equivalent

Job description

About DKSH

DKSH’s purpose is to enrich people’s lives. For over 160 years, we have been marketing, selling, and distributing high-quality products and brands for multinational and Fortune 500 companies. Through our Business Units Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials, and Technology, we deliver sustainable growth for our partners. We contribute to improving the quality of life for our employees and people in the local communities in which we operate. Headquartered in Switzerland, DKSH is publicly listed and operates in 35 markets across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. We employ over 26,800 specialists and produced net sales of CHF 11.1 billion in 2025.

About The Role

The Manager, Medical Affairs serves as DKSH's medical and scientific expert for key indications within the oncology portfolio. This strategic leadership role is responsible for shaping and executing medical strategies, driving evidence generation, building external scientific partnerships, and providing medical governance to support business objectives while ensuring the highest standards of scientific integrity and compliance.

General Responsibilities

• Leading the development and execution of integrated medical strategies and annual medical plans based on scientific insights, patient needs, clinical practice gaps, and business priorities
• Launch excellence experience
• Driving evidence generation initiatives by providing strategic oversight of study concepts, protocol development, study execution, publication planning, and dissemination of scientific outcomes
• Providing senior medical leadership in product launches, lifecycle management, and cross-functional strategic discussions, ensuring scientific credibility and compliance
• Leading high-quality scientific engagement activities, including advisory boards, expert meetings, congress activities, and medical education programs that address evolving healthcare needs
• Monitoring emerging scientific evidence, clinical guidelines, competitive intelligence, and healthcare trends to generate actionable insights that inform medical and business decisions
• Building and strengthening partnerships with key opinion leaders, medical societies, healthcare institutions, and internal stakeholders across local, regional, and global teams
• Providing expert medical review and governance for promotional, educational, scientific, and project-related materials to ensure compliance, accuracy, and appropriate risk management
• Coaching and mentoring medical colleagues and cross-functional partners while promoting capability building, scientific excellence, and a culture of continuous learning

Job Requirements

• Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, or a related discipline; MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent qualification is highly preferred
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Medical Affairs, clinical development, pharmaceutical industry, academic research, or related healthcare functions in the Hong Kong healthcare and pharmaceutical landscape.
• Demonstrated experience leading medical strategy development, evidence generation, scientific engagement, and medical governance activities
• Strong understanding of GCP, healthcare compliance, regulatory requirements, medical governance frameworks, and industry standards
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional and senior stakeholders through credible scientific leadership and strategic thinking
• Experience designing, overseeing, or supporting evidence generation programs, including clinical studies, investigator-sponsored research, and publication activities
• Exceptional communication, scientific presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to translate complex scientific data into meaningful medical insights

See What You Can Do!

At DKSH, we offer you breadth that accelerates growth, trust that lets you lead, and purpose that connects your work to the things people depend on every day. As DKSH spans industries, markets, and segments, serving thousands of customers, you'll build expertise that is rare, well rounded, and difficult to replicate elsewhere. You'll be trusted to own your role and supported to deliver real results. The impact of your work extends far beyond your role. Through the work you do, you are an essential part of making, powering, and improving everyday life.

Learn more about working at DKSH: https://www.dksh.com/careers

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