Global Manager Medical Excellence

Sandoz; Telangana; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Sandoz, a global leader in biosimilar and generic medicines, seeks a Global Medical Manager to lead Medical Excellence, CORE Medical Affairs processes, and Scientific Publications. You will guide external engagements, provide governance, and deliver training for compliant execution worldwide.

Role requires 10+ years in pharma/healthcare with MLR, HCP/HCO engagement, and inspections experience, plus an advanced life sciences degree. This is a senior, global, governance-focused position.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare industry with Medical Affairs Operations.
• Expert guidance on CORE and Scientific Publications processes.
• Experience with MLR review and HCP/HCO engagements.
• Experience with Health Authority inspections and audits.
• Advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads CORE processes for compliant external engagements and drives process improvement.
• Dissemination of MLR-reviewed promotional content and contracting of HCPs & HCOs.
• Manage grants, sponsorships, and professional memberships in Medical & Scientific societies.
• Oversee Scientific Publications process and SME for CORE processes.
• Provide training and governance to ensure HA inspection readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Identify gaps and develop remediation plans for global implementation.

Skills

Medical Affairs Ops

Process governance

MLR review

Training & capability

Stakeholder management

HA inspections

Cross-functional coordination

Project leadership

Education

Advanced degree (life science/healthcare/medicine)

Job description

The Global Medical Manager Medical Excellence leads the Medical Affairs-owned external engagement (CORE Medical Affairs) and Scientific Publications processes and serves as the global subject matter expert (SME) for these areas. The role develops and delivers training, guidance, and support to Medical Affairs colleagues worldwide to enable compliant, consistent, and effective execution. The role provides global governance, oversight, and continuous improvement of these processes and coordinates and supports related Health Authority inspections and audits.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Leads the Medical Affairs-owned CORE processes for compliant and successful external engagements and drives continuous process improvement, including:
• Dissemination of promotional and non-promotional content (Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review). Contracting HCPs & HCOs for Professional Services
• Management of HCP/HCO-related grants & sponsorships. Implementation of preceptorships, rovision of membership fees to Medical & Scientific societies
• Distribution of items of medical utility, leads and continuously improves the Scientific Publications process, serves as the global subject matter expert (SME) for the Medical Affairs-owned CORE and Scientific Publications processes and ensures these processes remain current and compliant through close collaboration with relevant functions (e.g., Legal & Compliance)
• Ensures the Medical Affairs-owned CORE and Scientific Publications processes are executed in compliance with internal requirements and external regulations through the development and delivery of training, guidance, and support to the target audience. Serves as SME to Business System Owners (BSOs) by defining process requirements and supporting their implementation within relevant systems and applications. Provides global oversight and governance of the Medical Affairs-owned CORE processes and Scientific Publications process to ensure HA inspection and audit readiness
• Coordinates and supports HA inspections and audits related to the Medical Affairs-owned CORE and Scientific Publications processes in collaboration with Legal & Compliance
• Identifies systemic process gaps and compliance risks and develops remediation plans to ensure sustainable global implementation

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Provides expert guidance on Medical Affairs-owned CORE and Scientific Publications processes
• Maintains globally compliant and current Medical Affairs-owned CORE and Scientific Publications processes
• Delivers training and capability building across the target audience. Ensures inspection and audit readiness for assigned processes
• Drives implementation of process improvements and system enhancements. Advanced degree or equivalent qualification in life science, healthcare, pharmacy, medicine, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years experience in the pharmaceutical / healthcare industry, with significant experience in Medical Affairs Operations, ideally with process governance, or compliance-related activity experience
• In-depth expertise with Medical, Legal and Regulatory (MLR) review process. Experience with Scientific Publications and HCP/HCO engagements, experience in process improvement and training / capability building is preferred, experience in cross-functional coordination, workflow-driven execution, and stakeholder management across multiple functions, experience with Health Authority inspections and audits is preferred
• Proven business mindset including innovative and critical thinking with solution and performance-oriented drive
• Resilient and agile, with strong prioritization skills and a passion for simplification.

You’ll receive:

Breakdown of benefits received in this role. Include flexible working, learning and development opportunities as well.

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

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.

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