Country Medical Affairs Head

Novartis; Makati; Ibrido; PHP 8.000.000 - 12.000.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Novartis Philippines seeks a Country Medical Affairs Head to define and execute the medical strategy, strengthen scientific excellence, and ensure launch readiness. You will lead cross-functional medical teams, engage with healthcare communities and government stakeholders, and shape external partnerships to advance patient outcomes.

You will guide HTA, reimbursement, and evidence strategies while transforming the medical organization to be agile, compliant, and digitally enabled, attracting and

Competenze

• MD qualification required.
• 10+ years in Medical Affairs with 3–5 years in senior medical leadership roles.
• Proven people leadership experience building high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of local healthcare system, payer dynamics, and policy frameworks.
• Track record in pre-launch and launch strategy across therapeutic areas.
• Experience shaping HTA, reimbursement, pricing, access, and local evidence strategies.
• Strong background in evidence generation (IITs, MAPs, RWE, observational studies, trials).
• External engagement with KOLs, societies, policymakers, payers and regulators.
• Experience leading transformation and digital enablement within Medical Affairs.

Mansioni

• Shape and execute the Philippines medical strategy aligned with global priorities.
• Serve as scientific, ethical, and medical authority within the Country Leadership Team.
• Drive medical excellence, governance, evidence generation, and scientific leadership.
• Lead end-to-end launch readiness with cross-functional teams.
• Build strategic partnerships with healthcare professionals, societies, payers, and policymakers.
• Champion innovative and digital approaches to data generation and insights.
• Lead transformation and digital enablement of the medical organization.

Conoscenze

Agility

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Influencing Skills

Innovation

Inspirational Leadership

Integrated Evidence Generation

Medical Affairs

Medical Communications

People Management

Product Launches

Real World Evidence

Regulatory Compliance

Research Methodologies

Results-Oriented

Stakeholder Engagement

Stakeholder Management

Formazione

MD / Medical Doctor qualification

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Country Medical Affairs Head
Location: Manila
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As Medical Affairs Head, Philippines, you will serve as the lead medical representative in the country and a trusted advisor to the Country Leadership Team. You will define and execute the near- and long-term medical strategy, strengthen scientific and medical excellence across disease areas, and ensure best-in-class launch readiness. You will also play a key role in shaping the external healthcare environment, building partnerships with healthcare communities and government stakeholders, and transforming the medical organization to meet evolving scientific, business, and patient needs.

Major accountabilities:

• Shape and execute the Philippines medical strategy in alignment with global and international priorities.

• Serve as the scientific, ethical, and medical authority within the Country Leadership Team.

• Drive medical excellence, governance, evidence generation, and scientific leadership across therapeutic areas.

• Lead end-to-end launch readiness in partnership with commercial, access, regulatory, and cross-functional teams.

• Build strategic partnerships with healthcare professionals, scientific societies, payers, policymakers, patient groups, and broader ecosystem stakeholders.

• Champion innovative and digital approaches to data generation, stakeholder engagement, and medical insights.

• Lead and transform the medical organization to be future-ready, agile, compliant, and digitally enabled.

• Build a high-performing culture by attracting, developing, coaching, and retaining strong medical talent.

Requirements:

• Medical Doctor (MD) qualification

• 10+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, including 3–5 years in senior medical leadership roles such as Medical Director, Medical Unit Lead, or TA Medical Lead.

• Proven people leadership experience, including building, developing, and leading high-performing medical or scientific teams.

• Strong understanding of the local healthcare system, payer dynamics, policy frameworks, and therapeutic area science.

• Successful track record in pre-launch and launch strategy across therapeutic areas.

• Experience shaping HTA, reimbursement, pricing, access, and local evidence strategies.

• Strong background in evidence generation, including IITs, MAPs, real-world evidence, observational studies, and clinical trial collaboration.

• Established external engagement experience with KOLs, scientific societies, policymakers, payers, regulators, and broader healthcare ecosystem partners.

• Experience leading transformation, capability building, and digital enablement within Medical Affairs.

Skills Desired

Agility (Inactive), Cross-Functional Collaboration, Healthcare Sector Understanding (Inactive), Influencing Skills, Innovation, Inspirational Leadership, Integrated Evidence Generation (Inactive), Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, People Management, Priority Disease Areas Expertise (Inactive), Product Launches, Real World Evidence (RWE), Regulatory Compliance, Research Methodologies, Results-Oriented, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management