Medical Manager, CRM

PH03 (FCRS = PH003) Novartis Healthcare Philippines, Inc; Makati; On-site; PHP 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis Healthcare Philippines, Inc, in Makati, is seeking a Medical Manager to translate global medical strategies into local execution and provide scientific leadership across the therapeutic area. The role ensures rigorous medical communications, medical education materials, and compliant scientific dialogue with external communities.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to generate evidence, support lifecycle management, and strengthen external engagement with medical experts.

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree required (MD/PhD/PharmD).
• Experience in Medical Affairs or customer-facing scientific roles.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and external engagement.

Responsibilities

• Own product-level medical strategy aligned with TA medical plan and lifecycle.
• Design and execute medical education initiatives and congress activities.
• Lead high-level scientific engagement with medical experts and networks.
• Generate external insights to influence TA strategy and evidence gaps.
• Build partnerships with medical societies and external collaborators.

Skills

Scientific expertise

Data interpretation

Insight analysis

Medical education content creation

Cross-functional leadership

External engagement

Clinical study design

Scientific communication

Medical information

Stakeholder engagement

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD or equivalent

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Medical Manager is responsible for operationalizing the TA medical strategy into scientific communication, education, and congress activities. The role drives the strategic and scientific leadership for assigned therapeutic areas by translating global, international, and local medical strategies into impactful country execution. The role provides expert medical guidance, shapes scientific exchange, strengthens external engagement, and ensures high scientific rigor in all medical initiatives. It partners cross functionally to deliver medical education, insight generation, evidence contributions, and compliant scientific dialogue, supporting lifecycle management and patient centric outcomes. The Medical Manager acts as a key scientific ambassador and connector between internal teams and external medical communities.

Job Description Major Accountabilities

• Medical Strategy (Product‑Level Accountability) – Own the product‑level medical strategy for the assigned asset, aligned with the overall Therapeutic Area (TA) medical strategy. Partner with the TA Head, who retains accountability for TA‑wide medical strategy and portfolio prioritisation. Translate TA medical strategy into asset‑specific medical objectives, evidence plans, and medical activities across the product lifecycle. Provide scientific leadership and strategic direction for medical activities related to the assigned product. Contribute to integrated evidence generation plans (e.g. interventional studies, Real‑World Evidence (RWE), Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)), within the scope of the assigned product.

• Medical Education & Scientific Communication – Design and execute medical education initiatives, including webinars, scientific sessions, and TA‑specific learning programs. Organise pre‑, during‑, and post‑congress activities in collaboration with cross‑functional teams. Produce, adapt, and ensure quality of scientific materials (publications, slide decks, external presentations). Ensure all content and all scientific, clinical, and educational activities adhere to ERC, local laws, medical governance, and internal compliance standards.

• Scientific Engagement – Leads high‑level scientific engagement with senior MEs, peer‑to‑peer scientific exchange with Medical Experts and HCP networks, fostering credible, unbiased scientific dialogue. Build and sustain strong scientific relationships with rising stars, KOLs, and expert communities. Implement external scientific engagement activities, including advisory interactions, expert meetings, and scientific discussions. Ensure compliant, evidence‑based interactions consistently aligned with Novartis governance.

• Insight Generation & Evidence Contribution – Gather actionable external insights from HCPs, MEs, congresses, real‑world practice, and scientific interactions. Synthesize insights to influence TA strategy, identify evidence gaps, and shape medical priorities. Contribute to local evidence needs by designing and supporting feasibility, clinical alignment, scientific rationale, and publication activities. Partner with clinical teams on early research questions, clinical planning, and evidence translation. Contribute to market access readiness in collaboration with V&A by informing the market access dossier with clinical attributes and patient‑related outcomes.

• Medical Community & Partnerships – Build partnerships with medical societies, academic institutions, and scientific collaborators. Represent Novartis as a credible scientific voice at congresses, scientific events, and expert forums. Strengthen connections across the medical ecosystem to support joint value creation and external collaboration.

Requirements

MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent advanced scientific degree. Experience in Medical Affairs, customer‑facing scientific roles, cross‑functional collaboration, external engagement, clinical study design, clinical/scientific communication; 2–3+ years in medical/clinical roles preferred. Functional Capabilities: Scientific expertise; ability to interpret clinical data; insight analysis; ability to create/adapt scientific content; experience with cross‑functional leadership. Ability to identify data gaps and design clinical studies. Ability in developing/adapting scientific communication and medical education materials. Ability to collaborate effectively across matrix teams. Skills Desired Building Constructions, Clinical Protocols, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Health Sciences, Intensive Care UnIT (Icu) (Inactive), Internal Medicine, Job Description (Inactive), Medical Information, Organizing, Patient Care, Stakeholder Engagement.

Functional Capabilities

• Scientific expertise
• ability to interpret clinical data
• insight analysis
• ability to create/adapt scientific content
• experience with cross‑functional leadership
• Ability to identify data gaps and design clinical studies
• Ability in developing/adapting scientific communication and medical education materials
• Ability to collaborate effectively across matrix teams

Skills Desired

• Building Constructions
• Clinical Protocols
• Clinical Research
• Clinical Trials
• Drug Development
• Health Sciences
• Intensive Care UnIT (Icu) (Inactive)
• Internal Medicine
• Job Description (Inactive)
• Medical Information
• Organizing
• Patient Care
• Stakeholder Engagement

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