Philippines Medical Affairs Leader - Strategy & Launch

Novartis; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 8,000,000 - 12,000,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

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

Education

MD / Medical Doctor qualification

Job description

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