Medical Affairs Manager

Senior Medical Advisor

Are you an entrepreneurial thinker? Do you want to join a dynamic team with a strong sense of purpose that thrives on finding new ways to tackle challenges? Then our Commercial, Marketing & Sales team is the right place for you: whether you’re passionate about Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Commercial Excellence or Sales.

We analyse the market to find out exactly what patients need, and then we provide pain treatments that improve their lives – while creating value for Grünenthal. We strive to make progress towards our vision of a world free of pain – every single day, one patient at a time.

Job Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing cross-functionally the medical local asset/customer strategic and tactical plans (in alignment with GHQ), while creating and adapting high quality scientific / medical asset contents adjusted to the needs of the local environment
• Being the strategic medical partner of the Portfolio & Commercial department in the implementation of the business strategy
• Leading the medical-scientific communication and training in the company, being accountable for scientific/medical contents of unbranded and branded material for key assets as well as for symposia, advisory boards, round-table meetings, webinars in alignment with the cluster strategy
• Strategic outcome-focused external engagement across the healthcare ecosystem, driving impactful partnerships that support company priorities (KEEs, Scientific Societies, pharmacists, nurses, payers, patients' associations,..)
• Gathering, analyzing and structuring valuable insights about the therapeutical area and/or the assets under your responsibility to inform strategic decision-making aligned to organizational strategy
• Initiating, developing, designing, reviewing and being responsible for the clinical projects in alignment with GHQ
• Developing and coordinating integrated evidence plans (publications, abstracts, posters)
• Collaborating with the Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance department in the safety activities related to his/her products

Requirements:

• Successfully completed studies in Medicine, preferably with PhD
• Fluency in Italian and English
• Strong and proved professional experience as a Medical Affairs Manager, ideally in the area of pain
• Experience in KEE network building
• Excellent understanding of ecosystem of healthcare and its stakeholders, Medical-scientific communication incl. presentation, training skills and training techniques
• Breakthrough Thinking, Strategic leadership and innovation
• Leadership, cross-functional and multicultural team working skills
• Business Acumen, understanding of Business Marketing, Market Access and Medical trends (regional, national and international landscape)
• Experience in digital content management is a plus

Grünenthal is a global leader in pain management and related diseases. As a science-based, privately-owned pharmaceutical company, we have a long track record of bringing innovative treatments and state-of-the-art technologies to patients worldwide. Our purpose is to change lives for the better – and innovation is our passion.

Grünenthal is headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and has affiliates in 28 countries across Europe, Latin America and the US. Our products are available in more than 100 countries. In 2024, Grünenthal employed around 4,300 people and achieved sales of € 1.8 billion.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.