Medical Manager

Novartis; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 1,100,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis is seeking a Medical Manager to lead Medical Affairs plans for the assigned Therapy Area, providing scientific information and engaging with medical experts and regulatory stakeholders to support evidence generation.

You will respond to medical enquiries, contribute to trial design and oversight, review materials for compliance, and build scientific partnerships with MEs and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• MD/PhD/PharmD degree required.
• Minimum 2 years in Medical Affairs in pharma.
• Neuroscience experience is a plus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in a matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Respond to medical enquiries accurately and timely.
• Provide medical input into clinical trials and research activities.
• Support local evidence-generation activities including non-interventional studies.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Medical affairs

Clinical research

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD

Job description

In line with overall product strategy the Medical Manager is a customer-facing responsible for supporting the design implementation and execution of Medical Affairs plans for assigned Therapy Area providing scientific information helping design amp organize clinical studies build-ing educational dialogue with MEs and regulatory stakeholders

About the Role Job Description Key Responsibilities

• Respond to medical enquiries accurately compliantly and in a timely manner including developing standard response documents where needed
• Provide medical and scientific input into clinical trial and research activities including study initiation and oversight within the therapy area
• Support local evidence-generation activities including non-interventional studies and investigator-initiated trials
• Build scientific partnerships across the disease journey by engaging medical experts supporting publications and contributing to data generation initiatives
• Review and approve medical and promotional materials in line with local and global compliance requirements
• Share actionable medical insights with cross-functional stakeholders including Pharmacovigilance Regulatory Market Access Quality and Commercial teams
• Role involves 50 external stakeholder engagement and 50 office-based responsibilities

Qualifications

• Degree in MD, PharmD or PhD
• Minimum 2 years experience in Medical Affairs in pharmaceutical industry, specific experience in Neuroscience is a plus
• Proven ability to build credible relationships with medical experts and key decision-makers.
• Strong understanding of clinical research, evidence generation, and the evolving therapeutic landscape.
• Experience translating scientific insights into meaningful cross-functional action.
• Confidence using digital tools and data to support stakeholder engagement, insight gathering, and decision-making.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills in a matrix environment.
• Fluency in both Arabic and English languages