Global Medical Affairs Category Head

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Job ID 104320BR

Country USA

Work Location Parsippany, NJ

Job Description Job Purpose

This is a medical affairs leadership role that incorporates a strategic and operational component,
including managing the medical affairs workload within the assigned therapeutic category. This
individual works closely with the R&D Category Head and Global Head Medical Affairs to define
the strategic and operational plans for the category’s medical affairs platform. This individual must
have the ability to form strategic relationships with cross-functional individuals within Novartis
OTC to ensure alignment in meeting the commercial and scientific objectives for the category’s
product portfolio.

Major Accountabilities

•Provide strategic and operational/functional direction of category medical affairs staff
•Create the strategy for medical communication in assigned category, in alignment with category objectives
•Achieve timely and delivery of high quality medical communications plan components, such as publications, abstracts, scientific posters, medical trainings, and toolkits
•Substantiate and propose claims for Novartis OTC products, based on clinical data and published literature
•Develop advocacy to support his/her therapeutic area/brand(s) by recruiting and maintaining relationships with key advisors and scientific thought leaders
•Defend Novartis OTC products from challenges from competitors and provides support to challenge competitors’ claims, including preparation of white papers
•Review and approve copies of promotional materials and other scientific communications
•Lead, train, and coach assigned medical affairs colleagues

Minimum Requirements Education

MD, PhD, or PharmD

Experience

5-7 years