Summary
Novartis is hiring a Medical Manager in Riyadh to support Medical Affairs plans for an assigned therapy area. The role includes responding to medical enquiries, contributing to clinical research and evidence-generation activities, engaging medical experts, and reviewing medical and promotional materials for compliance. The position is split between external stakeholder engagement and office-based responsibilities, at 50% each. Applicants need an MD, PharmD, or PhD, at least two years of pharmaceutical-industry Medical Affairs experience, and fluency in Arabic and English; Neuroscience experience is a plus.
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Job Description Summary
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 & organize clinical studies, building educational dialogue with MEs and regulatory stakeholders.
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.
Requirements:
- 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
Skills Desired
Clinical Protocols, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Critical Care, Drug Development, Medical Information, Organizing, Stakeholder Engagement