Associate Director, Medical Affairs Lead- General Medicine & Speciality Medicine

Job Description

• Recruits, hires and develops talent within the Medical Affairs team.
• Creates an empowering, compliant, collaborative, and innovation-focused work environment.
• Builds a culture of quality and compliance through training, oversight and collaboration.
• Develops and executes the Country Medical Affairs Plans (CMAPs) for the TA, ensuring alignment with global strategy and adherence to relevant regulations and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Manages the TA portfolio, balancing global and local priorities.
• Performs observational field visits with Field Medical Advisors to assess scientific and soft-skill acumen

• Oversees the development and execution of CMAPs, including post-licensure research, publication plans, and investigator-initiated studies.
• Manages the operating administrative and lifecycle-management budget for the TA.
• Supports inspections and audits and provides assistance in answering inquiries by health authorities and internal auditors.
• Ensures Field Medical Advisors/MSLs have assigned geographic territories and/or indications aligned with the Medical Affairs Plan
• Manages the country-developed Protocol Concept Sheets (PCSs) and supports obtaining regional and global approvals for new local data-generation activities.

• Represents V&I in cross-functional teams, collaborating with Global Clinical Development (GCD), Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO), and other internal stakeholders.
• Provides scientific expertise to commercial product teams, ensuring the scientific and medical value of the company’s products.
• Fosters collaboration among local marketing teams, market access teams, Regional Directors of Medical Affairs (RDMAs), regional marketing, and Medical Managers to support the TA in achieving local and regional goals.
• Ensures correct development of core competencies of Medical Affairs in the team.

• Serves as the external interface with key TA stakeholders, professional societies, and the broader scientific community.
• Develops and maintains relationships with health-care professionals (HCPs), providers, and academic centers.
• Collaborates with market access, regulatory, and commercial colleagues to engage payers, policymakers, and other decision-makers.
• Liaises with national and international physicians to establish good relationships and model HCP perception about the company’s products.
• When needed, engages in scientific exchange to bridge science to clinical practice and improve patient outcomes.

• MD, PhD or PharmD with a minimum of three to five years of clinical, Medical Affairs, and/or research experience in a relevant disease area.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with various business units and senior leaders.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to create and execute complex strategic and operational initiatives.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, including goal setting and priority alignment.
• Deep experience in the company’s therapeutic areas of interest (e.g., Cardiovascular (PAH, Lipids), COPD3, Immunology (IBD, Rheumatology).
• at least 2 years of strong leadership skills with documented people-management experience.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in matrix organizations and manage direct reports.
• Experience in the development or field management of interventional/non-interventional studies.
• Saudi National is a priority.

• Specialty clinical training (e.g., residency or fellowship).
• Previous Medical Affairs experience.
• Innovative thinker with the ability to identify and develop…