Director, Medical Affairs

A growing mid sized pharma business on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. They are looking for a Director of Medical Affairs who is ideally a physician with demonstrable experience in lifecycle management and launch of new products across multiple therapy areas. The company is a world leading manufacturer of innovative & generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. They are recruiting a Medical Director to provide medical leadership, lead and motivate a successful high performing team in a fast-paced environment. You will develop long term strategy, lead agile teams, resource and manage end to end processes and governance for high-quality outcomes. You will have a deep knowledge and capability of collaboration, partnering, acquiring, development of talent and integrating digital technologies in all relevant departments and business. You will support business development in project evaluation, due diligence and providing technical inputs to potential projects and product launches You will provide and coordinate support to all departments including marketing and commercial and across all aspects of the business You will understand compliance, regulatory and pharmacovigilance requirements You will identify and troubleshoot process deviations and suggest effective corrective and preventative actions You will represent medical affairs at relevant UK, IRL and EU/Global Meetings and communicate outputs, engage with internal and external stakeholders. You will manage and provide strategic leadership to MSL/ Scientific /Medical Advisor team You will deputize for Cluster lead UK & Ireland Medical on EU Medical leadership team as appropriate. Requirements Qualified Physician with experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry Strategic thinker Final Medical Signatory experience A thorough understanding of the NHS, having worked within it and an intimate understanding of pharmaceuticals and their commercial implications Extensive knowledge and understanding of all relevant medicinal product and medical device regulations (Neurology preferred), UK and EMA, including relevant advertising regulations, and the ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry The company will offer an excellent compensation package including a competitive salary, bonus and long term incentive. They are based near London but will consider a remote candidate with some office visits. They will also offer a generous relocation package but this is a UK based role so NHS experience is essential.