Medical Oncology Head
Job Description Summary
Medical TA Strategy
- Adapt international medical plans into a
country tailored Medical TA strategy
supporting prelaunch, launch and lifecycle management.
- Build a strategic orientation and
tactical plans
across external insights, medical education, and publication planning.
- Set and oversee the
local data generation strategy
(RWE, HEOR inputs, evidence generation, Phase IV/IIIb) including publication plans.
- Provide
scientific and clinical expertise
to inform trial design, feasibility, integrated evidence strategies, and local clinical programs.
- Serve as the
disease area expert
for internal stakeholders (Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory, Commercial, Digital).
- Guarantee
ERC/compliance
Medical Engagement
- Lead and guide all
peer-to-peer scientific exchange
with HCPs and Medical Experts (MEs) to ensure credible, unbiased, scientific dialogue.
- Oversee MSL strategic direction, ensuring coherent field engagement plans aligned to TA strategy.
- Ensure systematic
external insight gathering
and translate insights into strategic recommendations.
- Support internal teams with
medical knowledge
, clinical data interpretation, and training.
- Ensure medical teams maintain highest standards in
evidence based, ethical engagement
.
Medical Education & Scientific Communication
- Design and execute the
medical education strategy
, including scientific events, symposia, hospital meetings, and congress activities.
- Localize and produce high quality
scientific communication materials
(presentations, publications, external education tools).
- Partner with Medical Customer Excellence and other internal functions on
external scientific event planning
, vendor management, congress measurement and reporting.
- Lead or support publication planning for the country TA.
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Provide scientific inputs to EE Capability Building
Medical Partnerships
- Build and maintain strong
partnerships with Medical Experts, scientific societies, and academic institutions
to support collaboration and scientific leadership in the TA.
- Partner cross-functionally with Commercial TA Heads, Value & Access, Regulatory, Execution Excellence and global/international/regional medical teams.
- Represent the company as the
credible scientific ambassador
in the TA, contributing to a positive reputation with key stakeholders and institutions.
- Strengthen the medical ecosystem by shaping
joint value creation initiatives
Leadership & Culture
- Foster an engaged, high-performance culture with clear goals, coaching, and ongoing development.
- Attract future ready talents, help them grow, and keep them engaged; strengthen succession and capability across the country organization.
- Lead by example with Novartis Leadership Expectations, encouraging transformation, strong performance, and a growth mindset.
Experiences
- 7+ years in Medical Affairs and/or Clinical Development
- Experience working in Oncology Therapeutic Area
- Proven track record in developing and executing
medical strategies
across the product lifecycle.
- Prior
leadership experiences.
- Experience in
scientific engagement
with Medical Experts/HCPs and guiding MSL/field medical teams.
- Demonstrated experience in
evidence generation
, publication planning, and interpreting clinical data.
- Cross‑functional collaboration experience with
Market Access, Regulatory, Marketing, Commercial
.
- Experience leading
medical education programs
, congress activities, and external scientific events.
- Exposure to regional/global medical functions with ability to translate strategy into local action.
- undefined
Functional Capabilities
- Ability to design and deliver
country specific medical strategies
, translating global direction into local execution.
- Strong scientific expertise with ability to
interpret and communicate complex clinical data
.
- Skilled in planning and overseeing
local evidence generation
(RWE, Phase IV, observational research).
- Proficient in developing/adapting
scientific communication and medical education materials
.
- Strong
commercial business acumen.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across matrix teams and provide clear
medical leadership
to cross‑functional partners.
- Solid understanding of
compliance,
regulatory requirements, and governance processes.
- undefined
Leadership Capabilities & Mindset
- Strategic thinker who can anticipate trends and translate insights into clear
TA priorities
.
- Influential leader able to
align cross functional stakeholders
and build trust with internal/external partners.
- Strong people leader who develops others through coaching, feedback, and scientific role modeling.
- Drives execution and fosters a
results-oriented
, evidence-based culture.
- Comfortable navigating
ambiguity and complexity
while driving innovation and continuous improvement.
- Excellent communicator with the ability to simplify complex scientific concepts for diverse audiences.
- High integrity, ethical judgment, and a patient centric mindset guiding all interactions.
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