Zone Medical Lead, Philippines

• Job Title: Zone Medical Lead, Philippines

• Category: Digestive Brands & CM L

• Reporting to: ASEA Science Head

• Location: Taguig City, Philippines

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally .

Our mission: to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.

At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands , our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers.

Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.B Corp certified in multiple markets , we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.

Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at www.opella.com.

Mission & Tasks

Zone Medical Lead for ASEA countries :

• Lead and manage medical strategy and objectives for assigned brands

• Evaluate and define a portfolio approach for science value creation.

• Ensure clear priorities are defined in alignment with Science Affairs vision and priorities.

• Promote scientific innovation opportunities through proactive cross- functional contribution that align with brand direction.

Country Medical Lead for Philippines and Singapore :

• Accountable for local medical strategy, claims and HCP activities for products available

• Responsible to interact with all the appropriate stakeholders to ensure compliance according to local and global requirements and Opella policies

• Ensure medical environment and requirements are well understood and considered in product business strategies

Medical Information (2 nd line) lead for Philippines and Singapore and back up for Indonesia

Key Contributions & Activities

MEDICAL

• Provides strategic medical support to the scientific affairs team for Opella business

• Act as the primary contact for medical governance requirements within Opella Philippines and Singapore

• Provides product related medical inputs for assigned Opella brands, activities as well as local Philippines brands and activities

• Provides medical support to the Brand, Innovation and Commercial teams in the recruitment and development of key opinion leaders, advocacy initiatives and medical affairs activities

• Provides medical expertise to support and enhance claims generation and substantiation, ensuring scientific credibility and brand relevance

• Develops Science content and trainings for assigned brands as well as local adaptation to lead trainings for local commercial team (train the trainer concept)

• Acts as the Medical Information lead for the Opella Philippines and Singapore and the backup Medical Information Lead for Indonesia.

• Provides medical support to Quality Assurance, in ensuring patient safety

• Supports Regulatory Affairs in scientific requirements

• Reviews and approves promotional and scientific materials

• Evaluate & define a brand approach for Science value creation (Science Formula), and creation of HCP strategy with clear priorities defined and aligned with brand strategy for assigned brands

• Ensure delivery of medical commitments at a local level by clearly defining the desired outcome(s) from prioritized activities defined in medical strategies, and define operational milestones to deliver on these medical commitments

• Promote scientific innovation opportunities across our portfolio through proactive cross- functional contribution to global strategic medical brand plans or developing ASEA Science plans (Science Formula) that align with ASEA brand and country overall strategy.

• Key medical information (MI) management activities: create and maintain response documents, assess customer needs and provide effective solutions through regular data analysis, generate metrics, reports, dashboards and insights, oversee and train front-line MI Vendor, conduct quality checks

• Partner with R&D, Consumer Evidence and Global/AMEA/ASEA medical to address strategic data gaps

• Ensure Opella Medical governance is implemented and ensure company/ industry standards are maintained at all the times for Philippines and Singapore

• Ensure compliance to local legislative requirements and proactive champion the compliance agenda with the business by upholding Opella Internal Standards

• Complete in timely manner audit and inspection observations in close interaction with Global/Local Functions

Scope of Responsibility

Management Responsibilities:

Medical Lead:

• Lead and manage medical strategies, claims and HCP activities.

• Complete in timely manner audit and inspection observations in close interaction with Global/Local Functions

Latitude of Action:

• Safeguarding business with science and innovations

• Agility and Simplicity

• Compliance with rules and regulations

Role Impact:

• Unlock science to empower consumers to take health in their hands.

• Ensure consumer safety

Requirements:

• At least graduate in scientific/health related degree (e.g. MD, PhD, PharmD)

• Scientific background with experience in medical and/or pharmacy.

• Min. 8-10 years of experience

• Having experience in consumer health care and/or pharmaceuticals is preferred
  

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

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