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Location: Cairo, Egypt #LI-Hybrid
About the Role:
As a Therapy Area Medical Lead, you will be responsible for leading the development and execution of country Medical Affairs Plan, acting as an accountable scientific partner communicating externally and internally, keeping up to date with key developments in TA under accountability, and gathering and sharing insights with global, region and country local stakeholders.
This role reports directly into the Country Head of Medical Affairs.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement country medical strategy to support overall cross-functional/franchise objectives, collaborating across functions.
• Interpret medical data, define, and execute dissemination strategy.
• Develop and implement country strategy for Non-Interventional Studies/Investigator Initiated Trial activities including maximizing use of registries /RWE generation.
• Act as country medical resource for TA and product training.
• Share clinical insights on country MEs’ needs.
• Ensure compliance of information and communication with P3 and relevant local regulations.

Role Requirements

Essential Requirements:
• Medical Doctor (MD).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar strategic position in Medical Affairs in a multinational company.
• People Management experience.
• Proven track record of contributing to publications and evidence generation.
• Proven track record of being highly engaged with MoH and KOLs in various projects and programs.
• Fluency in English and Arabic Languages.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Desirable Requirements:
• Experience in Cardiovascular Therapy Area is a plus.
• Experience managing Digital Health projects is a plus.
• Knowledge of Market Access and Health Economics key concepts and/or participation in related projects is preferred.
You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Novartis is a proud member of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network and the Valuable 500, promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in workplaces around the world. We also collaborate with international partners, such as Disability: IN, Purple Space, and Business Disability Forum to identify and develop best practice solutions to enable people with disabilities to participate as equal members of our organization.
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
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