Senior Medical Manager

The Senior Medical Manager plays a pivotal role in leading and implementing the Medical Affairs strategy in alignment with global therapeutic area plans, commercial priorities, and regulatory requirements. This position is responsible for driving scientific excellence, generating evidence, and engaging key stakeholders to support business growth and portfolio advocacy across multiple countries, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. The role also serves as the affiliate lead for clinical research, ensuring robust key opinion leader (KOL) engagement and providing strategic leadership across assigned therapeutic portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

Medical Affairs Leadership (40%)
Lead and execute medical strategies for designated therapeutic areas, ensuring alignment with both global and affiliate objectives. Oversee the development and implementation of medical plans that support product lifecycle management and business goals.

KOL Engagement (30%)
Establish and maintain strategic relationships with key opinion leaders across therapeutic areas. Facilitate scientific exchange and collaboration to enhance the company’s reputation and influence within the medical community.

Clinical Research Leadership (20%)
Lead affiliate-level clinical research activities, including bioequivalence (BE) studies, epidemiological research, registries, and observational studies. Collaborate closely with global and local stakeholders to ensure successful study execution and data generation.

Medical Operations (10%)
Manage affiliate medical operations to ensure compliance with global standards and local regulatory requirements. Support medico-marketing activities and provide scientific training to commercial and sales teams.

Additional responsibilities include leading clinical studies, overseeing publications, generating real-world evidence, supporting product launches, and ensuring effective medical governance and scientific exchange practices.

Required Qualifications

- Minimum qualification of MBBS is essential.
- Postgraduate qualifications will be considered an advantage.
- Relevant experience in Medical Affairs and clinical research within the pharmaceutical industry is required.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

- Additional qualifications such as an MBA are preferred.
- The role involves travel approximately 20% of the time across the assigned geographic scope.
- The position operates within the Established Pharmaceuticals Division (EPD) under the Medical Director’s leadership.
- Work shift is standard, with significant work activities including prolonged periods of sitting and standing during an 8-hour workday.
- Location for this role is primarily Karachi, Pakistan, with multi-country responsibilities including Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Compensation details vary by location and are aligned with industry standards. This position falls under the Product Development job family within the EPD division.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced medical professional to contribute strategically to medical affairs, clinical research, and stakeholder engagement in a dynamic, multi-country environment.