Zone Medical Lead Philippines

* **Job Title: Zone Medical Lead, Philippines** * **Category: Digestive Brands & CML**   * **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.](https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.opella.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CAmelie.Weber%40sanofi.com%7Cf4fa1f946a784e2e04b408dd6bdb7a7a%7Caca3c8d6aa714e1aa10e03572fc58c0b%7C0%7C0%7C638785313134200422%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hepECUwdz0UEtP228tpdK3YXzQZYzR42vL7al0M9ggs%3D&reserved=0) **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. [www.opella.com/en/careers](http://www.opella.com/en/careers)