About the Role

Novartis is seeking a Medical Manager to join their team. This full-time role is customer-facing and focuses on supporting the design, implementation, and execution of Medical Affairs plans for an assigned Therapy Area, aligning with the overall product strategy. The position requires 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Role Context and Objectives

The Medical Manager provides scientific information, assists in designing and organizing clinical studies, and fosters educational dialogue with Medical Experts (MEs) and regulatory stakeholders. The role involves a balanced approach, with approximately 50% external stakeholder engagement and 50% office-based responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to medical enquiries accurately, compliantly, and in a timely manner, including developing standard response documents as needed.
• Provide medical and scientific input into clinical trial and research activities, including study initiation and oversight within the therapy area.
• Support local evidence-generation activities, such as non-interventional studies and investigator-initiated trials.
• Build scientific partnerships across the disease journey by engaging medical experts, supporting publications, and contributing to data generation initiatives.
• Review and approve medical and promotional materials in line with local and global compliance requirements.
• Share actionable medical insights with cross-functional stakeholders, including Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory, Market Access, Quality, and Commercial teams.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Proven ability to build credible relationships with medical experts and key decision-makers.
• Strong understanding of clinical research, evidence generation, and the evolving therapeutic landscape.
• Experience translating scientific insights into meaningful cross-functional action.
• Confidence using digital tools and data to support stakeholder engagement, insight gathering, and decision-making.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills in a matrix environment.

Work Type

This is a full-time position.

Application Information

Salary for this position will be disclosed during the recruitment process.