
Medical Lead – OTC Brands
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Overview
Job Description
You’ve built experience, now use it where bold ideas meet real impact. At Opella, we’re challenging how self-care works for millions of people and need leaders and experts ready to shape what’s next. As a Medical Lead, you’ll bring your skill, your curiosity and your drive to make health simpler, smarter and more human.
About the Job
The Medical Lead will take responsibility for the medical and scientific stewardship of our OTC brands which includes pharmacologic and related non-pharmacological products. The main responsibilities include scientific innovation based on credible scientific evidence and actionable medical insights; effective collaboration internally and externally to evolve scientific engagement and improved consumer health outcomes; translation of global medical strategies into local medical plans for our brands; and the promotion of development and implementation of self-care solutions to improve consumer health outcomes.
Main Responsibilities:
Scientific innovation and development of differentiated promotional claims based on credible evidence and actionable medical insights that are aligned with the Brand purpose
Effective collaboration internally and externally to evolve scientific engagement with key internal and external experts, health authorities and shapers of health care systems
Strong knowledge of FDA regulations and processes, including experience with briefing books and acting as the medical representative during FDA meetings
Solid understanding of clinical trials and real-world evidence, with the ability to effectively communicate complex medical data
Enhance effective self-care and improved consumer health outcomes by promoting and developing creative, evidence-based, consumer-oriented solutions for brands
Provide strategic medical stewardship for the allergy therapeutic area product portfolio to ensure differentiated product positioning, innovative life cycle management and development of implementable, empowering self-care solutions
Strong collaboration and partnership with a cross functional team to ensure end to end medical leadership for our Brands from ideation through to launch and support of base products
Strong partnership with the global medical team to ensure delivery of global brand in US
Develop capabilities to enable delivery of quality medical and strategic stewardship and ensure simplification
Provide strategic medical and scientific insights from the therapeutic area to support CHC R&D efforts
Collaboratively present and align US clinical/scientific strategies and priorities with global and commercial CHC organizations and deliver on local medical commitments.
About You:
M.D., Pharm.D., PhD. or equivalent health care related postgraduate degree
In-depth knowledge of clinical drug development, pharmacovigilance, risk benefit assessment, regulatory framework for pharmacological products and promotional product claims
At least 5-7 years of experience in clinical functions supporting Consumer Healthcare or pharmaceutical industry
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to work in cross-functional teams
Excellent oral and written communication skill
This is more than the next step in your career, it’s a chance to lead change and help reinvent self-care for the world. If you’re ready to challenge, inspire and deliver impact that matters, we’re ready for you.
We are challengers. We are Opella.
North America Applicants Only
The salary range for this position is:
$155,833.33 - $170,000
Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.
www.opella.com/en/careers
OpellaInc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.
About Us:
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 is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.
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 4 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.
As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.
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