Job Description Summary
The Medical TA Head defines and executes the country-specific medical strategy for the assigned Therapeutic Area, ensuring aligned and impactful delivery of scientific engagement, medical education, evidence generation, and cross‑functional support. The role serves as the country’s scientific leader for the TA, shaping strategy, guiding external customer and field engagement, and ensuring high scientific standards across all medical activities throughout the product lifecycle.
Job Description
Medical TA Strategy
Adapt international medical plans into a country tailored Medical TA strategy supporting prelaunch, launch and lifecycle management.
Build a strategic orientation and tactical plans across external insights, medical education, and publication planning.
Set and oversee the local data generation strategy (RWE, HEOR inputs, evidence generation, Phase IV/IIIb) including publication plans.
Provide scientific and clinical expertise to inform trial design, feasibility, integrated evidence strategies, and local clinical programs.
Serve as the disease area expert for internal stakeholders (Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory, Commercial, Digital).
Guarantee ERC/compliance in all medical activities and materials.
Medical Engagement
Lead and guide all peer-to-peer scientific exchange with HCPs and Medical Experts (MEs) to ensure credible, unbiased, scientific dialogue.
Oversee MSL strategic direction, ensuring coherent field engagement plans aligned to TA strategy.
Ensure systematic external insight gathering and translate insights into strategic recommendations.
Support internal teams with medical knowledge , clinical data interpretation, and training.
Ensure medical teams maintain highest standards in evidence based, ethical engagement .
Medical Education & Scientific Communication
Design and execute the medical education strategy , including scientific events, symposia, hospital meetings, and congress activities.
Localize and produce high quality scientific communication materials (presentations, publications, external education tools).
Partner with Medical Customer Excellence and other internal functions on external scientific event planning , vendor management, congress measurement and reporting.
Lead or support publication planning for the country TA.
Provide scientific inputs to EE Capability Building to design/localize capability programs/curricula for medical teams and for TA teams and partner for the delivery of those.
Medical Partnerships
Build and maintain strong partnerships with Medical Experts, scientific societies, and academic institutions to support collaboration and scientific leadership in the TA.
Partner cross-functionally with Commercial TA Heads, Value & Access, Regulatory, Execution Excellence and global/international/regional medical teams.
Represent the company as the credible scientific ambassador in the TA, contributing to a positive reputation with key stakeholders and institutions.
Strengthen the medical ecosystem by shaping joint value creation initiatives , evidence based collaborations, and multistakeholder partnerships.
Leadership & Culture
• Foster an engaged, high-performance culture with clear goals, coaching, and ongoing development.
• Attract future ready talents, help them grow, and keep them engaged; strengthen succession and capability across the country organization.
• Lead by example with Novartis Leadership Expectations, encouraging transformation, strong performance, and a growth mindset.
Ideal Background
Experiences:
7+ years in Medical Affairs and/or Clinical Development
Experience working in Oncology Therapeutic Area
Proven track record in developing and executing medical strategies across the product lifecycle.
Prior leadership experiences.
Experience in scientific engagement with Medical Experts/HCPs and guiding MSL/field medical teams.
Demonstrated experience in evidence generation , publication planning, and interpreting clinical…