Medical Affairs Manager, Pacific

Description:

Come work at the forefront of science - and help the brands you grew up with grow and evolve into the next generation.

Job Description - Medical Affairs Manager, Pacific (2407028378W)

This role will be responsible for the development and execution of medical plans and associated HCP engagement initiatives enabling the sustained growth of our Pacific Cluster business, as well as Kenvue’s Essential Health business across wider APAC region.

This position is part of the Medical & Safety Sciences APAC team and is based in Sydney, Australia. The role reports into the Head of Medical & Safety Sciences, Essential Health with dotted line reporting to the Head of Regulatory Affairs, Pacific. Operating with an end-to-end mindset, you will provide medical expert insights and robust risk-benefit management enabling the growth of Kenvue through partnership across local and regional partners.

Who We Are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA, AVEENO, TYLENOL, LISTERINE, JOHNSON’S and BAND-AID that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up with 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours.

Role reports to: Head of Medical & Safety Sciences, Essential Health APAC

Location: Sydney, Australia

Travel: up to 20%

What You Will Do

Lead Medical Affairs for Pacific

This role will focus on leading the medical strategies aligned with the business objectives across the Self Care (OTC) and Personal Care business in ANZ, maximizing the value of our brands with consumers, patients and relevant healthcare professionals (HCPs).

Key responsibilities include:

• Leverage medico-scientific expertise, clinical insights and external knowledge to drive HCP recommendation and support projects with tangible business impact.
• Build and maintain a trusted panel of local experts that can deliver industry leading, highly relevant scientific content to engage and educate HCPs.
• Develop and review communication materials and content, bringing in scientific insights to relevant communication tools and support dissemination for public health / consumer education.
• Proactively engage and maintain relationships with KOLs, Medical Associations, Universities, Hospitals and Research institutions at a local and regional level to drive Kenvue’s scientific thought-leadership, credibility, trust and advocacy for the science behind our brands.
• Provide medical expert insights and robust risk-benefit management working in close partnership with local commercial partners and the wider cross-functional teams.
• Development and delivery of medical brand plans covering evidence-generation, educational program design and execution, key professional and consumer scientific communications and KOL engagement in line with brand strategies.
• Provide medical and scientific input into the creation of HCP detailers, claims and educational materials in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Lead collaborations with the relevant local medical associations and support local teams engaging professional/government bodies.
• Enable activation of new medico-scientific content for amplification with KOLs/ HCPs/ Health Authorities/ Customers and Consumers.
• Develop and maintain strong internal networks to drive scientific excellence and increase recognition of HCPs' importance to our brands.
• Conduct regular training sessions to educate internal employees on the science of our products.
• Partner with local Commercial and Functional teams to support the activation of new claims and scientific communications.
• Support commercial events including live demos, Q&A sessions, PR engagements etc. to share our science with consumers and customers.
• Ensure local medical enquiries from internal and external customers are responded to in a timely fashion with high quality.
• Effective cross-functional collaboration on scientific engagement, thought-leadership, evidence-generation and medical education.

Regional Medical Affairs – Essential Health

This role will have a dual focus leveraging clinical insights and external knowledge to drive HCP recommendations maximizing the value of our brands with consumers, patients and relevant healthcare professionals (HCPs) for our Baby portfolio across APAC.

Key responsibilities include:

• Proactively engage and maintain relationships with KOLs, Medical Associations, Universities, Hospitals and Research institutions at a local and regional level.
• Accountable for managing budget, timings and executional delivery as aligned with the medical strategy.
• Provide medical expert insights and robust risk-benefit management working in close partnership with local commercial partners.
• Build and maintain a trusted panel of regional experts that can deliver industry leading, highly relevant scientific content.

What We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Pharmacist, Biological sciences PhD or Physician.
• 5+ years industry-relevant experience supporting both innovation and life cycle management projects.
• Prior experience in Medical Affairs within the Consumer Healthcare industry preferred.
• Ability to simplify complex medical information for various audiences.
• Proven track record of driving HCP engagement and KOL advocacy.
• Experience of developing and administering internal technical training programs.
• Strong science communicator with the ability to communicate science to a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams with outstanding communication skills.
• Strategic thinking and ability to contribute to business planning.
• Good project, budget and time-management skills.
• Strong personal leadership skills and business acumen.

What’s In It For You

• Benefits include Flexible Working, Health and Wellness Reimbursement, Volunteering Days and much more!

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.