Medical Affairs Lead Asia Pacific

Role Overview

The Medical Affairs Lead provides scientific and medical leadership to support the organization’s strategy, product portfolio and business in Asia Pacific region. The role works, considering compliance as foundation, around the key strategic, scientific, business enabling pillars of new product launches, medical education strategy, scientific engagement & advocacy creation with HCPs (Healthcare professionals)/ KOLs ( Key opinion leaders) and life cycle management of new & existing products with various initiatives. The role bridges Commercial, Regulatory, Clinical Development, and external healthcare stakeholders to ensure evidence-based decision-making, ethical scientific exchange, and compliant execution of medical and clinical initiatives. The role helps to translate global medical strategy for Innovative assets into regionally relevant plans that address the scientific, clinical and healthcare needs of diverse APAC markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Medical Affairs strategy for APAC region aligned with global medical objectives, portfolio priorities and regional business objectives with respect to innovative /specialty products.
• Develop and execute stand-alone medical plans for region-specific products in collaboration with cross functional regional teams into country-level strategies, considering local disease burden, clinical practice, treatment pathways, access conditions, and unmet medical needs.
• Partner with global and country teams to assess launch readiness and resolve medical capability or evidence gaps.
• Act as a senior Medical Affairs subject-matter expert for the APAC region and provide scientific and medical expertise to internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead medical education programs, advisory boards, congress and scientific meetings and publication planning.
• Build and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, and academic institutions.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of relevant therapeutic areas, scientific developments, treatment guidelines, competitive landscapes, and evolving standards of care.
• Identify regional evidence gaps and recommend appropriate studies, including real-world evidence studies, investigator-initiated research, epidemiological studies, outcomes research, registries, and other data-generation initiatives.
• Support clinical research studies including post-authorization clinical studies like Phase IV.
• Review and approve medical and promotional materials for scientific accuracy and compliance.
• Collaborate with Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Market Access, Commercial, and Clinical teams.
• Monitor medical literature, treatment guidelines, and competitive landscape to generate insights.
• Ensure that all regional Medical Affairs activities are conducted in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, industry codes, company policies, and ethical standards.
• Mentor and develop Medical Affairs team members where applicable.
• Prepare and present medical updates, reports, and strategic recommendations to leadership
  
  

Key Stakeholders

Internal: Global Medical Affairs teams across the regions, Commercial/Sales, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, Portfolio, Business development, Project management, Market Access, Quality, Senior Leadership, HR and Finance.

External: Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), Investigators, Hospitals, Academic Institutions, Research networks, Medical Societies, Regulatory Authorities, Contract Research Organizations (CROs), Patient organizations & advocacy groups, Industry Partners and Glenmark’s business partners, particularly for innovative/specialty products.

Desired Experience And Knowledge

• MBBS, MD, (MD with Pharmacology or Medicine preferred).
• 8–12 years of experience in Medical Affairs function in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry (experience of working in Asia Pacific region & additional experience of clinical research is preferred)
• Strong understanding of regional diversity across APAC, including differences in healthcare systems, clinical practice, market access, regulation.
• Strong therapeutic area expertise of dermatology, respiratory and oncology is preferred.
• Knowledge of GCP, pharmacovigilance, regulatory requirements, and medical compliance.
• Experience in scientific communication, publication planning, and medical education.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and project management capabilities.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a matrix environment.

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