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Senior Manager Medical & Scientific Affairs Mumbai

Abbott


Job Location:

Mumbai - India

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 7 October 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 4 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

JOB DESCRIPTION:

JOB SUMMARY

Lead the overall external engagement strategy to reinforce scientific leadership with a strong focus on elevating clinical nutrition science across India through evidence-based high impact initiatives.


CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Scientific Engagement Strategy & External Partnerships - Lead the overall external engagement strategy to reinforce scientific leadership with a strong focus on elevating clinical nutrition science across India through evidence-based highimpact initiatives


a. Develop an insightdriven strategic framework by synthesizing clinical practice trends HCP insights scientific advancements and competitive intelligence to define priority focus areas in clinical nutrition.

b. Establish and nurture strategic partnerships with medical associations academic institutions and leading experts to drive collaborative sciencebased initiatives that create longterm value.

c. Ensure compliant and seamless execution through structured planning risk assessments scenario planning and close collaboration with RA Legal PA and OEC.

Establish scientific impact metrics to evaluate engagement quality reach and influence using data for continuous improvement.

Medical Education Strategy execution & Impact Optimization- Partner with cross functional stakeholders to design and implement innovative medical education programs that effectively address unmet clinical needs and advance healthcare professional (HCP) capabilities.


a. Leverage crossfunctional insights by gathering intelligence on market dynamics practice gaps and realworld challenges faced by HCPs to inform educational priorities.

b. Translate unmet needs into targeted learning objectives using field insights KOL interactions published evidence and competitor assessments to identify specific competency gaps.

c. Develop structured execution plans with clear timelines roles deliverables and performance indicators to enable coordinated implementation across teams.

d. Integrate continuous feedback mechanisms by capturing learnings from internal stakeholders and external participants to refine program design and enhance future relevance.

e. Measure educational impact using dashboards feedback metrics and competency assessments to evaluate effectiveness and inform strategic evolution of medical education initiatives.

Continuously evaluate and optimize internal processes to improve efficiency eliminate complexity and enhance governance


a. Identify pain points experienced by the crossfunctional team during execution of major medical education events/initiatives.

b. Identify opportunity areas to resolve ambiguity in processes and enhance clarity. Conduct endtoend process reviews to highlight steps prone to misinterpretation or inconsistency and translate these into clear streamlined and unambiguous process improvements.

c. Cocreate robust userfriendly guidance documents SOP refinements and decision frameworks that simplify execution increase predictability and ensure crossfunctional alignment.

d. Establish and clearly document responsibilities handover points and accountability structures for each function enabling efficient coordination reduced duplication and strong compliance adherence.

e. Act as the primary point of contact with OEC and Legal to obtain timely process approvals ensuring all medical education activities adhere to ethical regulatory and company standards without operational delays.

Track and measure the impact of all external engagement and medical education initiatives using defined KPIs to continually optimize program effectiveness and strengthen scientific value delivery.

a. Maintain documentation for all the identified events as per Good Documentation Practices

and International TTT

and update repository of documents for archival

b. Data collation for Medical Team

with the medical team to collate information for bi-weekly updates and other reports

medical meetings plan and calendarize the meetings circulate Minutes of meetings.

Dashboard coordinate with Medical Team for updating the dashboard on quarterly basis.

c. Data analysis and report generation for Medical KPIs

i Leverage data analytics tools like Power BI etc. for building dashboard to report KPIs and performance on quarterly basis.

ii. Conduct trend analysis and identify trends for medical information queries received by the medical team


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education:

BSc (Dietetics)/ Registered Dietitian (RD)/ MBBS/ BDS / MBA

Education Level:

Major/Field of Study:

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE

Experience

Experience Details

8 Years

Medical communication KOL engagement building and implementation of SOPs and guidance with understanding of the external rules and regulations for HCP engagement

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Medical & Scientific Affairs

DIVISION:
ANRD Nutrition Research & Development

LOCATION:
India > Mumbai : BKC Building

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes 25 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day)


Required Experience:

Senior Manager


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