Country Medical Head

Medison offers hope to patients suffering from rare and severe diseases by forming partnerships with emerging biotech companies to accelerate access to highly innovative therapies in international markets.

As the creator and leader of the global partnership category in the pharma industry we strive to be Always Ahead and work relentlessly to bring therapy to patients in need no matter where they live.

Our values are at the core of every action we take and we are committed to going above and beyond for the benefit of the patients we serve.

We are a dynamic fast-paced company operating in over 34 countries across 5 continents. We are looking for out-of-the-box thinkers people who are passionate caring agile and adaptive to join us on our mission. If you are looking to make a difference in peoples lives we invite you to join us!

The Country Medical Head is the seniormost medical leader in Hungary responsible for both the strategic direction and operational excellence of the Medical Affairs function. This role oversees all medical activities for the assigned product portfolio providing expert medical guidance and educational support to marketing teams and crossfunctional partners.

The Country Medical Head leads develops and empowers the Medical Affairs Managers (MAMs) and Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) ensuring high scientific standards and impactful external engagement.

As the organizations medical expert in Hungary the Country Medical Head builds and nurtures strategic peerlevel partnerships with Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) advancing scientific understanding and supporting the appropriate use of medicines to improve patient outcomes.

This position reports to the Cluster Medical Head works in close collaboration with the Country Manager and serves as an active member of the Country Leadership Team.

• Provide deep medical expertise across relevant therapeutic areas ensuring continuous awareness of scientific and clinical developments and effectively disseminating updates to Medical Affairs and where appropriate to commercial teams.
• Lead coach and develop a team of Medical Affairs Managers (MAMs) and/or Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) including recruitment engagement performance eanagement and ongoing professional growth.
• Review interpret and communicate scientific evidence including analysis of key literature preparation of scientific materials and delivery of lectures and presentations.
• Engage with Medisons partner companies as needed to align on scientific strategic or operational topics.
• Provide strategic guidance to the medical teams across the full product portfolio.
• Represent Medison at national and international scientific events including conferences symposia and HQled meetings.
• Build and maintain strong scientific relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) by identifying engaging and nurturing collaborative partnerships across relevant therapeutic areas. Develop productive relationships with Patient Advocacy Groups (PAGs) and other healthcare stakeholders to advance disease awareness and support patient needs.
• Lead medical education initiatives for healthcare professionals through field visits scientific meetings and other platforms to enhance product knowledge and clinical understanding.
• Address and resolve medical inquiries promptly providing accurate and scientifically sound information.
• Develop annual medical operational plans including strategic roadmaps and budgets in collaboration with medical managers and the marketing team.
• Contribute to business and brand planning offering medical insights and strategic support to crossfunctional partners.
• Support reimbursement and market access activities including preparing medical documentation and collaborating closely with the regulatory and market access teams.
• Work closely with marketing and market access teams maintaining scientific independence while contributing to crossfunctional alignment.
• Oversee compassionate use programs and local clinical research ensuring appropriate governance and compliance.
• Collaborate on reimbursement processes for the national health basket providing the necessary scientific and medical support.
• Review and approve promotional materials in accordance with compliance standards and company policies.
• Report safety information including adverse events to the Pharmacovigilance department in a timely and compliant manner.
• Respond to InvestigatorInitiated Study (IIS) requests where appropriate ensuring adherence to internal procedures.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to optimize investigator site visits and support study execution.
• Ensure strict adherence to ethical standards regulatory guidelines and the companys code of conduct including appropriate interactions with external partners.
• Act as a role model for Medisons culture and values demonstrating professionalism integrity and respect for the compliance and cultural norms of all stakeholders.

Requirements:

Required education and experience:

• Doctorate degree (MD or PhD) in Life Sciences - including Medicine Dentistry Veterinary Medicine or Pharmacy.
• 810 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in medical and/or commercial roles; experience in a startup or fastgrowing environment is an advantage.
• Background in Rare Diseases and/or Oncology with established relationships and strong networks among leading national KOLs is highly desirable.
• Proven experience in product launches ideally across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Strong scientific clinical and Medical Affairs expertise with the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights.
• Demonstrated experience discussing clinical and scientific concepts including both onlabel and offlabel topics in a compliant manner.
• Ability to leverage data and insights to inform strategy plan next steps and enhance engagement with healthcare stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with diverse healthcare stakeholders (e.g. clinicians institutions PAGs regulators payers).
• Solid understanding of the local healthcare system its stakeholders market dynamics and regulatory framework.

Required qualifications:

• Ability to clearly understand interpret and communicate scientific and medical information to diverse internal and external audiences.
• Strong teaching and presentation skills.
• Highly collaborative teamoriented and patientcentric.
• Excellent active listening and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trustbased professional relationships.
• Fluent in English with strong written and verbal communication abilities including handling scientific content.
• Comfortable working in dynamic fastchanging environments; demonstrates agility adaptability and scientific curiosity.
• Engaging with HCPs with strong interest in understanding their needs and perspectives.
• Analytical mindset driven by scientific evidence and databased decision making.
• Strong stakeholdermanagement capabilities both internally and externally.
• High integrity and strong compliance mindset.
• Proactive takes initiative and learns from both successes and failures.
• Able to work effectively with senior stakeholders including health authorities health funds and institutional partners.
• Strong digital and IT skills to operate effectively in a modern digitallyenabled environment.
• Willingness to travel nationally as required; valid drivers license.

Internal and External Work Interfaces:

• Internal - all Medison divisions
• External - clinics KOLs; HCPs; and key decision makers with the MOH etc.