Regional Medical Lead Rare Diseases
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Job Summary
About DKSH
DKSHs purpose is to enrich peoples lives. For 160 years we have been marketing selling and distributing high-quality products and brands for multinational and Fortune 500 companies. Through our Business Units Consumer Goods Healthcare Performance Materials and Technology we deliver sustainable growth for our partners. We contribute to improving the quality of life for our employees and people in the local communities in which we operate. Headquartered in Switzerland DKSH is publicly listed and operates in 36 markets across Asia Pacific Europe and North America. We employ over 28000 specialists and produced net sales of CHF 11.1 billion in 2024.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Regional Therapeutic Area Medical Lead to be based in Thailand supporting our Asia Pacific medical strategy for Rare Diseases and Pain Management. This role is wellsuited for an experienced medical affairs professional who values scientific excellence collaboration and longterm impact and who is comfortable working in a payerled healthcare environment.
As an individual contributor you will play a key role in shaping regional medical direction supporting country teams and building trusted partnerships with medical experts and healthcare stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Regional Medical Affairs Leadership
- Act as theregional medical expert for the assigned therapy area.
- Define and implement the regional medical affairs strategy aligned with brand and lifecycle priorities.
- Represent and articulate the regional medical perspective ensuring scientific consistency while supporting local market needs.
- Provide medical leadership across prelaunch launch and postlaunch phases.
Scientific Engagement & Medical Education
- Build and maintain strong credible relationships with Medical Experts societies and key institutions across the region.
- Lead scientific exchange medical education and nonpromotional content development including digital and omnichannel initiatives.
- Support evidence generation activities including RWE and Phase IV studies aligned with regional and local priorities.
- Ensure regional oversight of medical governance compliance and quality standards.
PayerLed Market & Access Support
- Provide medical input to reimbursement and market access strategies particularly relevant to payerdriven systems such as Thailand.
- Support country teams with scientific value communication focused on patient outcomes and healthcare system needs.
Regional Enablement & Collaboration
- Partner closely with local medical teams by providing training guidance and strategic input.
- Collaborate with Commercial Market Access and Regulatory colleagues in a matrix environment.
- Track and monitor regional medical KPIs including scientific engagement quality insights generation and external impact.
What Youll Bring:
Education
- Bachelors degree in Medicine or Pharmaceutical Sciences subspecialty or advanced scientific training is an advantage
Experience
- Minimum 7 years of experience in Medical Affairs and/or Clinical Research
- 4 years of cluster Medical Affairs experience across SEA / APAC (mandatory)
- Experience working in payerled or accessdriven healthcare systems is required
- Exposure to Rare Diseases and/or Pain Management is an advantage
- Experience working across diverse healthcare systems in SEA / Asia Pacific
Skills & Personal Attributes
- Strong scientific knowledge and credibility with healthcare professionals
- Confident communicator who can influence across cultures functions and countries
- Comfortable influencing and collaboratingwithout direct authority
- Comfortable working in a matrix organization with regional travel
- Structured thoughtful and patientcentric approach to decision making
- Fluent in English (written and spoken). Proficiency in other Asian languages are a strong advantage
Why Join Us:
- Regional impact - Shape medical strategy across multiple Asian markets and see your work translate into realworld patient outcomes.
- Career breadth & development - Gain full product lifecycle exposure from prelaunch to postmarketing while leading highvisibility regional initiatives.
Interested
Apply with your CV and if available a brief summary of your experience inmedical launches (rare diseases) Phase IV studies or realworld evidence projects.
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About Company
DKSH Spain distributes, markets, and sells high-quality products and brands, helping businesses in Spain develop and grow.
