Head of Medical, CEE

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Croatia.

📋 Description

• Lead the Medical Affairs strategy for the CEE+ region across various affiliates, platform resources, and partner markets.

• Own the scientific agenda for a designated asset, converting Sobi's strategy into scientific communication, KOL engagement, evidence generation, and field execution.

• Build, mentor, and guide Medical Leads within the CEE+ medical platform, responsible for other therapeutic areas.

• Develop, resource, implement, and monitor CEE+ Medical Affairs plans while supporting affiliate LMIP plans.

• Propel the agenda for the designated asset and business development initiatives.

• Provide matrix medical leadership to CEE+ affiliates and partner markets.

• Head the CEE+ Medical Leadership Team and assist in the CEERJ Medical Agenda.

• Support local planning, ensure execution quality, prioritize tasks, and prepare for launches.

• Define clear roles, responsibilities, objectives, KPIs, performance expectations, and development plans for the medical platform team.

• Deliver high-quality scientific engagement, impactful field execution, structured insight generation, evidence-based activities, and compliant medical communication.

• Collaborate with Commercial, PACE, RDMA, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Quality, Geo-Expansion, Portfolio Management, Finance, HR, partner organizations, and other functions.

• Represent CEE+ Medical Affairs in regional, global, and local forums as well as strategic projects.

• Provide support to the line manager in the CEE Grant Committee, CEERJ LT and workflows, ISS, MAP approvals, and Veeva activities.

• Ensure governance and compliance across medical plans, deliverables, materials, external interactions, field engagements, partner-market activities, advisory boards, medical education, and cross-functional initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• A university degree in a medical-science field or a related discipline.

• Preferably possess medical, clinical, or research experience in the relevant disease area.

• Proven experience in both pre-launch and launch activities, at the country level and above, with increasing responsibilities.

• Strong history of engaging KOLs both locally and internationally.

• Understanding of health systems and healthcare decision-making processes, including regulatory, safety, legal, and compliance frameworks.

• Experience in multi-stakeholder project management and leadership, delivering projects on time and within budget.

• Demonstrated matrix leadership, influencing affiliates, general managers, and global teams without formal authority.

• Experience in recruiting, managing, and developing a medical team, including performance plans and coaching across various capability levels and country maturities.

• Personal accountability and ownership with a continuous focus on performance and operational excellence.

• Ability to discuss scientific ideas with KOLs and HCPs and present scientific data to both small and large audiences.

• Capability to quickly acquire therapeutic-area knowledge for the assigned asset and oversee additional disease areas through the team.

• Experience in evidence generation, publications, and scientific dissemination.

• Experience with reimbursed patient access projects is highly advantageous.

• Strong listening skills and the capacity to work within virtual and multidisciplinary teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Above-average computer proficiency.

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

• Proficiency in other CEE languages is a plus.

• Willingness to travel regionally and internationally, approximately 30% of working time.

• Availability for external meetings, congresses, and internal meetings outside standard hours, with prior notice.

• A valid driver's license may be required depending on the local role setup.

🏝️ Benefits

• A competitive benefits package that promotes employee health and well-being.

• An international work environment.

• Opportunities to collaborate with global, regional, and local teams.

• Professional development through coaching, leadership, and tailored development plans.

• Flexible home-based or hybrid work arrangements based on country, local employment setup, and business needs.