Head of Medical, CEE

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the CEE+ Medical Affairs strategy across affiliates, platform resources, and partner markets.

• Take ownership of the regional scientific agenda for a designated asset, which includes scientific communication, KOL engagement, evidence generation, and field execution.

• Develop, coach, and lead CEE+ medical platform Medical Leads throughout the Sobi portfolio.

• Spearhead the development, resource allocation, execution, and follow-up of CEE+ Medical Affairs plans while supporting affiliate LMIP plans.

• Provide matrix medical leadership to CEE+ affiliates and partner markets, ensuring effective planning, execution quality, prioritization, and launch readiness.

• Guide, mentor, and develop the CEE+ medical platform team by defining roles, responsibilities, objectives, KPIs, performance expectations, and development plans.

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

• Collaborate with CEE+ cross-functional teams and departments such as Commercial, PACE, RDMA, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Quality, Geo-Expansion, Portfolio Management, Finance, HR, and partner organizations.

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

• Support 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 another relevant discipline.

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

• Proven experience in pre-launch and launch activities, both domestically and internationally, with increasing levels of responsibility.

• A strong history of engaging with KOLs at local and international levels.

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

• Experience in managing multi-stakeholder projects and leadership roles, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery.

• Demonstrated matrix leadership skills, 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 maturity.

• A sense of personal accountability, ownership, and commitment to performance and operational excellence.

• Ability to effectively communicate scientific concepts with KOLs and HCPs, and present scientific data to diverse audiences.

• Capability to rapidly develop therapeutic-area knowledge for the assigned asset and oversee other disease areas through team collaboration.

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

• Experience with reimbursed patient access projects is highly desirable.

• Strong listening skills and the ability to work effectively in virtual and multidisciplinary teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with above-average computer proficiency.

• Proficiency in written and spoken English; knowledge of other CEE languages is advantageous.

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

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

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

🏝️ Benefits

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

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