Senior Director, Medical Affairs – APAC

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

📋 Description

• Delivering enterprise-level strategic, operational, and medical leadership for the Medical Affairs organization within the CSL responsible cluster.

• Assisting in the development and execution of medical affairs strategies that align with the Global Medical Affairs Strategy, International Brand Plans, and APAC Business Strategy.

• Leading and overseeing the medical affairs team while offering guidance and mentorship.

• Contributing to global strategies for interactions with the medical community, which includes key opinion leaders and patient advocacy groups.

• Collaborating cross-functionally with all relevant interfacing functions, including marketing, market access, and R&D.

• Partnering with the Evidence Generation team to design and develop post-marketing studies.

• Ensuring compliance of all activities with relevant regulations, industry codes, guidelines, SOPs, and ethical standards.

• Acting as a key medical expert and spokesperson at scientific conferences and other engagements.

• Maintaining relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders.

• Monitoring and analyzing industry trends, competitive intelligence, and emerging scientific data.

⛳️ Requirements

• MD (preferred) or an advanced scientific degree (PhD, PharmD) with 12+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotherapeutics industry.

• A minimum of 12 years in the pharmaceutical/biotherapeutics sector, ideally within a relevant medical sub-specialty.

• Clinical experience, preferably in a specialty area relevant to CSL’s therapeutic products.

• At least 8 years of Executive Medical Affairs Leadership experience.

• Proven leadership capabilities in management, preferably within a global organization.

• Strong relationship-building skills with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.

• Experience in building and leading matrixed teams in a global context.

• Robust capabilities in clinical research, evidence generation, and scientific engagement, along with a proven track record as an influential leader who fosters relationships across various stakeholder types.

• Executive presence with the ability to communicate complex data convincingly and relate study results and knowledge of the therapeutic area to industry-specific applications.

• Strong working knowledge across multiple therapeutic areas and products.

• Business-fluent English.

• Willingness to travel overnight, up to 50% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• 401(k) matching

• Flexible work hours

• Paid time off

• Remote work options