Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs

Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs

Teva

Harlow, United Kingdom

The opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs to lead our medical affairs field team across the UK and Ireland. This senior role will manage a team of Medical Science Liaisons in the UK and Ireland while maintaining direct engagement with Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) at nationally important medical centres. The successful candidate will bridge scientific excellence with strategic business execution, working closely with therapeutic area teams and field sales team to develop and implement field medical strategies.

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Team performance and development outcomes
• KOL engagement quality and satisfaction scores
• Strategic initiative completion and impact
• Territory coverage and engagement metrics
• Scientific collaboration outputs
• Compliance and regulatory adherence
• Cross-functional partnership effectiveness

A day in the life of an Associate Director, Field Medical Affairs...

• Team Leadership & Management
  • Lead, manage, and develop a team of MSLs across UK and Ireland
  • Provide coaching, mentoring, and performance management to ensure team excellence
  • Conduct regular field visits and joint HCP interactions to support MSL development
  • Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and training of MSL team members
  • Foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture
  • Develop ongoing MSL training plan
• Key Opinion Leader (KOL) Relationship Management
  • Establish and maintain strategic relationships with nationally important KOLs
  • Lead engagement with key medical centres and academic institutions at the highest level
  • Support and enhance MSL interactions with regional and local KOLs
  • Develop and execute national KOL engagement strategies
  • Represent the company at major scientific meetings and congresses
• Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Collaborate with therapeutic area and field sales teams to develop comprehensive field medical strategies
  • Translate corporate medical strategies into actionable field execution plans
  • Ensure alignment between field medical objectives and business priorities
  • Monitor and evaluate strategy effectiveness, adapting approaches as needed
  • Provide strategic insights and market intelligence to therapeutic area teams
• Scientific Excellence
  • Maintain deep therapeutic area expertise and stay current with medical literature
  • Provide scientific leadership and credibility in interactions with healthcare professionals
  • Support medical information requests and scientific discussions
  • Contribute to medical publications, research collaborations, and scientific initiatives
  • Ensure compliance with all medical and regulatory requirements
• Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Partner with medical affairs, commercial, regulatory, and clinical teams
  • Support product launch preparations and lifecycle management activities
  • Contribute to medical education programs and advisory board planning
  • Collaborate with global and EU medical teams on key initiatives
  • Liaise with MSL managers from other countries to share best practices
• Strategic Partnership & Representation
  • Deputise for Senior Medical and Technical Director as appropriate
  • Partner with Senior Medical and Technical Director on high-priority strategic initiatives
  • Collaborate with project coordinator on key strategic project implementation
  • Represent Medical Affairs at UK, Ireland, EU, and global meetings

Your experience and qualifications

Do you have...?

• Advanced degree in life sciences (MD, PHD, Pharmacy, or equivalent) is a must. Desirable: post-graduate qualification in neurology, psychiatry, gastroenterology or immunology
• Extensive pharmaceutical industry experience in medical affairs or MSL roles, including experience of managing MSLs
• Proven leadership experience managing high-performing teams
• Previous experience managing geographically dispersed teams preferred
• Experience of launching new products, especially in neurology, psychiatry or gastroenterology
• Experience of engaging with key stakeholders in neurology, psychiatry or Gastroenterology
• Knowledge of treatment landscapes in neurology, psychiatry or Gastroenterology
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical regulations and compliance requirements
• Experience with clinical trial management, especially Phase II/III/IV
• Knowledge of UK and Irish regulatory landscapes
• Experience of pre-launch medical planning for a new product launch
• Experience in supporting formulary inclusion of new products
• Experience in working with Market Access Teams
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Proficiency in CRM systems and medical affairs databases
• Experience with scientific literature databases and analysis tools
• Advanced presentation and facilitation skills
• Project management capabilities

Are you...?

• An strategic thinker
• Proactive
• Good communicator
• Happy with the below travel requirements:
  • Extensive travel required (60-70%) across UK and Ireland
  • This role requires 'time on territory' of 3 to 4 days per week.
  • International travel for meetings and conferences
  • Overnight stays required for field visits, MSL coaching and meetings