Director Medical Affairs - Infectious Disease Abbott Laboratories

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads efforts to define and implement medical strategies for the Infectious Disease in EMEA.

• Creates and executes annual plan.

• Identifies and establishes relationships with opinion leaders involved disease states or technical initiatives across the region.

• Writes study protocols; monitors study progress; analyses results and works with investigators to publish papers. Works and publications must be accepted as medically important and useful in moving accepted science forward and/or influencing medical policy.

• Must be recognized as a subject matter expert in field and as such collaborate with other key opinion leaders.

• Prepares medical posters and abstracts and presents at key professional meetings in the Region.

• Leads cross functional team involved in developing patient and physician education materials.

• Acts as a liaison between Customers/Quality/Regulatory and technical organizations when medical issues arise.

• Leads efforts of the Medical Affairs Managers located in EMEA Region.

• Must comply with and enforce all Office of Ethics and Compliance guidelines.

• As a senior member of the Medical Affairs organization, this role establishes contacts with key scientists around EMEA.

• Provides input to the design of new products; technologies and OEM opportunities.

• Identifies and recommends opportunity to gain additional product claims to improve medical utility.

EDUCATION:

• Doctorate Degree ( 19 years)

• Medical Doctor

EXPERIENCE:

• 5-10 years product development/medical management experience.

• 2-4 years business unit or general management experience.

• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics.

• Must have previously developed external relationships with key scientists or medical professionals.

• Must have previously established and executed on Medical Affairs and/or R&D plan.

• Industry, product, and customer knowledge required.

• Must have strong interpersonal skills, good communication skills and medical writing skills.

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities.