Company Description

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, or Dr. Reddy’s in short, is a global integrated pharmaceutical company.

Each of our 20,000 plus employees comes to work every day for one collective purpose: to accelerate access to affordable and innovative medicines because Good Health Can’t Wait. We believe that the game-changing power of technology is what will help us deliver on this purpose. Our digital transformation journey is continuous, pervasive and driven at the highest level.

We are looking for people who share our passion to catalyze this journey.

A brief about us (you’ll find more on our website www.drreddys.com): We have three core businesses: Global Generics, Pharmaceutical Services and Active Ingredients and Proprietary Products. We have a strong and growing Biologics portfolio and a rich, transnational R&D network. Our manufacturing, marketing and sales operations span 56 countries.

Job Description – Medical Affairs Manager

Position

Medical Affairs Manager            

Supervisor (L+1)

Country Head

Division/Business  

Oncology/ Cardiovascular, Anti-Infective, OTC

Location

HCMC

Role Summary:

• The Medical Affairs Manager plays a leadership role in Medical Affairs by providing valuable medical insight, developing medical strategies, and overseeing the execution of medical initiatives for assigned categories to significantly contribute to the execution of Company’s overall strategic imperatives in Vietnam. This position will also actively contribute to the areas of Business Strategy, Policies and Procedures
• The Medical Affairs Manager is responsible for ensuring consistency, quality, and compliance in execution of medical-to-medical initiatives and stakeholder-centric engagement, in relation to field-based medical activities.
• The Medical Affairs Manager supports the training and development of Medical Affairs Scientist Junior and is also responsible for quantifying field medical impact and monitoring Medical Affairs Scientist Junior, BU performance management to maximise the impact of medical activities.

Roles & Responsibilities:

External Medical and Scientific engagement strategy and implementation 

• Support development of BU medical strategy for external stakeholder engagement in alignment with individual business unit medical strategies
• Establish and strengthen medical and scientific relationship between Field Medical Scientific specialist, BU team and external stakeholders
• Ensure effective data communication and medical insight capturing
• Collaborate with Field Medical Scientific specialist, BU team on conduct of advisory boards; organisation and delivery of relevant educational/training workshops/meetings; and participation in medical/scientific conferences.  

Research/ Clinical development

• Ensure compliance of operational requirements
• Knowledge of R&D capabilities in the country, serves as a link between Company and local institutions for scientific synergies/opportunities/collaborations
• Ensure development of scientifically valid and ethical protocols, study plans and appropriate reporting of local studies, as necessary
• Ensure high quality, timely implementation, and delivery on clinical programs
• Ensure leveraging of clinical operations expertise for support to business goals, and conversely, ensure adequate support of commercial operations to clinical research objectives

Medical Affairs Manager | BU Training and Development

• Capability development, building high performance field medical team (if any), enhancing sharing of best practice and cross-BU/cross-functional collaborations 
• Ensure marketing team, BU sales team capability (excluding scientific knowledge) related to field medical execution, quality of operation and compliance
• Solicit and consolidate feedback from external and internal stakeholders in relation to team effectiveness, quantify and communicate the value and effectiveness of field-based medical activities
• Develop, monitor and report KPIs in relation to field-based medical activity

Other Medical Affairs projects as assigned by the Country Head

Education & Experience Requirement:  

• More than 5 years’ experience in medical affairs role
• Tertiary education in medicine; relevant specialty training desirable
• Industry, clinical, research or academic experience; with track record of publications preferred
• Knowledge of clinical research and clinical development processes desirable

About the Department
Emerging Markets
Branded generics is one of our biggest businesses in Emerging market and our branded products are available 48 countries across 5 regions. Our key markets are Russia, China and Brazil. We also have presence in Latin America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), CIS and Romania. We have added 13 new geographies in the last 5 years.
In the last 4 years, our emerging markets business’ growth rate has doubled (June ’22). Our diverse portfolio spans all segments. We are continuously advancing technologies, enhancing efficiency of operations and increasing our portfolio of highest-quality quality products.
With nearly 40 products and 6 mega brands, Russia is a key market. With more than 30 years of operations in the region, as of FY22, we have reported a year-on-year growth of 32%. This was driven by improved existing business performance, launch of new products during the year along with divestment of some non-core brands. 6 key products were ranked among the top 200 bestselling formulation brands, as per IQVIA in its report for the 12-month period ended 31 March, 2022. 5 of our leading products were voted as the ’Product of the Year’ by the consumers – reaffirming the trust that the people of Russia have in them.
We are among the earliest Indian pharma companies to have a business presence in China. We have a representative office that focuses on filings and approvals, including the Group Purchasing Organisation (GPO). Our joint venture entity (Kunshan Rotam Reddy Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd) offers a portfolio of niche and essential products, strengthening our presence in China.
In Latin America we have a strong presence in Brazil and Colombia. In just a little over five years in Brazil, our team has established itself in the region with our diverse portfolio. Our primary focus in Brazil is oncology and institutional. Our team in Colombia was certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’.
Through our comprehensive COVID-19 portfolio, we were able to reach over 5 million patients in low and middle-income countries. With the aim of reaching more and more patients around the world, we are harnessing our deep science capabilities to create a robust portfolio in the region to become the partner of choice.
Our teams in China, Brazil, Colombia and Thailand, Malaysia are a certified great place to work. Our team in Russia is among the top 3 in Head-hunter’s Best Employer Ranking in 2022. These recognitions reaffirm our commitment and efforts to bring science, technology and innovation together to offer affordable medicines and solutions beyond the pill to patients in the region.
As the need, scope and standards of healthcare evolve, we keep track of emerging needs to contribute to patient welfare. After all, Good Health Can’t Wait

Benefits Offered
At Dr. Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.
The benefits you will enjoy at Dr. Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards. They include, among other things and other essential equipment, joining & relocation support, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself.

Our Work Culture
Ask any employee at Dr. Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.
For more details, please visit our career website at https://careers.drreddys.com/#!/