Medical Affairs Head Argentina

Main Responsibilities

• Define and execute the country Medical Affairs strategy, ensuring alignment with global priorities while serving as the scientific and medical voice within the Country Leadership Team.
• Shape the external healthcare environment through engagement with policymakers, payers, scientific societies, regulators, KOLs, and healthcare ecosystem partners.
• Ensure scientific excellence, medical integrity, compliance, and governance across all medical activities and stakeholder interactions.
• Lead integrated evidence generation strategies, including RWE, investigator-initiated trials, observational studies, clinical research collaboration, and implementation science initiatives.
• Drive launch excellence across the product lifecycle by leading medical readiness, evidence requirements, KOL engagement, diagnostics, biomarkers, and reimbursement support.
• Build and expand strategic partnerships that improve patient outcomes, healthcare system innovation, access, and guideline development.
• Lead the transformation and development of a high-performing Medical Affairs organization through talent management, capability building, digital enablement, operational excellence, and cultural leadership.

Minimum Requirements (Skills & Experience)

• Medical leadership experience: 10+ years in Medical Affairs, including 3-5 years in senior leadership roles, with proven leadership of large medical teams (10-20+ associates).
• Strategic and business acumen: Strong ability to translate complex scientific, clinical, market, and healthcare system insights into impactful business and medical strategies.
• Launch, access, and evidence expertise: Demonstrated success in launches, HTA, reimbursement, evidence generation (RWE, IITs, MAPs), and collaboration with clinical development.
• External influence and stakeholder engagement: Extensive experience working with KOLs, scientific societies, regulators, payers, policymakers, and other healthcare ecosystem stakeholders.
• People leadership and transformation: Proven track record leading organizational change, building high-performing teams, developing talent, and driving cross-functional collaboration in complex environments.