South Africa Job Openings
Abbott Laboratories
Medical Director Africa
Johannesburg
FULL TIME
October 25, 2024
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
The role of Medical Director ( Africa ) in the in the Core Diagnostics Division that provides provides leadership and strategic direction to achieve company, business unit and individual performance objectives. This role is critical to establishing, fostering, and maintaining excellent educational activities with healthcare providers and research collaborations with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), other clinical investigators and key academic institutions to build outstanding product awareness and advocacy
What You’ll Do
- Ensures that all activities are performed in compliance with quality system requirements.
- Help develop and deliver clinical messaging for products in coordination with the commercial and Medical Affairs teams.
- Help Develop and execute educational programs for clinical messaging to key stakeholders such as healthcare providers, payers, regulators, etc.
- Educate and coach the commercial team regarding clinical details of products and assist in the development of field activities.
- Optimize communication and interactions with key customers and accounts by working with strategic managers within Medical Scientific Programs, Account Management and Sales teams
- Assist in the tactical implementation of regional and local educational initiatives in concert with corporate and regional business goals
- Assist EMEA Medical Affairs in the integration of strategies, goals and messaging across supported diagnostic area
- Ensure the initiation of internal and external research projects involving present and future product pipeline
- Oversee advocate development at both divisional and regional levels, as executed by the EMEA Medical Affairs Group
- Covers African region
- Based in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Significant travel (at least 40% of time) is required.
Required Qualifications
- Must be a qualified doctor ( MBCh B, MD, MBBS etc)
- Educational background and/or clinical experience in Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Infectious or cardiovascular diseases, or related field
Background
- Minimum 6-10 years’ experience in clinical or lab medicine
- Experience in biotech/pharma/diagnostics industry (professional medical education, medical affairs or clinical research), or equivalent experience in healthcare management preferred
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