Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a global Medical Affairs strategy across the lifecycle of our Company's Animal Health products from launch to maturity.
• Lead customer-centric thinking and craft scientific programs to build our company’s leadership position and advocacy among thought leaders, KOLs, veterinary academia, and veterinarians.
• Support business expansion and strategic partnerships through medical leadership, including input into due diligence, in-licensing opportunities, and evaluation of external assets and commercial partners.
• Represent the medical voice of the company, and champion medical thought leadership to inspire the broader marketing organization
• Lead and develop a growing Medical Affairs team supporting therapeutic franchises and matrix relationships with Medical Directors in regions and key markets.
• Oversee and expand the Scientific Communications, Publications, Congresses as part of long-term medical capability development.
• Create a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and veterinary excellence.
• Collaborate and partner with veterinary medical organizations, veterinary schools, policy makers, researchers, and thought leaders to gain insights.
• Maintain consistent communications throughout the companion animal veterinary medical affairs teams to ensure effective world-wide coordination.
• Lead and oversee the development and execution of data generation plans, including Phase IV studies, real-world data, and investigator-initiated studies.
• Collaborate with Clinical Development to design post-marketing studies and led strategies to better understand therapeutic response and therapy differentiation.
• Drive strategic planning and delivery of strategically aligned scientific data to global congresses, publications, preceptorships.
• Develop and oversee CME activities that advance disease and therapy awareness and support optimal pet care.
• Enable advisory boards and peer-to-peer programs that expand awareness of disease management innovations and treatment value.
• Champion new solutions to enhance pet management, including integration of wearable technologies, remote monitoring, and digital monitors.
• Collaborate across functions to explore predictive markers and data-driven tools to improve treatment outcomes.
• Pilot novel technologies in partnership with academic institutions and innovation hubs to stay ahead of clinical practice evolution.
• Ensure business practices and policy in compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.
• Ensure all activities, materials and external communications follow internal SOPs and industry standards for ethical engagement.
• Ensure optimal allocation of resources across global medical activities to align with corporate goals and maximize scientific and patient impact.