Associate Manager / Medical Advisor, Medical Affairs, Consumer Health

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Responsible for scientific and medical communication plans including material development, publications, MSL’s, etc. Develops and guides local Thought Leader (TL) management strategy.
   　a.  Develop overall medical strategy for assigned brands to support the commercial brand strategy, based on strong insights and understanding of the healthcare professionals (doctors, co-medicals, pharmacists) in collaboration with the brand management team
   　b.  Lead Medical claim development & substantiation
   　c.  Identify opportunities and, with alignment, generate new medical claim angles based on scientific literature in line with brand strategy for existing products and new product concepts during pre-development stages
   　d.  Promotional material co-development (with marketing) of medical claims and substantiation
   　e.  Lead to establish Japan medical claim pack for all CH products in collaboration with marketing and global counterpart.
   　f.  Competitor intelligence related to medical claims and substantiation - monitor and prepare accordingly
2. Evidence Generation & Scientific Publications 
   　a.  Continuously monitor, critically review, and synthesize relevant scientific literature to identify emerging evidence, evidence gaps, and insights relevant to assigned brands and therapeutic areas.
   　b.  Identify evidence gaps and contribute to evidence-generation initiatives, including investigator-sponsored research, observational studies, scientific publications, consensus papers, and medical education activities.
3. Translate scientific evidence into actionable medical insights that support medical and brand strategy, healthcare professional engagement, medical claims, and scientific communication. 
4. Actively engage and participate in industry bodies related to medical subcommittees and topics
5. Sales force support
   　a.  Implement sales force training programs related to product science and medical-related content    
   　b.  Support sales teams with higher level enquiries escalated from medical information
6. New Product Development Support 
   　a.  Propose formulation recommendations based on science and evidence (iterative process together with CMC, marketing regulatory)
   　b.  Seek formulation input & advice from KOLs
   　c.  Provide medical view on product concepts in context of competitor medical attributes, claims, positioning, use etc
   　d.  Evaluate new product development ideas in a clinical and medical context and provide guidance on feasibility. Conduct formulation reviews and RDI audits products containing multivitamins
   　e.  FAQ development
7. Medical Information Governance 
   　a.  Support the development and maintenance of Medical Information (MI) processes, FAQs, and response documents to ensure scientifically accurate and compliant communication.
   　b.  Provide medical input and oversight for escalated medical inquiries and support quality monitoring of outsourced MI activities.
8. Support training of commercial team members on governance requirements.
9. Engage with industry bodies and other external stakeholders to keep abreast of latest industry changes and ensure Bayer has a voice within relevant associations.
10. Review healthcare professional- and consumer-facing materials to ensure scientific accuracy and compliance with applicable local regulations, industry codes, and internal policies. 

WHO YOU ARE:

・Masters degree (Preferred) or Bachelor degree in medical/pharmaceutical/biological/life science or equivalent. 

・Minimum 5-8 years work experience in the Consumer Health / OTC industry in a Medical Affairs role
・Scientific and medical expertise in consumer health/OTC
・Strategic thinking, result driven, Proactive with problem solving mindset 
・Ability to work well with cross-functional teams
・Preferably a Registered pharmacist

・Native level Japanese & a good command of written and spoken English  (TOEIC 730 or above is preferred) 

WHAT BAYER CAN OFFER YOU:　 

• We offer a competitive a salary package consisting of an annual basic salary and Short-Term Incentive (STI) bonus and top performance award and so on, tailored to your role at Bayer
• We provide various special paid day-offs on top of given annual paid vacation days. Also, we promote work-life balance by offering employees flexible working hours and home-office arrangements depending on your job nature in alignment with your manager
• We support your professional growth by providing learning and development opportunities through training programs, regular feedback and project participations
• At Bayer, our employees are welcomed, supported, and encouraged to reach their full potential. We also embrace and respect diversity by providing an inclusive and fair work environment for all employees
• We provide various attractive corporate benefit programs for all of our valuable employees such as DC pension plan, health and medical support by Bayer Health Insurance Association, Benefit Club membership, and life insurance