Job title: Global Medical Maintenance Expert
Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.
Our mission: to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.
At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers.
Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.
B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.
Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at
About the job:
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The Global Medical Maintenance Expert will contribute to the design and implementation of lifecycle management activities of assigned global non-core CHC portfolio, supporting global medical leads in portfolio optimization initiatives and providing medical contribution for strategic submissions to healthcare authorities.
Main responsibilities:
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Collaborates closely with global medical affairs team to ensure quality and timely medical contribution for key strategic submissions such as new applications, renewals, variations, etc.
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Contributes to the creation of medical documents dedicated to Health Authorities and other national authorities.
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Conducts rigorous analysis of medical/scientific data and participates in the elaboration and/or the evaluation of their publication & submission.
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Presents and drives the preparation for clinically driven topics for assigned non-core CHC portfolio in front of Governance Committees
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Monitors medical news and publications, shares key learnings/alerts to global medical affairs and maintenance team
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Facilitates internal medical trainings on CHC-relevant therapeutic areas and disease pathologies.
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Reviews and approves promotional and non-promotional communication materials for non-core CHC portfolio.
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Provides scientific monitoring oversight activities of medical vendors
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Proactively identifies and communicates to higher management potential medical risks and options for issue resolution (e.g.: maintenance issues, submissions, etc.)
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Follows CHC governance, ensuring Opella/industry standards are maintained at all times while looking for opportunities to streamline processes in the future
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Ensures ethics, transparency, quality, and compliance of all medical activities (internal policy, procedures)
About you:
Education:
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Medical or Pharmacy Degree. Scientific/health related degree (PhD, Phar.D.) is acceptable if supported by good experience.
Experience:
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At least 3-4 years of relevant work experience in Pharmaceutical Industry and/or in Consumer Healthcare is a real asset
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Previous experience in global or regional role, desirable
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Experience in technical writing for healthcare authority submissions and/or scientific publications, desirable
Soft Skills:
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Ability to analyze and integrate scientific and consumer data
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Ability to handle a large workload under pressure and tight deadlines.
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Strong ability to build and maintain networks both internally and externally
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Excellent planning and organizational skills
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Proactive, time- and detail-oriented, high level of professionalism
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Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and timelines, and at the same time keep the focus on objectives
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Ability to anticipate and evaluate complex problems and propose viable solutions
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Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others; the genuine desire to be part of a team, involving multi-functional disciplines, and contribute to organizational and team goals
Technical Skills:
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Technical writing for healthcare authority submissions and scientific writing for manuscripts
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Knowledgeable in international regulations, guidelines, good practices related to pharmaceutical industry standards and practices of Scientific Communications and Stakeholder engagement
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Adept in Microsoft Office applications
Languages:
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Fluent spoken and written English
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An Additional language is desirable
Why us?
At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.
We Are Challengers.
We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:
All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.
Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.
Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.
Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.
Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.