Head Medical Affairs

Abbott

Abbott

Singapore
Posted on Mar 31, 2025

Responsibility for sales management of a business unit, develop strategic business direction and plans to achieve/exceed the sales margin objectives within the budgeted cost and the framework of the division

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide sales team with the leadership and direction needed to achieve sales, margin and market share goals
  • Set direction for business opportunities. Seek new growth opportunities through line extensions, in-licensing, co-promotion etc.
  • Facilitate the preparation of the annual marketing and sales plans and present to Sr. Management. Prepare and participate in Plan / Update Reviews and LRP process.
  • Develop and implement pricing strategies, sales conditions & tender prices.
  • Develop and maintain rapport with KOLs in the market place to identify trends, competitor activities and new business opportunities. Monitor competitive market situations.
  • Develop, motivate and challenge staff so as to achieve top performance. Identify HIPO staff and support employees for development plan. Develop & maintain succession plan and address future staffing issues in a proactive manner.
  • Closely monitor budgets and expenditures to ensure that resources are spent in line with business plan commitment.
  • Focus on customer satisfaction and commitment to quality & compliance
  • Assure availability and proper use of salesforce management systems e.g. Sales Incentive Plan
  • Coaches, develops and manages field force and sales managers through sales force automation system including establishment of appropriate KPIs
  • As the Manager of the Medical Affairs Sub-Function, oversees the strategy implementation and operations for overseeing the direction, planning, execution, clinical trials/research and the data collection activities.
  • Contributes to implementation of clinical protocols, and facilitates completion of final reports.
  • Recruits clinical investigators and negotiates study design and costs.
  • Responsible for directing human clinical trials, phases III & IV for company products under development.
  • Participates in adverse event reporting and safety responsibilities monitoring.
  • Coordinates and provides reporting information for reports submitted to the regulatory agencies.
  • Monitors adherence to protocols and determines study completion.
  • Coordinates and oversees investigator initiations and group studies.
  • May participate in adverse event reporting and safety responsibilities monitoring.
  • May act as consultant/liaison with other corporations when working under licensing agreements.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Degree in a life sciences-related field, such as MD (Doctor of Medicine)
  • Minimum 7 years of relevant experience within a similar industry.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, leadership abilities.