Medical and Scientific Affairs Manager- ID- Rungis H/F

The Medical Affairs Manager for Infectious Disease Diagnostics is responsible for providing scientific, clinical, and strategic medical leadership to support the company’s diagnostic portfolio across South Europe Cluster. The role ensures high-quality medical engagement with healthcare professionals (HCPs), key opinion leaders (KOLs), professional societies, and public health stakeholders, while enabling the successful launch and lifecycle management of infectious disease diagnostic solutions. The position requires strong expertise in infectious diseases, laboratory diagnostics, and French healthcare systems, along with the ability to translate complex science into impactful medical strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Medical Strategy & Scientific Leadership

• Develop and execute the local medical affairs plan for infectious disease diagnostics in alignment with global and regional strategies.
• Provide expert medical input into product positioning, clinical evidence generation, market access activities, and go-to-market initiatives.
• Conduct scientific landscape assessments, identifying unmet needs and opportunities for medical differentiation.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with infectious disease specialists, general practitioners, microbiologists, laboratory directors, public health authorities, and KOLs.
• Lead and participate in advisory boards, scientific exchanges, and clinical education initiatives.
• Serve as the primary medical point of contact for external stakeholders in France.

Medical Education & Scientific Communication

• Develop and deliver high-quality medical training for internal teams (commercial, market access, regulatory, etc.).
• Provide scientific support for congresses, symposia, workshops, and customer meetings.
• Review and approve promotional and non-promotional medical content in accordance with French regulations (e.g., HAS, DMOS/anti-gift law).

Clinical Evidence & Real-World Data

• Lead local evidence generation activities, including investigator-initiated studies, real-world evidence programs, and clinical collaborations.
• Analyze and communicate scientific data to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure medical insight collection and feedback into global development teams.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure all medical activities comply with internal policies, industry standards, French regulations (DMOS, ANSM), and ethical guidelines.
• Support the legal and regulatory review of scientific materials.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with commercial, marketing, government affairs, and market access teams to support successful product launches and ensure alignment on medical messaging.
• Contribute to health technology assessment (HTA) submissions and reimbursement discussions where relevant.

Position Accountability / Scope

• Frequent France travel (up to 60% of time) is anticipated with some European travel expected

BACKGROUND

Qualifications and experience

• Required