Director, Medical Affairs

NATURE & SCOPE   工 作 性 质 及 范 围

Key working relationships / 主 要 工 作 关 系

• Internal contacts within AZ / 内 部 联 系

• China Medical Affairs organization
• Global Medical Affairs (GMA)  and international Medical Affairs
• China Business strategy and BD
• China Finance
• China IT
• China CMA (L&D), HR, IT, communication
• China GMD, China Regulatory

• External contacts with organizations outside AZ / 外 界 联 系

• Agencies (Medical Excellence Programs related)
• Key opinion leaders, doctors, medical societies and institute, healthcare industry associations, patients’ associations , MOH

JOB REQUIREMENTS & COMPETENCIES / 工作要求和胜任能力

Job requirements /工 作 要 求 

• Academic / Professional qualification / 学 历 / 专 业 资 格

• University degree, majored in Medical related or
• Post graduate degree, MBA desired

• Technical / skill training / 技 术 / 技 能 训 练

• Strategic thinking
• Medical/Scientific knowledge
• Analytical skills
• Project management

• Working experience (No. of years / 年 资, Job function / 工 作 功 能, Business types / 业 务 种 类 )

             Essential     必 需      

• 5-8 years experience in medical affairs functions or strategic consulting within the pharmaceutical industry. 
• Experience and proven success in leading cross functional teams
• Business acumen and analytical skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong personal drive and teamwork mindset
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficient in oral and written communication (English)

             Desirable    理 想

• Working experience in both international and China

• Language ability / 语 言 能 力

• Chinese fluency
• English proficiency

• Computer literacy / 电 脑 知 识

• Fluent user in MC office & Outlook

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES / 主 要 职 责

1. Lead Medical Affairs Operation, to ensure operation effectiveness, optimize MA team structure, accountability and resources deployment

• Standardize operation process and improve team budget management through identifying areas for smart saving and standardize spending standard.
• Lead medical planning and facilitate medical business review to meet business timeline.
• Support monthly leadership meeting and other business meetings eg. Global visit. Ensure on time delivery quality agenda design.
• Build and enhance medical IT systems and platform

• Work with enabling function teams closely eg. Finance, HR, IT to ensure the resources and system work well
• 3-5 year strategies setting for Medical Affairs and endorsed by SMT in China
• To meet the “Medical Calendar” requested submissions, including medical plan, ABU and RBU.
• Support MA VP on MA LT monthly business review meeting. (Agenda development and meeting minutes).
• Collect user needs and support the development of MA IT systems and platforms

2. Perform performance Management to ensure fully delivery of medical affairs objectives

• Medical KPI in place. Ensure quality tracking for division monthly KPI. Provide trainings for people manager on report introduction and interpretation to build up using behavior.
• Design research tools and feedback channels to monitor and track KPI

• Track medical performance monthly to ensure the deliverables.
• Develop and conduct research to support team needs

3. Strengthen medical function capability and enhance cross-functional collaboration to close the scientific leadership gap

• Develop and execute annual Medical L&D Plan
• Upgrade Medical Leadership team and people manager’s leadership capability.
• Improve MSL and MA capability through quarterly forums, train the trainer and annual assessment.

• Annual medical L&D plan in place
• Feedback on quality of training programs
• Annual assessment and audit result on team capability uplift result

4. Support MA image build up and reinforce medical network through internal communication

• Established both scientific leadership and functional communication plan. Ensure timely release of VP newsletter, Town hall communication and global communication on China news.
• Continue to build AZ industry image by support MA leadership sharing at industry events. 
• Conduct MA department management events such as open day, Townhall meetings.

• Annual Communication plan in place
• All communication program and events executed in time with quality feedback

Date Posted

03-4月-2026

Closing Date

03-7月-2026

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