Consumer Health Medical Affairs Manager
Bayer Consumer Health UK is seeking an enthusiastic Medical Affairs Manager to join our Medical Home team. In this role, you will be at the heart of scientific and medical strategy, guiding our commercial organization with your expertise and ensuring alignment with our Consumer Health division goals.
You will collaborate with talented colleagues across the Medical Home, drive medical strategy execution, and represent Medical Affairs in category brand teams. Your responsibilities include generating and validating scientific data and claims, communicating with healthcare professionals, patients, consumers, and internal teams such as marketing and communications, building connections within the local scientific community, managing relationships with Thought Leaders, and positioning Bayer Consumer Health as a trusted voice in therapeutic areas.
Purpose
The Medical Affairs Manager will advise the local commercial organization on scientific and medical topics related to the medical strategy and compliance in the therapeutic and healthcare brands aligned with our Consumer Health division strategy. The role involves collaborating with other members of the Medical Home to ensure medical strategy execution, representing Medical Affairs in category brand teams, generating and substantiating scientific data, claims, and news, communicating to HCPs, patients, consumers, and internal customers, representing Bayer CH within the local scientific community, managing Thought Leader engagement, fostering a learning environment for commercial colleagues, and providing medical expert statements for regulatory, legal, and communication purposes.
Key Responsibilities
* Medical & Scientific Expertise
* Clinical Data Evaluation
* Commercial & Claims Support
* Cross-Functional Stakeholder Engagement
* Influence Thought Leader Engagement & Advisory Board Activities
* Medical Strategy & Program Delivery
* Scientific Content Development & Review
* Publications & Insights Management
* Compliance & Governance
* Medical Information Support
Skills & Qualifications
* Medical or Life Science degree
* Experience in the Consumer Health industry (previous work in Medical Affairs and/or clinical research and development is desired)
* Knowledge of the local UK Consumer Health market
* Good understanding of the local UK regulatory environment
* Strong fluency in English (written and spoken)
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Creative and innovative mindset
* Strong, collaborative, and flexible team player
* Proactiveness in your area of responsibility to create value with Bayer’s customers and consumers
* Business acumen
* Strategic and enterprise thinking
* Uphold experience working with the brand team and other cross-functional business partners
* Strong influencing skills working at all levels within Bayer
* Good understanding of preclinical and clinical trial design elements, including statistical considerations, operations, and interpretation of these activities as well as regulatory requirements for consumer health products
* Able to interpret and assimilate scientific data
* Previous experience on key opinion leader engagement strategy development
Compensation and Benefits
Salary: £65,000 – £80,000 per annum depending on experience. Salary reviews occur annually in April.
* Competitive compensation package with an attractive base salary and annual company bonus
* Individual bonus for top talent impact
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Private healthcare, generous pension scheme and life insurance
* Wellness programs and support
* Employee discount scheme
* International career possibilities
* Flexible and hybrid working
* Help with home office equipment
* Volunteering days
* Support for professional growth in a wide range of learning and development opportunities
* Inclusive working environment welcoming diversity
Equal Opportunity Employer
Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, family status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and without discrimination. We continue to progressively embrace and adopt actions to advance our Diversity Equity & Inclusion commitments and aspirations. Bayer is committed to providing access and support for all individuals with disabilities and/or long-term conditions during the application process and beyond.
Location: Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Division: Consumer Health
Reference Code: 871768
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