Head of Medical Strategy

7 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Lifelancer Full time

We are seeking a Head of Medical Strategy to provide medical leadership and support to our cross-functional teams in achieving business goals.

With a flexible location, we consider candidates located in a commutable distance to our sites. A hybrid approach to home-working is also available.

A Day in the Life of a Head of Medical Strategy...

  • You will manage, lead, and motivate a high-performing team in a fast-paced environment, including budgetary responsibility for medical cost centres.
  • You will develop long-term strategies, lead agile teams, resource, and manage end-to-end processes and governance for high-quality outcomes.
  • You will have a deep knowledge and capability of collaboration, partnering, acquiring, developing talent, and integrating digital technologies across departments and business.
  • You will support business development in project evaluation, due diligence, and providing technical inputs to potential projects and product launches.
  • You will provide and coordinate support to all departments, including marketing and commercial, and across all aspects of the business.
  • You will understand compliance, regulatory, and pharmacovigilance requirements.
  • You will identify and troubleshoot process deviations and suggest effective corrective and preventative actions.
  • You will represent medical affairs at relevant UK, IRL, and EU/Global Meetings and communicate outputs, engage with internal and external stakeholders.
  • You will manage and provide strategic leadership to MSL/Scientific/Medical Advisor teams.
  • You will deputize for Cluster Lead UK Ireland Medical on EU Medical Leadership Team as appropriate.
  • You will manage compliance of promotional materials with necessary regulations, such as ABPI Code of Practice/Blue Book, Human Medicines Regulations 2012, PAGB Code, IPHA Code, and Statutory Requirements.
  • You will be the final Medical Signatory for materials, in compliance with ABPI Code of Practice, IPHA Code, and other regulations.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Are you...?

  • A qualified physician with experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
  • A strategic thinker.

Do you have...?

  • Final Medical Signatory experience.
  • A thorough understanding of the NHS, having worked within it, and an intimate understanding of pharmaceuticals and their commercial implications (MUST HAVE).
  • Extensive knowledge and understanding of all relevant medicinal product and medical device regulations (Neurology preferred), UK and EMA, including relevant advertising regulations, and the ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry.
  • Thought leadership.
  • Change and Transformation experience.
  • Experience of working within a global matrix organization.

We offer a competitive salary of £120,000 - £150,000 per annum, depending on experience, and a range of benefits, including:

  • 25 days of annual leave.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Company car or car allowance.
  • Life Critical Illness Insurance.
  • Private health insurance for you and your family.
  • Sports and Health Programme, including health days and nutritional counselling.
  • On-site Canteen.
  • Recognition programs to reward our employees with our company bonus scheme.
  • Virtual Learning Centre.


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