Manager Medical Affairs

Posted Date 02 Jan 2024

Experience	5 Years	Salary	90000USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Nestlé USA
Job Category	Medical	Qualification	BS Biochemistry
Gender	Both	Last Date	05 Mar
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	New Jersey , United States

Job Description

As a⠀leader in⠀the⠀science of⠀nutrition,⠀Nestlé⠀Health⠀Science⠀believes⠀in⠀empowering⠀healthier⠀lives for⠀patients⠀and⠀consumers⠀through a⠀rich⠀product⠀portfolio⠀featuring⠀top brands⠀such as⠀Garden of⠀Life®,⠀Nature’s⠀Bounty®,⠀Vital⠀Proteins®,⠀Nuun®,⠀Persona⠀Nutrition®,⠀BOOST®,⠀Carnation⠀Breakfast⠀Essentials®,⠀Peptamen®,⠀Compleat⠀Organic⠀Blends®,⠀and more,⠀as well as⠀through⠀Aimmune⠀Therapeutics,⠀a⠀biopharmaceutical⠀company⠀developing⠀therapies⠀to⠀prevent,⠀manage and⠀treat⠀food, GI⠀and⠀metabolic-related⠀diseases.

Our⠀team⠀members⠀are⠀challenged⠀to make a⠀genuine⠀impact and⠀play an⠀integral⠀role in⠀driving⠀the⠀business⠀forward.⠀We embrace⠀a dynamic⠀culture⠀that⠀always⠀puts the⠀consumer⠀first, and⠀where⠀ownership,⠀accountability⠀and⠀agility⠀are⠀celebrated⠀at every⠀level. To⠀help our⠀people⠀thrive, we⠀offer⠀expansive⠀career⠀growth⠀potential,⠀the⠀opportunity⠀to work⠀alongside⠀and learn⠀from⠀talented⠀colleagues⠀with⠀diverse⠀backgrounds⠀and skill⠀sets, and⠀a range of⠀best-in-class⠀benefits.

Position Summary:
To be an integrated partner in strategic business decisions for the VMHS platforms and externally focused as a credible scientific partner with key stakeholders through:

Creating⠀and⠀activating⠀evidence⠀to⠀differentiate⠀NHSc VMHS⠀brands
Translating⠀science to⠀educate⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀stakeholders
Engaging⠀stakeholders⠀to gain⠀insights⠀and shape⠀the market

Key Responsibilities:

Liaising /⠀Partnering⠀with⠀external⠀Stakeholders⠀(e.g.⠀KOLs,⠀experts,⠀Professional⠀Societies,⠀Trade⠀Associations)⠀to drive⠀business⠀strategy
Sharing⠀relevant⠀insights⠀within⠀NHSc to⠀inform⠀development⠀(I&R) and⠀commercialization
Shape⠀local and⠀national⠀pathways,⠀protocols⠀and⠀guidelines⠀through⠀education⠀and⠀research.
Evaluate⠀evidence⠀and⠀translate⠀science to⠀support⠀product⠀efficacy⠀and⠀safety.
Develop⠀and⠀provide⠀claims⠀substantiation⠀and⠀documentation⠀for new⠀and⠀existing⠀VMHS⠀products,⠀partnering⠀with⠀external⠀and⠀internal⠀cross-functional⠀partners⠀as⠀needed.
Create⠀scientific,⠀nutrition⠀and⠀health-related⠀messaging⠀for⠀activation⠀across⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀communication⠀platforms
Develop,⠀guide and⠀deliver⠀scientific,⠀nutrition⠀and⠀clinical⠀publications,⠀communication⠀and⠀educational⠀assets.
Proactively⠀seek⠀relevant⠀evidence/⠀insights /⠀facts by⠀attending⠀congresses,⠀keeping⠀abreast of⠀the⠀literature,⠀and⠀through⠀stakeholder⠀engagement.
Engage⠀with cross⠀functional⠀business⠀partners⠀to⠀identify⠀overall⠀evidence⠀generation⠀needs for⠀the⠀business⠀that meet⠀expectations⠀for⠀regulatory⠀compliance,⠀healthcare⠀professional⠀recommendation⠀and user⠀satisfaction.
Participate⠀in RWE,⠀such as⠀observational⠀studies,⠀meta-analyses,⠀systematic⠀literature⠀reviews.
Lead⠀claims⠀generation⠀and⠀communication⠀plan for⠀evidence⠀projects
Inform⠀commercial⠀strategy⠀and⠀provide⠀scientific⠀support⠀throughout⠀product⠀lifecycle.
Provide⠀nutritional⠀and⠀scientific⠀expertise⠀for⠀assigned⠀platforms,⠀including⠀due⠀diligence⠀and legal⠀activities.
Be⠀a core⠀partner in⠀the⠀innovation⠀and⠀renovation⠀process⠀and⠀concept⠀development⠀to ensure⠀stakeholder⠀(i.e⠀consumers,⠀HCPs)⠀expectations⠀are met

Experience and Education Requirements:

MS or PhD⠀with an⠀expertise⠀in⠀nutritional⠀science⠀and/or⠀related⠀field⠀(biochemistry,⠀physiology,⠀biology,⠀public⠀health).
Minimum⠀5 years of⠀experience⠀in⠀nutritional,⠀medical or⠀scientific⠀affairs,⠀or a⠀combination⠀of⠀academic⠀and⠀industry⠀experience;⠀dietary⠀supplement⠀industry⠀preferred.
Demonstrated⠀ability to⠀analyze,⠀translate⠀and⠀communicate⠀complex⠀scientific⠀data and⠀technical⠀concepts⠀to diverse⠀audiences.
Experience⠀in⠀technical/scientific⠀writing⠀and⠀communication.
Understanding⠀of the⠀relationship⠀between⠀translating⠀science⠀and⠀commercialization⠀of⠀products⠀based on⠀evidence.⠀Significant⠀commercial/market⠀experience⠀in the⠀development⠀and⠀commercialization⠀of dietary⠀supplements⠀preferred.
Familiarity⠀with⠀dietary⠀supplement⠀regulations⠀and⠀nutrition⠀policies.
Ability⠀to build⠀relationships⠀and⠀influence⠀key⠀partners⠀without⠀authority

Preferred Skills;

Experience⠀designing⠀&⠀conducting⠀clinical⠀trials.
Expertise⠀in⠀vitamins,⠀minerals,⠀herbs, and⠀supplements
Capable⠀of driving⠀results in⠀a⠀fast-paced,⠀dynamic⠀environment⠀with⠀evolving⠀priorities.
Strong⠀analytical,⠀organizational,⠀and⠀decision-making⠀skills.
Strong⠀demonstration⠀of⠀interpersonal⠀skills and⠀ability to⠀collaborate⠀as part of⠀cross⠀functional⠀teams.
Scientific⠀and/or⠀medical⠀writing
Publication⠀in⠀peer-reviewed⠀journal
Ability⠀to work in⠀a matrixed⠀environment