Medical Director (m/f/d) – Women’s Health & Neurology

We are shaping the medicine of tomorrow – and expanding our therapeutic focus from women’s health into neurology.

You own the medical success and scientific credibility of both therapy areas:

• Neurology (≈50%): Build the medical function, external presence, and development footprint in DACH — from strategy to execution. Contribute with new developments in the field.
• Women’s Health (≈50%): Lead, scale, and further professionalize a high-performing Medical Affairs organization in a market-leading franchise.

You operate as a working leader: strategic in direction, but deeply involved in execution, decision-making, and external engagement.

Responsibilities
I. Neurology – Build & Shape (≈50%)
You will create the Neurology medical footprint from scratch in DACH.
Medical & Scientific Strategy
• Actively build and drive the medical strategy in DACH in close collaboration with Global Medical and R&D
 • Translate global strategy into concrete, locally relevant development and evidence-generation plans
 • Proactively identify unmet needs and turn them into actionable study, evidence, and partnership initiatives
 • Take hands-on ownership of key elements of the Integrated Evidence Plan (clinical trials, RWE, publications)
 • Ensure all activities are fully aligned with regulatory, payer, guideline, and clinical practice requirements
Clinical Development & Study Design
• Take active medical responsibility for clinical programs in DACH
 • Personally contribute to study design, including:
 – Concepts, endpoints, inclusion/exclusion criteria, comparators, patient-relevant outcomes
 • Shape studies to ensure they:
 – Work in real neurology practice
 – Answer clinically meaningful questions
 – Are feasible and attractive for sites and patients
 • Co-lead protocol development, steering committees, and advisory boards
 • Ensure studies support differentiation, label ambitions, and long-term franchise value
KOL, Center & Network Building
• Personally build and own a strong KOL and center network in DACH
 • Identify, qualify, and activate:
 – Key opinion leaders
 – High-performing trial sites
 – Centers of excellence and networks
 • Establish long-term strategic partnerships with key centers
 • Drive selection and engagement of steering committee members, advisors, and PIs
 • Systematically use KOL insights to shape strategy, studies, endpoints, and evidence priorities
External Scientific Leadership
• Act as the visible scientific face of the company in DACH
 • Personally represent the company at major congresses, advisory boards, and expert meetings
 • Lead high-level scientific discussions and partnerships with external experts
 • Ensure scientific exchange is impactful, relevant, and fully compliant

II. Women’s Health – Lead & Scale (≈50%)
You will lead and further strengthen a market-leading Women’s Health Medical organization with strong brands and high external visibility.
Team & Organization Leadership
• Lead, develop, and inspire a team of Medical Advisors and MSLs
 • Set clear priorities, ensure focus, and drive high-impact execution
 • Establish performance management, KPIs, and a strong ownership culture
Medical Strategy & Execution
• Own and drive the Medical Plan across the Women’s Health portfolio in close alignment with Brand Strategy
 • Lead planning, prioritization, and execution of medical activities:
 – Scientific exchange
 – Medical education
 – Congresses
 – Advisory boards
 – Content review
MSL & KOL Excellence
• Lead and develop the MSL team (territory strategy, target accounts, objectives, content quality, insights)
 • Own the KOL strategy end-to-end:
 – Identification, segmentation, engagement, governance, documentation
 • Use KOL partnerships to:
 – Strengthen scientific leadership
 – Increase brand impact
 – Accelerate acceptance of key medical messages
Medical Information, Governance & Cross-Functional Impact
• Co-own Medical Information together with Pharmacovigilance (quality, compliance, timeliness, trends)
 • Ensure full compliance with all relevant regulations and internal SOPs
 • Work closely with Brand Management, Sales, PV, Regulatory, QA and Market Access
 • Actively use field insights to sharpen brand strategy and drive measurable business impact

What Success Looks Like
• A credible, visible, and influential Neurology footprint built from scratch in DACH
 • Strong KOL and study center partnerships 
 • High-quality, practice-changing clinical and evidence-generation activities
 • A high-performing, execution-driven Women’s Health Medical team
 • Continued strengthening of the company’s market leadership in Women’s Health
 • Strong cross-functional impact and scientific reputation

• Medical or life-science degree (MD, PhD, PharmD); Neurology background strongly preferred
 • Strong experience in Medical Affairs, ideally across both strategic and hands-on operational roles
 • Proven builder mentality: enjoys creating structures, networks, and impact from scratch
 • Strong execution skills, prioritization ability, and stakeholder management
 • High scientific credibility in external discussions with KOLs and HCPs
 • Solid understanding of medical governance, compliance, and medical processes
 • Hands-on, pragmatic, ownership-driven leadership style
 • Fluent in German and English

The Opportunity
This is a unique dual-impact leadership role combining:

• The opportunity to build and shape a Neurology/CNS franchise from the ground up, and
• The responsibility to further strengthen and scale a market-leading Women’s Health business.

In Neurology, you will work in a true greenfield environment: defining the medical strategy, building the external footprint, establishing the KOL and center network, and shaping the entire scientific positioning in close collaboration with Global Medical and R&D.
In Women’s Health, you will lead and grow an established, successful Medical organization, further increasing scientific impact, quality of execution, and cross-functional influence in a category where the company already holds a leading market position.
This role is for a hands-on builder who wants to create visible, lasting impact — not just manage existing structures.

Why This Role Is Special

• You will build a Neurology/CNS franchise, not inherit one
• You will leave a personal footprint in a new therapy area
• You will shape strategy and execute it yourself
• You will lead in a company that is already a leader in Women’s Health and help take it to the next level