## [Medical Affairs Head Argentina](/req-10083998-medical-affairs-head-argentina "Medical Affairs Head Argentina") Job ID REQ-10083998 Sep 18, 2026 LOC_AR ### About the Role ### Main Responsibilities - Define and execute the country Medical Affairs strategy, ensuring alignment with global priorities while serving as the scientific and medical voice within the Country Leadership Team. - Shape the external healthcare environment through engagement with policymakers, payers, scientific societies, regulators, KOLs, and healthcare ecosystem partners. - Ensure scientific excellence, medical integrity, compliance, and governance across all medical activities and stakeholder interactions. - Lead integrated evidence generation strategies, including RWE, investigator-initiated trials, observational studies, clinical research collaboration, and implementation science initiatives. - Drive launch excellence across the product lifecycle by leading medical readiness, evidence requirements, KOL engagement, diagnostics, biomarkers, and reimbursement support. - Build and expand strategic partnerships that improve patient outcomes, healthcare system innovation, access, and guideline development. - Lead the transformation and development of a high-performing Medical Affairs organization through talent management, capability building, digital enablement, operational excellence, and cultural leadership. ### Minimum Requirements (Skills & Experience) - Medical leadership experience: 10+ years in Medical Affairs, including 3-5 years in senior leadership roles, with proven leadership of large medical teams (10-20+ associates). - Strategic and business acumen: Strong ability to translate complex scientific, clinical, market, and healthcare system insights into impactful business and medical strategies. - Launch, access, and evidence expertise: Demonstrated success in launches, HTA, reimbursement, evidence generation (RWE, IITs, MAPs), and collaboration with clinical development. - External influence and stakeholder engagement: Extensive experience working with KOLs, scientific societies, regulators, payers, policymakers, and other healthcare ecosystem stakeholders. - People leadership and transformation: Proven track record leading organizational change, building high-performing teams, developing talent, and driving cross-functional collaboration in complex environments. ### Role Requirements **Why Novartis:** Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? [https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture](https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture "https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture") **Benefits and Rewards:** Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally. [Read our handbook (PDF 30 MB)](https://www.novartis.com/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-life-handbook.pdf) Division DIV_IM Business Unit General Management Location LOC_AR Site Ramallo (Argentina) Company / Legal Entity AR01 (FCRS = AR001) Novartis Argentina S.A. Functional Area FCT_RD Job Type Full time Employment Type Regular Shift Work No [Apply to Job](https://novartis.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Novartis_Careers/job/Ramallo-Argentina/Medical-Affairs-Head-Argentina_REQ-10083998 "Apply to Job") ![careers default image](https://prod1.jobapi.novartis.com.cn/themes/custom/cosmos/patterns/images/careers-default-image.webp "careers default image") Job ID REQ-10083998 ### Medical Affairs Head Argentina [Apply to Job](https://novartis.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Novartis_Careers/job/Ramallo-Argentina/Medical-Affairs-Head-Argentina_REQ-10083998 "Apply to Job")