Medical and Scientific Affairs Manager- ID- Rungis H/F

Medical and Scientific Affairs Manager

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• Rungis H/Flocations: France > Rungis : Miami Buildingtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: April 30, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: ## **JOB DESCRIPTION:****Position Summary**The Medical Affairs Manager for Infectious Disease Diagnostics is responsible for providing scientific, clinical, and strategic medical leadership to support the company’s diagnostic portfolio across South Europe Cluster. The role ensures high-quality medical engagement with healthcare professionals (HCPs), key opinion leaders (KOLs), professional societies, and public health stakeholders, while enabling the successful launch and lifecycle management of infectious disease diagnostic solutions.

The position requires strong expertise in infectious diseases, laboratory diagnostics, and French healthcare systems, along with the ability to translate complex science into impactful medical strategies.**Key Responsibilities****Medical Strategy & Scientific Leadership**

• Develop and execute the local medical affairs plan for infectious disease diagnostics in alignment with global and regional strategies.
• Provide expert medical input into product positioning, clinical evidence generation, market access activities, and go‐to‐market initiatives.
• Conduct scientific landscape assessments, identifying unmet needs and opportunities for medical differentiation.**Stakeholder Engagement**
• Build and maintain strong relationships with infectious disease specialists, general practitioners, microbiologists, laboratory directors, public health authorities, and KOLs.
• Lead and participate in advisory boards, scientific exchanges, and clinical education initiatives.
• Serve as the primary medical point of contact for external stakeholders in France.**Medical Education & Scientific Communication**
• Develop and deliver high-quality medical training for internal teams (commercial, market access, regulatory, etc.).
• Provide scientific support for congresses, symposia, workshops, and customer meetings.
• Review and approve promotional and non‐promotional medical content in accordance with French regulations (e.g., HAS, DMOS/anti‐gift law).**Clinical Evidence & Real‐World Data**
• Lead local evidence generation activities, including investigator-initiated studies, real‐world evidence programs, and clinical collaborations.
• Analyze and communicate scientific data to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure medical insight collection and feedback into global development teams.**Compliance & Governance**
• Ensure all medical activities comply with internal policies, industry standards, French regulations (DMOS, ANSM), and ethical guidelines.
• Support the legal and regulatory review of scientific materials.**Cross‐Functional Collaboration**
• Partner with commercial, marketing, government affairs, and market access teams to support successful product launches and ensure alignment on medical messaging.
• Contribute to health technology assessment (HTA) submissions and reimbursement discussions where relevant.**Position Accountability / Scope**
• Frequent France travel (up to 60% of time) is anticipated with some European travel expected**BACKGROUND****Qualifications and experience****Required**
• Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, or related life sciences (MD, Pharm

D, Ph

D preferred).

• Strong background in infectious diseases and/or clinical microbiology.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in diagnostics, medical devices, or pharmaceutical medical affairs.
• Familiarity with local regulatory requirements, promotional review, and compliance frameworks
• Understanding of the French healthcare ecosystem, including hospital labs, private labs, and public health structures.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both in French and English.**Preferred**
• Experience working with infectious disease therapeutics or diagnostics such as molecular assays, rapid tests, syndromic panels, or antimicrobial resistance solutions.
• Prior experience engaging with KOLs and professional societies in France (SPILF, SFMM, SFM, etc.).
• Experience with evidence generation or clinical research in France.**Skills**
• Effective communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to achieve results through influencing others. Demonstrated ability to maintain positive people relationships and build strong links with all departments
• Self-starter, possesses flexibility and ability to work under pressure in a fast-changing environment and ambiguous situations
• Positive attitude, team player with a high level of initiative, energy and enthusiasm
• Responsible and accountable
• Ability to critically appraise scientific literature
• Ability to translate scientific data into actionable medical insights.
• Experience leading medical strategy, medical plans, and cross‐functional initiatives
• Knowledge of drug development, RWE/HEOR principles, and lifecycle management
• Proven ability to develop and execute national medical strategies
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate insights into impact
• Stakeholder influence and decision‐making skills
• Change management and organizational agility
• Strong relationship‐building skills with KOLs, HCPs, scientific societies, and patient organizations
• High‐impact scientific communication (written & verbal)
• Experience delivering medical education, advisory boards, and congress activities
• Ability to partner cross‐functionally with marketing, market access, regulatory, and commercial teams**The base pay for this position is**N/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.## **JOB FAMILY:**Medical & Scientific Affairs## **DIVISION:**ID Infectious Disease## **LOCATION:**France > Rungis : Miami Building## **ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:**## **WORK SHIFT:**Standard## **TRAVEL:**Yes, 50 % of the Time## **MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:**Not Applicable## **SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:**Not Applicable

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