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This role is part of Alcon's Research & Development function, a team that innovates boldly and delivers new products and services to help revolutionize the eye care industry, advance optimal patient outcomes and help people see brilliantly. The Associate Director, Medical Affairs is primarily responsible for driving the medical strategy for surgical product development in Ophthalmology, focusing on strategy development, management, and implementation for Phase IIIB/IV studies. You will build relationships with global development teams, marketing, sales, and healthcare providers to meet diverse needs.

In this role, a typical day will include:

- Support the execution of comprehensive Medical Affairs strategic plans

- Support development of regional medical affairs strategy for the assigned therapeutic area

- Provide medical and scientific support for product messaging and claims development

- Support post market/phase IV studies strategy and preregistration study strategic input

- Support launch strategies, lifecycle management and expansion of indications

for use

- Support medical publications: Develop content for whitepapers, peer-reviewed

manuscripts, posters, scientific articles and video scripts

- Support customer medical inquires (i.e. medical exchange of information with

KOLs,



and management of medical issues raised by customer HealthCare

providers)

- Maintain peer to peer relationships with Medical Experts/ Key stakeholders and members of the scientific community, utilizing scientific and medical evidence based non-promotional materials

- Support planning and execution of medical advisory board meetings

- Provide fairbalanced scientific and educational information to healthcare professionals on specific medical issues

- Support internal training, and as needed for academic or healthcare professionals

- Medical promotional review support as needed

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high

school+15 yrs; Assoc.+14 yrs; M.S.+7 yrs; PhD+6 yrs)

Advanced clinical degree (OD preferred; MD ophthalmologist preferred) in combination strong clinical research experience. Minimum: technical/scientific degree (i.e.MS/PhD) in the life sciences with solid knowledge in assigned ophthalmic therapeutic area.

7 Years of Relevant Experience

The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English

Estimated travel requirements - 10%

The location of the position is flexible within Europe.

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

- Manage your own workload and schedule while hitting your set targets
- Collaborate with teammates to share best practices and learnings as work evolves
- See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities

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