**Accountabilities** •Leads an Affiliate Medical Sub-Team in defined therapeutic area(s) (TA), drives the respective strategy and manages the defined portfolio according to set goals •Has Medical Advisor responsibility for defined products/assets **Responsibilities** •Development and execution of medical plans as integral part of the x-functional brand plans in the defined TA •Development and execution of territory plans and tactics for interactions with Scientific Experts and other relevant stakeholders, organizations and institutions •Collection & processing of customer insights into x-functional account / team plans & analyses •Planning and management of resources and budget, incl. forecast accuracy, within area of responsibility •Partnering with the Business Unit & VA&P for all product lifecycle management activities •Functional and x-functional collaboration and coordination on local level and beyond the affiliate •Hiring, coaching, mentoring and developing of team members •Use of respective dashboards and tools to evaluate performance of the team •Support of GSO clinical study activities & coordination of local data generation activities in the defined TA •Ensure teams’ compliance with all relevant internal processes as well as internal and external laws and regulations **Authority** •Direction, activities, and resource allocation within defined TA •Authority aligned with relevant SOPs and manuals •Expenditure as per grade level **Outputs** •Medical contribution to affiliate lifecycle management plans in defined TA •Medical goals, objectives and performance evaluation in defined TA/Team •Medical Advisor tasks for defined products/assets **Qualifications** •Degree in Health or Natural Sciences (e.g. PhD, MSc, MD) •Relevant experience in Medical Affairs **Preferred Requirements** •Sound understanding of resourcing and budgeting •Team or project leadership experience •Experience in mentoring / coaching •Medical knowledge in the relevant therapeutic area •Experience in the conduct of scientific research, interpretation and communication of scientific results and publications •Experience & networks beyond the affiliate •Sound understanding of the country local health care system •Knowledge of all relevant regulations and codes •Fluent in Dutch or French and English •Sound understanding of drug commercialization and business practices​