Medical Manager

Novartis is hiring a Medical Manager in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Level rates it ; you can apply on Novartis.

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The posting mentions medical affairs, clinical research and stakeholder engagement among its tools and skills.
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Medical Manager responsible for executing Medical Affairs plans, supporting clinical studies, and engaging with medical experts and regulatory stakeholders.

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Job Description Summary

In line with overall product strategy, the Medical Manager is a customer-facing responsible for supporting the design, implementation and execution of Medical Affairs plans for assigned Therapy Area, providing scientific information, helping design & organize clinical studies, building educational dialogue with MEs and regulatory stakeholders.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Respond to medical enquiries accurately, compliantly, and in a timely manner, including developing standard response documents where needed.
Provide medical and scientific input into clinical trial and research activities, including study initiation and oversight within the therapy area.
Support local evidence-generation activities, including non-interventional studies and investigator-initiated trials.
Build scientific partnerships across the disease journey by engaging medical experts, supporting publications, and contributing to data generation initiatives.
Review and approve medical and promotional materials in line with local and global compliance requirements.
Share actionable medical insights with cross-functional stakeholders including Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory, Market Access, Quality, and Commercial teams.
Role involves 50% external stakeholder engagement and 50% office-based responsibilities.

Requirements:

Degree in MD, PharmD or PhD
Minimum 2 years’ experience in Medical Affairs in pharmaceutical industry, specific experience in Neuroscience is a plus
Proven ability to build credible relationships with medical experts and key decision-makers.
Strong understanding of clinical research, evidence generation, and the evolving therapeutic landscape.
Experience translating scientific insights into meaningful cross-functional action.
Confidence using digital tools and data to support stakeholder engagement, insight gathering, and decision-making.
Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills in a matrix environment.
Fluency in both Arabic and English languages

Skills Desired

Clinical Protocols, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Critical Care, Drug Development, Medical Information, Organizing, Stakeholder Engagement

How we rate this

Medical Manager at Novartis rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

Medical Manager is an open job at Novartis.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Riyadh.
The job was posted on October 22, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Novartis. Apply on Novartis

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