Senior Medical Affairs Manager - Specialised Nutrition

Medical Affairs

Senior Medical Affairs Manager - Specialised Nutrition

In Nutricia we have been pioneering nutritional solutions since 1896, when our founders first began their early support of mothers and their infants. Since then, our nutritional solutions have transformed the lives of millions of people around the world. That pioneering spirit lives on today with an ongoing commitment to provide life-transforming nutrition at key moments throughout.

Nutricia Worldwide is one of the most dynamic and international divisions within Danone, operating in 48 countries with 55 business partners (distributors) together with the power of our team from 35 different nationalities. We are a growing profitable business that is truly diverse and unique.

As a Senior Medical Affairs Manager within the Nutricia worldwide Medical Affairs and Market Access (MedMax) team, you will play a crucial role in improving health locally by driving medical credibility, demand, and access through innovative partnerships and scientific-based solutions. You will lead and execute the medical affairs for the specialized nutrition portfolio, with a focus on Early Life Nutrition. Within this role, you will report to the Medical Affairs and Market Access Director.

This role is exciting because you will be at the forefront of pioneering nutritional solutions that transform lives. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team and collaborate with key stakeholders to drive medical credibility and access to our specialized nutrition products. We are looking for someone who is passionate about nutrition and eager to make a significant impact in the field of Early Life Nutrition.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop, and sign off on evidence-based, validated messages/claims, materials, and media (promotional, educational) and packaging in line with Nutricia’s procedures, category strategy, etc.
• Design and execute medical initiatives (e.g., symposia, webinars, advisory boards, Danone Nutricia Campus, etc.) to maximize awareness of needs, evidence, and use of products across our portfolio.
• Lead and secure internal (and distributor’s) category and product knowledge and proactive on evidence, relevant clinical topics, composition, and use of all products/services.
• Provide category education and medical support to HCPs; leveraging Danone Nutricia Campus.
• Lead the medical affairs input into strategy & execution by identifying and analyzing relevant trends in clinical practice, nutritional science, publications, current relevant recommendations, guidelines, healthcare/economic environments, to shape current commercial/medical plans, and future innovation.
• Lead KOL & stakeholder management together with healthcare teams and distributors, with productive collaborations with HCPs, key organizations, and KOLs to support product use & credibility and manage risk and crises.
• Ensure effective ways of working across the medical team (including market access), with other key internal stakeholders (CAT teams, Healthcare teams, Regulatory) and global teams, to deliver strategy, activities & secure registration and HCP support.

About you

We are looking for a candidate with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience in a healthcare, academic, or commercial setting, including working in dietetic clinical practice. You should have at least 3-5 years of experience in medical affairs and a good understanding from a nutrition/dietetic perspective of the different conditions/diseases, clinical needs, and clinical practice related to our scope as well as commercial application. Experience in early life nutrition is a plus. You should be educated to degree level in dietetics, nutrition, or other relevant life science.

You will need to demonstrate a track record of success in managing internal and external stakeholders and delivering high-quality output in a rapidly changing and complex environment.

At Danone, we value certain behaviours that are essential for success in this role:

• You continuously put consumers, patients, and customers at the center of what you do.
• You own your decisions and learn from mistakes to innovate and co-create the future.
• You bring focus and a pragmatic approach while dealing with complexity.
• You continuously seek solutions to problems without hiding behind rules, role definitions, or hierarchy.
• When we commit to something, you move quickly into execution, allocating the required time and resources.

About Danone

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia, and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions, and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements, and business needs.

“Are you the person we are looking for? Hit the “apply now” button before the application deadline on April 8th. To comply with GDPR regulations, we cannot process your personal data without given consent. Therefore, we strongly recommend applying directly via our career website.”

“Need more information? Please contact Robin Hiariej, Talent Manager via robin.hiariej@danone.com.”

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.