Job Description

We are expanding our Medical Affairs General & Specialty Medicine team and are currently recruiting for a Medical Advisor Immunology to be based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

You will report to the Therapy Area Lead, General and Specialty Medicine, Switzerland, and support the General & Specialty Medicine portfolio strategy with a focus on Immunology therapy area. You will lead the development and implementation of the country medical affairs plan (CMAP) in Switzerland by providing medical insight and applying expert knowledge on our portfolio and the disease area. You will also identify, develop and maintain strong relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs), providers and academic centers whilst being a champion of cross functional partnership with local, regional and global colleagues.

This will be a high-visibility role with ample opportunity to lead and participate in a wide range of Medical Affairs activities that support both pipeline and established company products, including launch activities.

What you will do:

• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of relevant products and disease area(s) in order to act as an expert medical resource

• Develop the CMAPs of Immunology and implement tactics that align with the Company’s therapeutic areas of interest e.g., symposia, advice seeking activities, medical education initiatives

• Develop partnerships with market access, regulatory and development colleagues to appropriately and rapidly gain access for patients to our medicines e.g. Health Technology Appraisals, patient access schemes and compassionate use programmes

• Provide fair, balanced, non-promotional and unbiased medical and scientific support in response to specific requests from HCPs for further information on our product portfolio, clinical development program, or disease area(s) of interest

• Represent the Medical Department at local or regional non-promotional medical events (e.g. Medical Congresses and Symposia), utilizing the events to attain ongoing clinical knowledge and appropriately gather competitor intelligence

• Develop and maintain professional and credible relationships with the health care community in collaboration with relevant internal functions deliver improved patient outcomes

• Act as an authoritative resource to all departments for the identification of scientific leaders who can collaborate on specific projects or activities including potential investigators for our clinical development programmes

• In collaboration with colleagues facilitate the delivery of data generation activities, including the identification of suitable research projects, research centres, investigators and innovative methods to generate data

• Collaborate closely with GCTO for the identification of potential study sites is Switzerland and relationships with the key Scientific Leaders in the therapeutic areas of IBD, rheumatology, and dermatology

• Support our commercial colleagues to provide balanced and scientific information and training

• Maintain compliance with applicable local, global and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct company policies and procedures for Pharmacovigilance

What you will need:

• Medical degree MD, PhD in sciences, or Pharmacist degree PharmD

• Proven relationship building skills with Scientific Leaders (either in the pharmaceutical industry or healthcare/academic setting)

• Understanding of the wider Swiss Health Care environment (Swissmedic, Federal Office of Public Health, Medical Societies, Healthcare Insurances) and key opportunities for Pharma to partner effectively

• Therapy Area knowledge in Immunology and experience either in the pharmaceutical industry or in a healthcare setting preferred

• IT skills, including but not limited to use of MS Office software

Skills/competencies:

• Strong strategic thinking skills and ability to develop and implement effective strategies

• Ability to effectively collaborate with partners across divisions in a matrix environment

• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication skills (written and oral)

• Eagerness to learn and open to new ideas

• Fluency in spoken and written English – mandatory. Good knowledge of German and or French is a plus

THE COMPANY

Our company has had a presence in Switzerland since 1963. With a regional office and manufacturing/packaging facility, Lucerne is considered the center of operations. Approximately 1,000 people work collaboratively at the four Lucerne locations (Tribschenstrasse, Citybay, Schachen and Kriens). A fifth location has been established in Zurich, aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization of many of our company’s medicines and vaccines, which supports our mission to save and improve lives around the world.

We are proud to be certified as a “Top Employer Switzerland” and “Top Employer Europe” showing the company’s commitment to our employees and the community around us.

Citybay, Luzern

The Switzerland Head Office of our company’s Swiss Subsidiary is based in Lucerne's city center. Located in the heart of the city, employees work collaboratively across many departments including commercial, market access, medical affairs, clinical research, regulatory affairs, and policy & communications.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

50%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Required Skills:

Accountability, Adaptability, Analytical Problem Solving, Clinical Development, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Knowledge, Clinical Trial Methodology, Clinical Trial Support, Data Analysis, Leadership, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Medical Knowledge, Medical Teaching, Pharmacovigilance, Project Management, Relationship Building, Scientific Communications, Scientific Exchange, Strategic Thinking, Teamwork, Therapeutic Knowledge

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

11/13/2025

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