Head Medico Regulatory Affairs & International Medical Affairs

Job Description
Position: Head – Medico-Regulatory Affairs (Domestic & International) and International Medical Affairs (Medico-Marketing)
Designation: General Manager (GM) / Deputy General Manager (DGM)
Department: Medical Affairs
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Reporting to: Senior Vice President – Medical Affairs & Pharmacovigilance
Job Purpose
To provide strategic, scientific, medical and regulatory leadership for domestic and international pharmaceutical businesses, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, scientific accuracy of product information, and effective medical support for international marketing activities.
The position will oversee medico-regulatory activities across India and international markets, while driving international medical affairs and medico-marketing initiatives to support product registrations, launches, lifecycle management and commercial growth.
Key Responsibilities
Medico-Regulatory Affairs – Domestic (India)
Lead medico-regulatory activities in compliance with CDSCO requirements, applicable provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules, and NDCT Rules, 2019.
Provide medical and scientific inputs for new drug applications, additional indications, dosage forms, fixed-dose combinations and product lifecycle management.
Review and approve prescribing information, package inserts, product monographs, promotional materials and medical claims.
Provide medical justification and clinical evidence for regulatory submissions and responses to regulatory queries.
Coordinate with Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Clinical Research, Pharmacovigilance, Quality and Marketing.
Ensure compliance with applicable Indian requirements governing pharmaceutical promotional communications.
Lead, make presentations and coordinate with the stakeholders for the presentations to SECs, ICMR, RCGM/ DBT (if applicable), grant committees such as BIRAC, PRIP and other relevant committees from time to time
Medico-Regulatory Affairs – International
Provide medical and scientific support for product registrations across regulated, semi-regulated and emerging international markets.
Review clinical and medical components of CTD/eCTD dossiers, including relevant clinical summaries, overviews and supporting literature.
Prepare clinical justifications, benefit-risk assessments, literature reviews and medical responses to regulatory deficiencies.
Support regulatory submissions, renewals, variations, label updates and additional indication applications.
Review and harmonize prescribing information, SmPCs, patient information leaflets and medical claims according to country-specific requirements.
Collaborate with international Regulatory Affairs teams and business partners to address medical and clinical regulatory queries.
Represent medical affairs in regulatory meetings across regulated and emerging markets.
International Medical Affairs & Medico-Marketing
Develop and implement medical affairs strategies supporting international pharmaceutical business operations.
Provide scientific and medical inputs for new product identification, evaluation, positioning and launches.
Develop scientifically validated product monographs, clinical presentations, medical detailing materials, FAQs and training modules.
Review international promotional and scientific communication materials for accuracy, balance, substantiation and local compliance.
Support international marketing teams with therapeutic-area insights, clinical evidence and product differentiation strategies.
Conduct medical training for international marketing teams, country managers, distributors and business partners.
Provide medical support for advisory boards, scientific meetings, CMEs, KOL engagements and international conferences, in accordance with applicable requirements.
Support evidence-based product positioning and lifecycle management across therapeutic portfolios.
Conduct and coordinate local clinical studies in various countries especially ROW countries to support the local product registration and for marketing support.
Medical Information and Scientific Communication
Establish processes for responding to medical and scientific enquiries from international markets.
Develop standard medical responses and scientific communication documents.
Conduct critical literature evaluation and prepare evidence summaries.
Support medical review of scientific publications, abstracts and educational content.
Ensure appropriate handling and escalation of adverse-event and product-quality information received through medical enquiries.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with International Business, Domestic Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Clinical Development and Pharmacovigilance.
Support portfolio evaluation and business development through medical due diligence.
Provide medical inputs for product licensing, in-licensing and market expansion opportunities.
Coordinate with external medical experts, consultants and international business partners.
Leadership, Governance and Compliance
Lead and develop the medico-regulatory and international medical affairs team.
Establish SOPs, review processes, approval workflows and compliance controls.
Ensure timely completion of medical reviews, regulatory responses and medico-marketing deliverables.
Maintain audit-ready documentation and appropriate medical approval records.
Prepare departmental performance reports and ensure efficient allocation of resources.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Performance Area
Key Metrics
Domestic medico-regulatory
Timeliness and quality of medical reviews and regulatory responses
International medico-regulatory
On-time medical dossier inputs and deficiency responses
Medico-marketing
Turnaround time and compliance of promotional material approvals
Product launches
Timely delivery of medical launch support
Scientific training
Training coverage, completion and effectiveness
Medical information
Response timelines and scientific quality
Compliance
Audit findings, documentation completeness and corrective actions
Team management
Productivity, capability development and achievement of departmental objectives
Qualification and Experience
Educational Qualifications
MBBS / MD (Pharmacology or other relevant clinical specialty) preferred.
Additional qualifications in Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmaceutical Medicine or Management desirable.
Experience
12–18 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, depending on designation.
Significant experience in medico-regulatory affairs, medical affairs and pharmaceutical medico-marketing.
Exposure to domestic and international regulatory requirements.
Experience supporting international pharmaceutical business operations and product registrations.
Prior Team Leadership And Cross-functional Management Experience Preferred.
Essential Competencies
Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical medicine and clinical pharmacology.
Understanding of CDSCO and international regulatory frameworks.
Expertise in medical review of promotional and non-promotional materials.
Strong scientific writing, literature evaluation and medical communication skills.
Understanding of CTD/eCTD clinical documentation and benefit-risk evaluation.
Strategic thinking, stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.
Ability to manage multiple therapeutic areas and international markets.
Recommended Organizational Positioning
Domestic Medico-Regulatory
International Medico-Regulatory
International Medical Affairs & Medico-Marketing

Work arrangement
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