Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs (Biosimilars)

Location: Andheri, Mumbai.

(Hybrid working)

About ADVANZ PHARMA

ADVANZ PHARMA is a global pharmaceutical company with the purpose to improve patients’ lives by providing and enhancing the specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines they depend on.

Our ambition is to be a partner of choice for the commercialisation of specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe, Canada, and Australia. In line with our ambition, we are partnering with innovative biopharma and pharmaceutical development companies to bring medicines to patients.

Headquartered in London, UK, we have c700 employees based across more than 20 countries, including key countries in Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia. Our Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, India, as well as an established global distribution and commercialisation partner network complement our global operations.

ADVANZ PHARMA’s product portfolio and pipeline comprises innovative medicines, specialty generics & biosimilars, and originator brands. Our products and pipeline cover a broad range of therapeutic areas, including hepatology, gastroenterology, anti-infectives, critical care, endocrinology, CNS, and, more broadly, rare diseases.

We can only achieve our ambition with the passion of our dedicated and highly qualified people, acting in line with our company values of entrepreneurship, speed, and integrity.

About the Role

The Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs (Biosimilars) is responsible for the development, execution, and continuous optimisation of global medical affairs activities across the ADVANZ PHARMA biosimilar portfolio. The role provides scientific leadership and strategic insight to support successful launches, lifecycle management, and cross-functional decision-making across European, and other global markets.

What You’ll Do: 

Medical Strategy, Insights & Lifecycle Leadership

• Review medical insights to provide strategic actions that directly influence launch planning, patient forecasting assumptions, and lifecycle management decisions.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of patient flows, treatment pathways, and decision drivers across key markets.
• Monitor competitor intelligence, including scientific, clinical, and strategic developments, and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Review relevant scientific literature, synthesising and disseminating key findings to internal stakeholders.
• Support and contribute to forecasting guidance, including assumptions linked to clinical positioning, market dynamics, and competitive landscape.

Development of Medical Resources & Materials

• Development of global medical resources for biosimilars, ensuring scientific accuracy, clarity, and regional relevance.
• Develop and maintain medical launch packs to support new product introductions.
• Create and implement listening priorities to capture meaningful medical insights from the field.

Medical Training & Capability Building

• Create medical training decks and supporting materials for internal stakeholders.

• Design and deliver medical training programs aligned to global strategy and product lifecycle stage, engaging with external experts as required.
• Identify educational needs, and develop additional training materials and tools aligned to medical strategy and launch priorities.
• Support capability building across global and regional Medical Affairs teams through structured training initiatives.

Medical Education & External Engagement

• Assist with the creation and execution of external medical education initiatives, where applicable, ensuring alignment with strategy and compliance requirements.
• Provide scientific input into external educational content and ensure consistency across markets.

Governance, Compliance & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Manage medical materials review and approval processes, ensuring compliance with internal SOPs and external regulations.
• Review regulatory dossiers and provide medical input when required.
• Act as a key medical partner to Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, and Pharmacovigilance teams.

Other responsibilities

• Manage project budget within given product(s)/therapy area.
• Ensure all activities are undertaken with due regard to ADVANZ PHARMA compliance requirements and relevant rules/regulations.
• Other tasks, as directed by the supervisor, or based on a specific appointment, or determined during the annual objectives setting process, or by relevant key performance indicators.

About You

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are passionate about making a meaningful difference to patients’ lives.

For this role, you will also have the following:

Qualifications: 

• Medical Doctor (MD) required

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Significant experience in Medical Affairs in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries with proven experience across global, European, and/or Asian markets.
• Strong background in Biosimilars or speciality generics.
• Therapy area experience in rheumatology, gastroenterology or haematology preferred
• High digital and AI aptitude, with experience leveraging innovative tools to enhance Medical Affairs effectiveness
• Demonstrated experience in product launches, lifecycle management and working with commercialisation in non-European markets

• Must be an excellent leader and mentor.
• Scientifically curious and intellectually rigorous, with a strong drive to stay at the forefront of biosimilar and therapeutic area developments
• Clear and compelling communicator, able to translate complex scientific data into meaningful insights for diverse audiences
• Highly collaborative, thriving in cross-functional and cross-regional teams and valuing diverse perspectives.
• Inspired by our values of entrepreneurship, speed, and integrity.
• Sets ambitious goals and high standards for the team.
• Persists – does not give up despite barriers and obstacles.
• Strong work ethic and desire to win.

Why ADVANZ PHARMA?

The success of any company is driven by its people, and we are no different.

At ADVANZ PHARMA, we believe in empowering our people to be entrepreneurs and embrace challenges to enable personal and company growth in an agile and fast-paced environment.  We strive to do that inclusively and responsibly, treating all employees with integrity whilst rewarding outcomes and impact.

Our teams are made up of people from all walks of life and backgrounds. We thrive in an environment where uniqueness is celebrated, but we are all united by the same passion to help improve patients' lives by providing and enhancing the specialty and hospital medicines they depend on.

As a business, we like to tap into new ideas and fresh perspectives. So, if you join us, you’ll be empowered to own your work, explore new possibilities, and make things happen.

But there’s more to you – and us – than just work, which is why our culture, vision, and values are so high on our agenda. We believe in gender equality and actively encourage women into senior roles – we have an active ADVANZ PHARMA Women’s Network; almost 40% of our managers are women.

We work hard to recognise and reward talent, and we actively promote from within - last year, approximately 25% of our people across the company achieved promotions. In addition, we recognise talent with our annual Impact Awards, in which our top performers are rewarded for their hard work and dedication.

We offer flexible, agile working options, and you will also enjoy a highly competitive salary and benefits package.

To join us on our exciting journey, apply now! *

*Please include a CV and Cover letter.