Medical Affairs Associate Director, CEEMEA

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The role is responsible for defining, shaping, and executing Medical Affairs strategy across the assigned cluster (CEEMEA).

The role ensures optimal clinical value, scientific credibility, and medical governance of Baxter’s current and future portfolio by driving strategic medical planning, external scientific leadership, cross-functional alignment, and people development, while ensuring full compliance with global and local regulations.

This position represents the senior medical authority at regional level, acting as a strategic partner to Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, PV.

• Owns and drives the regional Medical Affairs strategy aligned with Global Business Units (GBUs) and Regional leadership priorities.

• Provides medical leadership and strategic direction across multiple countries, therapeutic areas, and business units.

• Acts as the senior medical decision-maker for regional medical initiatives, investments, and prioritization.

• Leads regional evidence generation strategy
  , including clinical, real-world, HEOR, and non-clinical projects to support access, differentiation, and lifecycle management.

• Oversees the scientific positioning of Baxter’s portfolio
  , ensuring consistency, credibility, and competitive differentiation across markets.

• Provides expert medical input into pipeline, launch readiness, and post-marketing strategies
  .

• Establishes and maintains high-level relationships with regional and international KOLs
  , scientific societies, advisory boards, and key institutions.

• Represents Baxter as a recognized scientific and medical leader in regional congresses, advisory boards, and external forums.

• Oversees advisory boards, investigator meetings, and key scientific engagements at regional level.

• Serves as a strategic medical partner to Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, and Market Companies.

• Ensures medical input into strategic brand planning, medico-marketing activities, and market access initiatives
  , while safeguarding compliance.

• Acts as the regional medical interface with Global Medical Affairs and cross-regional teams.

• Ensures highest standards of medical governance, ethics, and compliance across all regional Medical Affairs activities.

• Provides final medical sign-off on promotional and non-promotional materials
  , medical initiatives, and scientific communications.

• Ensures compliance with local regulations, global SOPs, codes of practice, and data protection requirements
  .

• Leads, mentors, and develops Medical Managers and Medical Advisors across the region.

• Builds a high-performing Medical Affairs organization
  , fostering scientific excellence, accountability, and continuous development.

• Supports succession planning and talent development within Medical Affairs.

• Owns and manages the regional Medical Affairs budget
  , ensuring efficient allocation of resources and ROI-driven planning.

• Oversees regional medical operations, prioritization of initiatives, and performance tracking.

• MD required with specialty training in functional area.

• 15+ years total professional experience, including:

- Minimum 10 years clinical, regulatory, or…