Medical and Scientific Affairs Lead

**Job Description Summary**: Location: GRENOBLE PONT DE CLAIX

Join a global leader in injectable drug delivery and become the strategic medical voice of our Prefillable Systems (PFS) platform, which manufactures over 3 billion glass syringes annually, serving 500+ pharmaceutical and biotech customers across diverse therapeutic areas—from vaccines and biologics to cosmetics and acute care.

As **Platform Lead for Medical Affairs**, you’ll drive safety, strategy, and scientific excellence across the product lifecycle, influencing decisions that impact millions of patients worldwide.

**Your Mission**

As a key member of the **Prefillable Systems (PFS) cross-functional leadership team**, you will:

- Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of 8 experts—including one manager—across Toxicology, Usability Engineering, Clinical Development, and Medical Safety, by defining objectives, prioritizing work with platform leadership, and ensuring resources and studies are delivered on time and within budget.
- Represent **Medical Affairs** in strategic discussions, including **acquisitions, innovation opportunities**, and **business planning**:

- Shape and implement the **Medical Affairs strategy** and **evidence generation plans** across all products and lifecycle stages—including **preclinical testing, toxicology, clinical development**, and **usability engineering**:

- Ensure alignment between medical strategy and **product development needs**, supporting launches with the **lowest possible risk profile**:

- Collaborate with **Health Economics & Outcome Research, R&D, Regulatory, and Marketing** to synchronize evidence generation across functions
- Engage with **Subject Matter Experts**, customers, and internal collaborators to provide **medical and scientific support**:

- Support **scientific publication efforts** in alignment with marketing strategy
- Oversee **risk management activities**, ensuring medical input throughout each development phase
- Approve **claims, promotional materials**, and **Clinical Evaluation Reports** for PFS products
- Lead **Post Market Surveillance** activities from a Medical Affairs perspective
- Manage **medical and safety issues** with support from the medical advisor

You’ll also represent Medical Affairs at the **New Product Development Council** and in **innovation discussions** for the platform.

**Your Profile**
- An advanced degree or equivalent experience in **medicine, pharmacy, or life sciences**is required
- You bring solid experience in **Medical Affairs, Clinical Development**, or **Pharmacovigilance**, within the **medical device or pharmaceutical industry**:

- Familiarity with **Preclinical, Toxicology, Clinical,** or **Human Factors** domains
- Knowledge of **Design Controls** (21 CFR Part 820) and **ISO** 14971 Risk Management
- You demonstrate a **strategic mindset** and excel in **cross-functional collaboration** across diverse teams and fields
- You have a proven track record in **leading multidisciplinary teams** and navigating **complex, evolving environments** with agility and clarity
- You’re driven by a deep **commitment to patient outcomes**, and you use science and innovation as tools for meaningful impact

**Compensation range for this position**: 90 000 to 120 000 EUR / year

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