Position Summary

The Medical Affairs Manager for Infectious Disease Diagnostics is responsible for providing scientific, clinical, and strategic medical leadership to support the company’s diagnostic portfolio across South Europe Cluster. The role ensures high-quality medical engagement with healthcare professionals (HCPs), key opinion leaders (KOLs), professional societies, and public health stakeholders, while enabling the successful launch and lifecycle management of infectious disease diagnostic solutions.

The position requires strong expertise in infectious diseases, laboratory diagnostics, and French healthcare systems, along with the ability to translate complex science into impactful medical strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Medical Strategy & Scientific Leadership

Develop and execute the local medical affairs plan for infectious disease diagnostics in alignment with global and regional strategies.Provide expert medical input into product positioning, clinical evidence generation, market access activities, and go‑to‑market initiatives.Conduct scientific landscape assessments, identifying unmet needs and opportunities for medical differentiation.

Stakeholder Engagement

Build and maintain strong relationships with infectious disease specialists, general practitioners, microbiologists, laboratory directors, public health authorities, and KOLs.Lead and participate in advisory boards, scientific exchanges, and clinical education initiatives.Serve as the primary medical point of contact for external stakeholders in France.

Medical Education & Scientific Communication

Develop and deliver high-quality medical training for internal teams (commercial, market access, regulatory, etc.).Provide scientific support for congresses, symposia, workshops, and customer meetings.Review and approve promotional and non‑promotional medical content in accordance with French regulations (e.g., HAS, DMOS/anti‑gift law).

Clinical Evidence & Real‑World Data

Lead local evidence generation activities, including investigator-initiated studies, real‑world evidence programs, and clinical collaborations.Analyze and communicate scientific data to internal and external stakeholders.Ensure medical insight collection and feedback into global development teams.

Compliance & Governance

Ensure all medical activities comply with internal policies, industry standards, French regulations (DMOS, ANSM), and ethical guidelines.Support the legal and regulatory review of scientific materials.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Partner with commercial, marketing, government affairs, and market access teams to support successful product launches and ensure alignment on medical messaging.Contribute to health technology assessment (HTA) submissions and reimbursement discussions where relevant.

Position Accountability / Scope

Frequent France travel (up to 60% of time) is anticipated with some European travel expected

BACKGROUND

Qualifications and experience

Required

Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, or related life sciences (MD, PharmD, PhD preferred).Strong background in infectious diseases and/or clinical microbiology.Minimum of 5 years’ experience in diagnostics, medical devices, or pharmaceutical medical affairs.Familiarity with local regulatory requirements, promotional review, and compliance frameworksUnderstanding of the French healthcare ecosystem, including hospital labs, private labs, and public health structures.Excellent communication and presentation skills, both in French and English.

Preferred

Experience working with infectious disease therapeutics or diagnostics such as molecular assays, rapid tests, syndromic panels, or antimicrobial resistance solutions.Prior experience engaging with KOLs and professional societies in France (SPILF, SFMM, SFM, etc.).Experience with evidence generation or clinical research in France.

Skills

Effective communication skillsExcellent interpersonal skills with the ability to achieve results through influencing others. Demonstrated ability to maintain positive people relationships and build strong links with all departmentsSelf-starter, possesses flexibility and ability to work under pressure in a fast-changing environment and ambiguous situationsPositive attitude, team player with a high level of initiative, energy and enthusiasmResponsible and accountableAbility to critically appraise scientific literatureAbility to translate scientific data into actionable medical insights.Experience leading medical strategy, medical plans, and cross‑functional initiativesKnowledge of drug development, RWE/HEOR principles, and lifecycle managementProven ability to develop and execute national medical strategiesStrategic thinking with the ability to translate insights into impactStakeholder influence and decision‑making skillsChange management and organizational agilityStrong relationship‑building skills with KOLs, HCPs, scientific societies, and patient organizationsHigh‑impact scientific communication (written & verbal)Experience delivering medical education, advisory boards, and congress activitiesAbility to partner cross‑functionally with marketing, market access, regulatory, and commercial teams