Deputy Medical Affairs Manager

I hope you are doing well.

I am reaching out regarding an exciting opportunity with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) for the position of Deputy Manager Medical Affairs based in Chandigarh.

This role is ideal for a healthcare professional who enjoys engaging with clinicians, building KOL relationships, driving clinical education initiatives, and partnering closely with commercial teams to enhance healthcare outcomes.

About the Role

As a Deputy Manager Medical Affairs, you will play a key role in executing clinical strategies across the region by:

To execute and implement Clinical Strategies for MDS in the respective regions / territory in line with the market requirements and the country business plan with the purpose of creating clinically differentiated market position.

Principal Responsibilities

• Conduct Clinical Marketing Education Programs, Seminars, Promotional Events and In-service Programs in the respective region in order to improve BD MDS value proposition amongst both clinical and economic buyers, by engaging KOLs towards MDS business outcome and achieve regional business objectives.
• Clinical capability building (administering trainings, continuous evaluation) amongst regional MDS direct selling organization and amongst channel partners in line with the country clinical objectives in order to enhance their ability to adequately differentiate the brand MDS in the market and thus achieve targeted business outcomes.
• Creating and implementing the regional calendar of engagements with the potential / existing customers in order to create strong brand awareness and creating door openers at the relevant levels.
• Support / assist sales organization with product evaluations, clinical audits in hospitals, setting protocols and processes in hospitals and 'critical to business' technical challenges (including but not limited to troubleshooting and product applications) in order to attain high levels of product penetration, query resolution and trouble free product application.
• Leading edge key customer relationship management and creation of regional KOL network in order to ensure usage of full array of BD MDS products by leading client organizations and using these customer relationships to drive the conversions.
• Coordinate on the timely completion of clinical /economic studies initiated in the region in order to ensure that the clinical / economic studies planned for the year are completed within the stipulated timelines.
• Conduct Induction Training Programs (Clinical & Product Training) to Sales Organization, provide clinical Updates, annual / quarterly Product refreshers and run Clinical Proficiency Tests on a need basis / from time to time.

Preferred Background

We are particularly interested in professionals with:

MBBS qualification (MBA preferred)

3-5 years of experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Medical Affairs
• Clinical Affairs
• Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL)
• Clinical Education
• Scientific Affairs
• Clinical Applications / Clinical Specialist roles

Strong experience in:

• KOL development and physician engagement
• CME/CNE programs
• Clinical training and education
• Hospital stakeholder management
• Product demonstrations and evaluations
• Cross-functional collaboration with commercial/sales teams

Exposure to:

• Medical Devices
• Diagnostics
• MedTech
• Pharma
• Critical Care
• Infusion Therapy
• Infection Prevention
• Vascular Access

Willingness to travel extensively (70-80%) across North India.

Why Consider BD?

BD is a global leader in medical technology, advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics, and the delivery of care. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with leading hospitals, clinicians, and healthcare decision-makers while contributing to meaningful patient outcomes.

If this opportunity aligns with your experience and career aspirations, I would be happy to connect and share further details.

Please feel free to reply with your updated resume and a suitable time to speak.

Looking forward to hearing from you.