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Karo Healthcare | Stockholm, Sweden | Salary not specified
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Karo Healthcare, a dynamic and growing personal-care retail company, is all about making smart choices for everyday healthcare. With a wide-ranging portfolio, focusing on 4 categories; skin, foot, intimate and digestive, we own and sell over 80 brands in about 90 countries. Our portfolio includes such brands as ACO, Decubal, E45, Lamisil, Pevaryl, Multi-Gyn and many others. Our core belief in empowering people to make intelligent health decisions drives our growth strategy, blending organic expansion and M&A. Join us at Karo Healthcare on our exciting journey. We're currently looking for a Global Medical Advisor – Skin for our office in Stockholm or Maidenhead (London). What’s in it for you? - Shape the global medical strategy for a high-potential Skin Health portfolio. - Turn science and evidence into meaningful impact for consumers, healthcare professionals and brands. - Grow your career in an international, entrepreneurial organisation where your expertise is visible and valued. What you’ll be doing - Act as the global medical expert and Medical Affairs lead for Karo’s Skin Health portfolio, supporting brands including ACO, Miniderm, Canoderm, Decubal, E45, Biodermal, Iwostin and Emolium. - Provide medical and scientific input into global category, portfolio, brand, innovation and lifecycle strategies. - Translate clinical evidence, scientific insights and healthcare professional perspectives into clear recommendations and business decisions. - Identify evidence gaps and develop medical evidence plans aligned with portfolio priorities, claims, lifecycle opportunities and HCP needs. - Lead or medically oversee clinical research, Phase IV studies, real-world evidence, registries and observational studies in collaboration with Clinical Operations and cross-functional teams. - Contribute to study concepts, protocols, endpoints, investigator engagement, interpretation, publication planning and scientific dissemination. - Build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals, scientific experts, key opinion leaders, patient organisations and academic or clinical centres. - Plan and deliver advisory boards, expert forums, symposia and other scientific exchange activities. - Represent Karo Healthcare at relevant congresses and external forums, turning emerging science into actionable portfolio insights. - Prepare and approve medical assessments, literature reviews, scientific rationales, benefit-risk assessments and other medical writing deliverables. - Review promotional and non-promotional materials for scientific accuracy, balance, substantiation and compliance with approved claims. - Support Medical Information with complex queries and escalations, and deliver medical and brand training to internal teams. - Partner with Global Category & Portfolio, Innovation & Development, Regulatory, Safety, Quality, Commercial and local market teams. - Set medical priorities, milestones and KPIs, manage assigned projects and budgets, and escalate material evidence, compliance, safety or reputational risks. Requirements - Advanced academic degree in life sciences, such as an MSc in Pharmacy, MD, PhD or another relevant scientific qualification. - Experience in Medical Affairs, clinical research, pharmaceutical medicine, dermocosmetics or a related role within the pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare or FMCG industry. - Experience in dermatology, skin health, emollients, dry or sensitive skin, atopic dermatitis or adjacent areas. - Strong understanding of Medical Affairs, scientific communication, evidence generation and medical governance. - Practical knowledge of clinical study design, research methods, literature appraisal, real-world evidence and publication standards. - Ability to assess scientific substantiation for product benefits and claims across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics and consumer healthcare products. - Excellent medical writing, presentation, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills. - Ability to translate complex science into clear, credible recommendations for both scientific and business audiences. - Fluent written and spoken English; additional European languages are an advantage. The role may involve international travel for congresses, expert engagement activities, clinical studies, and collaboration with colleagues and cross-functional teams. Benefits - Opportunity to create, grow, and encourage. - Apart from a competitive salary pack, there are lots of growth opportunities to meet your personal ambitions. - Flexible schedule and life-work balance. - Responsibility for exciting and challenging projects that have a direct, visible impact on our customers and the industry. - Very positive work environment in an international and motivated team. - Start-up spirit while being part of a large international organisation with strong values. Karo Healthcare has a Diverse & Inclusive environment. We are looking for qualified candidates irrespective of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.
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