Medical Affairs Manager

About the Role

Join Danone (Nutricia), a global leader in health-focused nutrition, as a Medical Affairs Manager based in Sydney. This full-time, permanent position offers an opportunity to influence the future of nutrition by providing trusted scientific leadership, education, and evidence-based support for healthcare professionals, patients, and families, helping improve pediatric nutrition outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and deliver scientifically accurate, evidence-based educational materials and resources for healthcare professionals, consumers, and patients ensuring compliance and quality standards.
• Implement medical affairs strategies aligned with business and healthcare goals within the Nutricia portfolio.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with healthcare providers, key opinion leaders, and external stakeholders to promote scientific understanding and advocacy.
• Lead training programs to enhance internal stakeholders’ scientific knowledge and confidence for effective communication.
• Organize educational events, such as webinars and scientific engagement initiatives, targeting healthcare professionals, patients, and consumers.
• Monitor emerging scientific and clinical research, converting complex findings into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Sales, Regulatory, Market Access, and Medical to deliver integrated healthcare initiatives.

Candidate Profile

• Background in dietetics, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, or a related scientific discipline with a passion for enhancing patient and consumer health through evidence-based nutrition.
• Experience in an industry setting, ideally as a Dietitian, Nutrition Scientist, Food Technologist, Pharmacist, or Chemist, preferably within FMCG or healthcare sectors.
• Tertiary qualification in Dietetics, Nutrition, Food Technology, Pharmacy, Chemistry, or related field.
• Familiarity with nutrition products and prior Medical Affairs experience is advantageous.
• Strong ability to interpret scientific research and translate it effectively for varied audiences.
• Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Proven skills in stakeholder engagement, collaboration, project management, and handling multiple priorities efficiently.
• Commercially aware with understanding of how scientific endeavors align with business objectives.

About Danone and Benefits

We foster a high-performance and collaborative environment supporting personal growth and wellbeing. Our comprehensive benefits include flexible hybrid working, early finishes at 3pm every Friday, a diverse and inclusive workplace, tailored learning and development opportunities, competitive total rewards with health, life and salary continuance insurance, 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, employee share subscription plans, performance incentives, and career advancement prospects.

Our Commitment

We are dedicated to an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, believing diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes for our teams, consumers, and communities.