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Title:  Regional Medical Lead Rare Diseases

Location: 

Bangkok, TH, TH

Global Business Unit:  HEC
Job Function:  Regulatory Services
Requisition Number:  226401
Description: 

About DKSH

DKSH’s purpose is to enrich people’s lives. For 160 years, we have been marketing, selling, and distributing high-quality products and brands for multinational and Fortune 500 companies. Through our Business Units Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials, and Technology, we deliver sustainable growth for our partners. We contribute to improving the quality of life for our employees and people in the local communities in which we operate. Headquartered in Switzerland, DKSH is publicly listed and operates in 36 markets across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. We employ over 28,000 specialists and produced net sales of CHF 11.1 billion in 2024.

 

About the Role:

Contribute Your Medical Expertise to Improve Patient Outcomes Across Asia Pacific

We are seeking a Regional Therapeutic Area Medical Lead to be based in Thailand, supporting our Asia Pacific medical strategy for Rare Diseases and Pain Management. This role is well‑suited for an experienced medical affairs professional who values scientific excellence, collaboration, and long‑term impact, and who is comfortable working in a payer‑led healthcare environment.

As an individual contributor, you will play a key role in shaping regional medical direction, supporting country teams, and building trusted partnerships with medical experts and healthcare stakeholders.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Regional Medical Affairs Leadership

  • Act as the regional medical expert for the assigned therapy area.
  • Define and implement the regional medical affairs strategy, aligned with brand and lifecycle priorities.
  • Represent and articulate the regional medical perspective, ensuring scientific consistency while supporting local market needs.
  • Provide medical leadership across pre‑launch, launch, and post‑launch phases.

 

Scientific Engagement & Medical Education

  • Build and maintain strong, credible relationships with Medical Experts, societies, and key institutions across the region.
  • Lead scientific exchange, medical education, and non‑promotional content development, including digital and omnichannel initiatives.
  • Support evidence generation activities, including RWE and Phase IV studies, aligned with regional and local priorities.
  • Ensure regional oversight of medical governance, compliance, and quality standards.

 

Payer‑Led Market & Access Support

  • Provide medical input to reimbursement and market access strategies, particularly relevant to payer‑driven systems such as Thailand.
  • Support country teams with scientific value communication focused on patient outcomes and healthcare system needs.

 

Regional Enablement & Collaboration

  • Partner closely with local medical teams by providing training, guidance, and strategic input.
  • Collaborate with Commercial, Market Access, and Regulatory colleagues in a matrix environment.
  • Track and monitor regional medical KPIs, including scientific engagement quality, insights generation, and external impact.

 

What You'll Bring:

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Medicine or Pharmaceutical Sciences, sub‑specialty or advanced scientific training is an advantage

 

Experience

  • Minimum 7 years of experience in Medical Affairs and/or Clinical Research
  • 4 years of cluster Medical Affairs experience across SEA / APAC (mandatory)
  • Experience working in payer‑led or access‑driven healthcare systems is required 
  • Exposure to Rare Diseases and/or Pain Management is an advantage
  • Experience working across diverse healthcare systems in SEA / Asia Pacific

 

Skills & Personal Attributes

  • Strong scientific knowledge and credibility with healthcare professionals
  • Confident communicator who can influence across cultures, functions, and countries
  • Comfortable influencing and collaborating without direct authority
  • Comfortable working in a matrix organization with regional travel
  • Structured, thoughtful, and patient‑centric approach to decision making
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken). Proficiency in other Asian languages are a strong advantage

 

Why Join Us:

  • Regional impact - Shape medical strategy across multiple Asian markets and see your work translate into real‑world patient outcomes.
  • Career breadth & development - Gain full product lifecycle exposure, from pre‑launch to post‑marketing while leading high‑visibility regional initiatives. 

 

Interested?

Apply with your CV and, if available, a brief summary of your experience in medical launches (rare diseases), Phase IV studies, or real‑world evidence projects.

 

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Requisition Number:  226401
Job Function:  Regulatory Services

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