Medical Director / Directeur(trice) Médical(e) - France
GE HealthCare · Buc
Job Description Summary
GE HealthCare is a leader in pharmaceutical diagnostics used in medical and molecular imaging procedures, with a strong pipeline focused on personalized healthcare. We are seeking a Medical Director, France to lead the medical strategy and activities for the PDx portfolio in France, ensuring the safe, effective and appropriate use of our products in clinical practice. This senior medical leadership role will shape and execute the French medical strategy, inform evidence and portfolio priorities, and act as a key medical partner to France and regional leadership. The successful candidate will work in a highly matrixed environment across Medical Affairs, Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Quality, Pharmacovigilance and Medical Information to drive medical excellence, compliant execution and strong business alignment.**
French version
GE HealthCare est un leader dans le domaine des produits de diagnostic pharmaceutique utilisés dans les procédures d’imagerie médicale et moléculaire, avec un solide portefeuille d’innovations axé sur la médecine personnalisée.
Nous recherchons un(e) Directeur(trice) Médical(e) France pour piloter la stratégie médicale et les activités liées au portefeuille PDx (Pharmaceutical Diagnostics) en France, en veillant à l’utilisation sûre, efficace et appropriée de nos produits dans la pratique clinique.
Ce poste de direction médicale senior jouera un rôle clé dans la définition et la mise en œuvre de la stratégie médicale française, l’orientation des priorités en matière de preuves scientifiques et de portefeuille produits, ainsi que dans son rôle de partenaire médical stratégique auprès des équipes de direction françaises et régionales.
La personne recrutée jouera un rôle clé au sein d’un environnement matriciel complexe, en collaborant étroitement avec les équipes Medical Affairs, Commerciales, Market Access, Affaires Réglementaires, R&D, Qualité, Pharmacovigilance et Information Médicale afin de promouvoir l’excellence médicale, garantir la conformité réglementaire et soutenir les priorités stratégiques de l’entreprise.
Job Description
Role overview :
The Medical Director is responsible for leading the medical strategy and activities for GE HealthCare’s Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx) portfolio in France, ensuring the safe, effective and appropriate use of diagnostic products in French clinical practice. This is a strategic senior medical leadership role that shapes the mid- to long-term direction of GE HealthCare’s PDx business in France. The Medical Director sets and executes the France medical strategy, informs portfolio and evidence priorities, guides resource and budget allocation, and acts as a key thought partner to French commercial, market access and regional leadership teams. The role works cross-functionally with Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Quality, Pharmacovigilance and other functions to ensure medical excellence, robust safety and medical information governance, compliant execution and strong alignment with organizational operating plans and applicable French healthcare regulations.
The Medical Director may also line-manage France-based Medical Affairs, Medical Information and Pharmacovigilance roles, providing strategic direction, coaching and oversight of activities in alignment with local operating needs.
Core responsibilities:
The key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Strategy & Planning
Provide scientific and strategic leadership for Medical Affairs in France.
Develop and execute an integrated France medical strategy and operational plan, aligned with European/regional and global objectives.
Translate regional/global medical strategies into clear French market priorities, projects and KPIs.
Drive strong partnership with Commercial, Marketing, Market Access, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Pharmacovigilance and Medical Information.
Provide high-quality medical input to business and product strategies, including lifecycle management, evidence needs and labelling.
Consolidate and share French healthcare landscape insights, including patient pathways, access, reimbursement, guideline changes and hospital decision-making dynamics, and translate these into country strategies.
Adapt regional strategies and tactical plans to French market realities and healthcare system needs.
Lead France medical annual budget and business planning, including prioritization and trade-offs.
Ensure on-time, on-budget execution of the medical tactical plan and maintain up-to-date budget and activity trackers.
Collaborate with Global R&D/Development to provide input into clinical development plans and France participation, as well as global cross-functional integrated evidence generation plans and partnerships with Global Medical Expert Teams and Global Medical Leaders, where applicable.
Provide direction, objectives and performance oversight for France Medical Affairs, Medical Information and Pharmacovigilance team members, ensuring their plans and activities are aligned with the France medical strategy.
External Stakeholder Engagement
Ensure accurate strategic profiling of French Key Opinion Leaders and other HCPs, including use of digital profiling tools.
Lead the design and oversight of the France Medical Stakeholder Engagement plan, ensuring alignment with medical and business priorities.
Lead the design and oversight of the France Strategic Medical Congress plan, including attendance, symposia, abstracts, booths and scientific sessions.
Lead the France Medical Communication plan in collaboration with regional and global teams.
Actively engage with KOLs, medical societies, hospital networks, health authorities, ministries of health and advocacy groups in relevant specialties such as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Neurology, Oncology and Cardiology.
Represent GE HealthCare at scientific meetings in France and internationally, presenting key scientific evidence to KOLs and other stakeholders.
When relevant, lead or chair Medical Advisory Board meetings in line with company processes and French regulations.
Present and discuss balanced, evidence-based scientific information to HCPs in alignment with applicable French codes and internal policies.
Ensure appropriate collection, documentation and internal sharing of medical insights and interaction outcomes, feeding back into strategy and planning.
Where MSLs are present, provide strategic direction and oversight for their engagement plans and geographic deployment across France to ensure high-quality, compliant scientific exchange.
Scientific Communications & Publications
Oversee the country Medical Communication plan, ensuring alignment with brand strategies and medical priorities.
Ensure high-quality development, review and management of external scientific and medical materials (e.g., slide decks, FAQs, educational content) commensurate with Medical Research & Communication Review (MRCR) standards.
Review and approve promotional and scientific materials in accordance with local codes and internal procedures, including Advertisement & Promotional Review (APR) signatory duties where required.
When applicable, create, review and/or oversee scientific publications (abstracts, posters, manuscripts) in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Oversee creation of scientific summaries and training materials for internal and external stakeholders.
Prepare and/or review scientific presentations for field use, ensuring accuracy, fair and balanced content and alignment to medical strategy.
Evidence Generation
Identify and prioritize local evidence gaps in alignment with global/regional strategies and local healthcare needs.
Assess and support unsolicited investigator-sponsored research proposals and post-marketing studies in line with company SOPs and country regulations.
Provide scientific expertise to Global Development/R&D on France unmet needs, patient journeys and standard of care.
Support country and site selection, feasibility and study start-up for GE HealthCare–sponsored clinical studies.
In collaboration with R&D and Clinical Operations, support recruitment for GE HealthCare–sponsored studies at country level.
Ensure appropriate medical oversight of post-authorization safety studies or observational programs conducted in the country, in collaboration with Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Operations.
Where MSLs/Medical Advisors are present, guide and oversee MSL/Medical Advisors contributions to evidence-generation activities (e.g., site support, feasibility and IIS follow-up).
Support Regulatory Affairs via scientific input into labelling and regional regulatory initiatives (label updates, label expansions, etc.) and support Market Access colleagues via scientific input to value dossiers, payor engagement, etc.
HCP Foundational Services - Pharmacovigilance, Medical Information & Medical Governance
The Medical Director may be responsible for France-specific Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety activities, including local PV contact responsibilities or line management of PV team members, where applicable.
When applicable, ensure there is an effective local PV system in France, including timely collection, assessment and reporting of adverse events and product complaints in line with regulatory and company requirements.
When applicable, support signal detection and risk management activities as needed, by providing clinical interpretation and French local context.
Provide medical leadership for withdrawal/recall of products from the French market and implementation of drug alert plans, Dear HCP letters and risk minimization activities where required.
Communicate closely with Quality Assurance, Pharmacovigilance and French health authorities on safety- and quality-related issues.
Provide oversight of Medical Information management, including:
Governance of medical information processes and SOPs at France country level.
Oversight of standard responses and scientific content to ensure accuracy, consistency and compliance.
Escalation management and review of complex medical information enquiries.
Support medical information insights analysis, ensuring feedback of key questions/trends into strategy, training and communication plans.
Support the resolution of significant safety, regulatory, reputational, compliance and other risk issues in France.
Support management of ethical issues in France to outcomes that satisfy both business and societal expectations.
Participate in and contribute to internal policy forums and external trade or regulatory working groups on matters impacting France.
Ensure the Medical Team, including any Medical Affairs, PV and Medical Information personnel, works according to internal policies, SOPs and all applicable French regulations.
Training & Team Development
Coordinate and support appropriate medical and scientific training to Commercial and other internal teams (e.g., product knowledge, clinical data, treatment pathways), partnering with local/regional Commercial Trainers when present.
Ensure appropriate training on safety and medical information topics (e.g., adverse event reporting, product complaint handling, medical information enquiries) for relevant internal stakeholders.
Where applicable, line-manage and coach Medical Affairs, Pharmacovigilance and Medical Information team members, fostering professional growth and high performance.
Promote a culture of collaboration, integrity, inclusion & belonging, safety and innovation within the Medical function.
Lead the talent review process and ensure follow-through on development plans for key talent.
Create action plans to maintain a healthy succession pool for key medical leadership and technical roles.
Develop or improve France onboarding and training for Medical Affairs, PV and Medical Information roles.
Manage employees with a variety of performance records and capabilities, ensuring constructive feedback and development.
Ensure the Medical Team (including self) is up to date with training on role-specific requirements, including policies, SOPs, compliance and PV/MI obligations.
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French version
Le/La Directeur(trice) Médical(e) est responsable de la définition et de la mise en œuvre de la stratégie médicale pour le portefeuille Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx) de GE HealthCare France. Il veille à l’utilisation sûre, efficace et appropriée des produits de diagnostic dans la pratique clinique française.
Il s'agit d'un poste de direction médicale senior à forte dimension stratégique, qui influence les orientations à moyen et long terme de l’activité PDx en France.
La personne en charge définit et exécute la stratégie médicale nationale, oriente les priorités en matière de portefeuille produits et de génération de preuves scientifiques, pilote l’allocation des ressources et du budget, et agit comme partenaire stratégique des équipes commerciales, accès au marché et de la direction régionale.
Le poste nécessite une collaboration étroite avec les équipes Commerciales, Market Access, Affaires Réglementaires, R&D, Qualité, Pharmacovigilance et autres fonctions afin de garantir :
l’excellence médicale,
la conformité réglementaire,
une gestion rigoureuse de la sécurité des produits,
une gouvernance solide de l’information médicale,
l’alignement avec les plans opérationnels et les réglementations françaises de santé.
Le/La Directeur(trice) Médical(e) peut également manager des équipes basées en France dans les domaines :
Medical Affairs,
Information Médicale,
Pharmacovigilance,
en leur apportant orientation stratégique, coaching et supervision.
Responsabilités principales
1. Stratégie & Planification
Assurer le leadership scientifique et stratégique des affaires médicales en France.
Développer et mettre en œuvre la stratégie médicale France en cohérence avec les objectifs européens et mondiaux.
Traduire les stratégies globales en priorités, projets et indicateurs de performance adaptés au marché français.
Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les équipes Commerciales, Marketing, Market Access, R&D, Affaires Réglementaires, Qualité, Pharmacovigilance et Information Médicale.
Apporter une expertise médicale aux stratégies produits, à la gestion du cycle de vie et aux besoins en données cliniques.
Analyser l’environnement de santé français (parcours patients, remboursement, recommandations, accès aux soins, fonctionnement hospitalier) et en tirer des recommandations stratégiques.
Adapter les stratégies régionales aux réalités du système de santé français.
Piloter le budget médical annuel et les arbitrages associés.
Garantir l’exécution des plans médicaux dans les délais et budgets définis.
Contribuer aux plans de développement clinique mondiaux et à la génération de preuves scientifiques.
Superviser les objectifs et performances des équipes Medical Affairs, Information Médicale et Pharmacovigilance.
2. Relations avec les parties prenantes externes
Développer et maintenir des relations stratégiques avec les Leaders d’Opinion (KOLs) et autres professionnels de santé.
Définir et superviser le plan d’engagement des parties prenantes médicales en France.
Piloter la stratégie de participation aux congrès scientifiques (présence, symposiums, abstracts, stands, sessions scientifiques).
Définir le plan de communication médicale France.
Collaborer avec :
sociétés savantes,
réseaux hospitaliers,
autorités de santé,
ministères,
associations de patients.
Représenter GE HealthCare lors de congrès scientifiques nationaux et internationaux.
Animer ou présider des Advisory Boards lorsque nécessaire.
Communiquer des données scientifiques objectives et fondées sur les preuves.
Assurer la collecte et l’exploitation des insights médicaux terrain.
Superviser les activités des Medical Science Liaisons (MSL) lorsqu’ils sont présents.
3. Communication scientifique et publications
Superviser le plan de communication médicale nation