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Headquartered in Lachen near Zurich, Switzerland, the Octapharma Group is a leading company in the worldwide market for therapeutic human proteins. Working at Octapharma means to have an opportunity to contribute to our common goal – developing lifesaving therapies to improve patients’ lives.

We are seeking

a motivated professional to join the International Business Unit Critical Care as International Medical Customer Manager. You are committed to the value for physicians and patients. In this role you will be responsible for planning, implementation and execution of post marketing medical and clinical projects for the critical care portfolio. You will work with local Sales & Marketing organizations to improve level of knowledge and quality of communication. You will continuously collect customer insights and develop relevant projects addressing unmet medical needs. You will structure and execute medical training and prepare education to external and internal audience. You will report to the Head of International Business Unit Critical Care.

Your main responsibilities and opportunities

• You are responsible for planning and execution of assigned clinical projects over the range of the portfolio.


• You are responsible for the medical content of global marketing materials and communication elements.


• You contribute to and steer the execution of scientific publication programs.


• You contribute to the international opinion leader communication and development.


• You are responsible for internal / external medical training.


• You contribute to regulatory documents.


• You contribute to congresses / symposia by strategy planning and content development and to international and local marketing activities.


• You collect customer insights and derive activities to adequately address identified unmet needs.


• You contribute to clinical life science management projects and to new product development projects in close collaboration with the International Product Management.

Your Profile

• You have a medical science / life science background (university degree), alternatively business education with strong background in pharmaceutical business.


• You have previous 3-5 years of local or regional working experience in a related function and want to develop into a global responsibility.


• Prior experiences in Intensive Medicine or Critical Care is an advantage.


• You have been working on successful projects in market launch, medical communication, key opinion leader management, clinical initiatives, medical marketing, and sales and marketing support.


• You have excellent English language skills in oral and written form (German is advantageous, additional languages are beneficial).


• You are used to working diligently with scientific information and clinical data to translate this into creative clinical projects and compelling communication.


• You are a hands on person used to work in specialized teams on strategic projects.


• As an experienced project leader you know how to convince and to motivate your internal and external teams.


• You are a strong team player, internationally oriented, with cultural awareness and sensitivity.


• You are willing to travel (approximately 25%).


• You have an open-minded, creative, self-motivated personality and you are eager to learn.

Our offer

• Work in an international and dynamic environment where you have opportunities to grow


• Work within a qualified dynamic team where your contribution can make a real difference for the patients worldwide


• An attractive salary and benefits package

How to apply

Please e-mail your application in English describing your interest, expected salary and enclosing your CV, references and/or recommendation letters to: 

About Octapharma

The vision of Octapharma is “Our passion drives us to provide new health solutions advancing human life”. Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing human proteins from human plasma and human cell lines. As a family-owned company, Octapharma believes in investing to make a difference in people’s lives and has been doing so since 1983; because it’s in our blood.Our company values are Ownership, Integrity, Leadership, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship.

In 2018, the Group achieved €1.8 billion in revenue, an operating income of €346 million and invested €240 million to ensure future prosperity. Octapharma employs more than 8 300 people worldwide to support the treatment of patients in 115 countries with products across three therapeutic areas:

• Haematology (coagulation disorders)


• Immunotherapy (immune disorders)


• Critical care

Octapharma owns six state-of-the-art production facilities in Austria, France, Germany, Mexico and Sweden.

For more information visit www.octapharma.com