Medical Affairs Senior Associate, Biofreeze

About the Position

We are Reckitt, a global team united by our purpose to protect, heal, and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. Home to the world's best-loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands, we are seeking a Medical Affairs Senior Associate, Biofreeze to join our Research & Development team in Nutley, United States.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical leadership, scientific insight, and oversight to the Category Acceleration Pod (CAP) and U.S. business teams.
• Ensure accurate interpretation, communication, and amplification of scientific evidence tailored to U.S. healthcare professionals and stakeholders.
• Support internal medical education and evidence dissemination initiatives to strengthen scientific understanding across the organization.
• Collaborate with Global Medical Affairs and Evidence Generation teams to ensure innovation pipelines and new evidence are aligned with U.S. market needs and can be implemented efficiently.
• Drive scientific relevance within brand development initiatives (BDIs), omnichannel campaigns, and healthcare professional engagement strategies.
• Support compliance, maintenance, and medical affairs requirements for the existing portfolio, ensuring alignment with company policies and regulatory expectations.
• Contribute medical expertise to advocacy programs designed to influence clinical practice, patient pathways, and healthcare policy.
• Provide timely, evidence-based responses to medical and scientific inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure medical accuracy and scientific integrity across all category activation activities and materials.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with key scientific, healthcare, and professional stakeholders to support category objectives and identify emerging trends.

Requirements

• Degree in natural sciences, preferably Pharmacy or Medicine.
• Significant experience in Medical Affairs preferably for OTC products or equivalent experience e.g. gained in a pharmacy.
• Experience of managing KOL relationships.
• Experience of bridging between commercial and scientific functions.
• Demonstrable experience in creating scientific assets.
• Deep understanding of medical and pharmaceutical aspects of OTC products.
• Profound user knowledge of all standard IS applications (MS-Office etc).
• Experience in Pharmacovigilance.
• Experience with other types of products like Medical devices, Personal care products.

Skills for Success

• Business Strategy, Task Execution Under Pressure, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business Accumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Adaptability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, Consumer Needs, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Change Leadership, Intellectual Property, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Collaborator, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Product vision and strategy development, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Predictive Analytics, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: USD $121,000.00 - $181,000.00.
• Comprehensive benefits package including parental benefits, Employee Assistance Program, life insurance, and global share plans.
• Short-term incentives for outstanding results.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development through our Research and Development Academy.

About the Company

Reckitt is committed to inclusion and diversity, supporting our people at every step of their career journey. We invest in the wellbeing of our people and offer a range of benefits in line with the local market. We recognize that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience.

Nearest Major Market: Newark

Nearest Secondary Market: New York City

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