About Opella
Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.
Our mission: to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.
At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers.
Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan. B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.
Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at www.opella.com.
About the Job
The French Speaking Africa (FSA) Focal Point & AMET Medical Excellence Lead supports scientific capability development for the field force across the entire portfolio within the French-Speaking Africa (FSA) region and contributes to strengthening Medical Excellence across AMET.
The role supports Medical teams in improving the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of medical operations through structured performance management, harmonized practices, robust governance, and continuous improvement. It contributes to the effective implementation of regional medical priorities, including Repeatable Model of Growth - RMOG, while ensuring adherence to applicable scientific, ethical, and compliance requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Medical Information & Performance Excellence
- Oversee Medical Information activities across AMET, ensuring quality, compliance, scientific accuracy, and alignment with company standards.
- Monitor Medical Information and medical activity performance through KPIs, dashboards, and reporting, providing actionable insights and recommendations.
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying performance gaps, risks, and opportunities for process optimization and harmonization.
- Support performance reviews and implementation of improvement plans across affiliates.
- Ensure accurate documentation, data integrity, and compliance with applicable regulations and governance requirements.
Medical Excellence & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Promote standardized tools, processes, and best practices to strengthen Medical Excellence across AMET.
- Facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing among Medical teams and key stakeholders.
- Partner with Medical, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Quality, and other functions to ensure effective governance and operational alignment.
- Support regional management with performance analyses, strategic insights, and recommendations.
- Identify and escalate operational, scientific, and compliance risks, supporting appropriate mitigation actions.
Autonomy & Decision Making
- Act as the regional focal point for scientific training and Medical Excellence initiatives.
- Drive performance monitoring, process harmonization, and implementation of regional improvement initiatives.
- Exercise judgment within established governance frameworks and recommend actions to address performance or compliance risks.
Role Impact
- Strengthen scientific capabilities and field force effectiveness across FSA.
- Enhance Medical Information quality, consistency, and operational performance across AMET.
- Improve decision-making through reliable performance insights and reporting.
- Foster Medical Excellence, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Maintain high standards of scientific integrity, compliance, and governance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, Life Sciences, or a related scientific discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Medical Affairs, Medical Information, Medical Excellence, or related pharmaceutical functions.
- Experience in scientific training, performance management, KPI reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical compliance, medical governance, and GxP requirements.
- Proven ability to work across functions, manage stakeholders, and influence within a regional or matrix organization.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Regional or multi-market experience is an advantage.
- Fluency in French is required.
Why us?
At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.
We Are Challengers.
We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:
All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.
Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.
Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.
Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.
Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.