Mid-Level, Senior
CEWA Medical Manager (Lagos Based)
Your Tasks
To lead and execute the CEWA Medical Strategy for Eucerin across CEWA markets, currently including Nigeria and Kenya, by translating global and regional scientific priorities into locally relevant plans that strengthen scientific credibility, advance healthcare professional education and engagement, generate actionable medical insights, and support responsible, sustainable business growth. The role leads the Medical Detailing team and ensures that all medical activities and communications meet scientific, ethical, regulatory and compliance standards.
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CEWA Medical Strategy & Planning Develop and execute CEWA Medical Strategy and annual country plans aligned with Global, Regional, brand and business priorities, adapting to local needs and market maturity.
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Medical Detailing & Field Excellence Lead and coach the Medical Detailing team on HCP segmentation, targeting, coverage, frequency and call quality, ensuring scientific, ethical and compliant execution.
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Medical Education & Training Develop and deliver scientific onboarding, certification and continuous training for Medical Detailers, Sales Representatives and Dermo-Consultants, ensuring knowledge application in the field.
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KOL, DOL, Society & Institutional Partnerships Build strategic relationships with KOLs, DOLs, medical societies, universities and healthcare institutions through compliant advisory boards, round tables and scientific programmes.
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Congresses & Scientific Engagement Lead the annual congress and scientific engagement plan, including professional events, speakers, booths and digital activities, and measure impact and learnings.
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Medical Insights & Scientific Intelligence Gather and analyse HCP, KOL, field and competitive insights on scientific trends, unmet needs and treatment behaviours to inform strategy, training and innovation.
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Evidence Generation & Scientific Dissemination Identify local evidence gaps and support clinical, real-world evidence and consumer studies, including abstracts, publications and scientific presentations.
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Scientific Content, Claims & Communications Governance Review and approve scientific claims, medical materials, training, PR, digital and congress content to ensure accuracy, substantiation, balance and compliance.
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Product Launch, Lifecycle & Regulatory Support Lead medical readiness for launches and relaunches, including scientific narratives, evidence translation, FAQs, objection handling and field-force training.
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Performance, Budget & Operations Manage a balanced scorecard covering HCP reach, detailing quality, training, KOL engagement, insights, congress impact, CRM quality, budget and compliance.
Your Profile
a) Education and Qualifications - Medical or Health Sciences degree required. An additional qualification in dermatology, public health, medical affairs or business is advantageous.
b) Experience - Typically, 3-4 years of relevant experience in Medical Affairs, medical detailing, the pharmaceutical industry or dermocosmetics, including people management responsibility. Demonstrated experience working with physicians, KOLs, field teams, congresses, scientific training and large audiences.
c) Skills - Strong scientific communication and presentation skills; strategic planning; coaching and people leadership; stakeholder and relationship management; project and budget management; analytical thinking; digital engagement; and confident use of CRM and performance data. Fluent English is required.
At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.
Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values – CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.
Additional information
Your responsible recruiter is Akash Sharma. Please apply online via the Beiersdorf Career Site until 13th September, 2026.
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