Trainee Medical Maintenance

Job title: Trainee Medical Maintenance

• Location: Hyderabad

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 is to bring health in people's hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

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 4 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.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at

About the job:

The Trainee - Global Medical Maintenance will collaborate closely with the Global Medical Maintenance Experts & Medical regulatory Writers to support, design and implement lifecycle management activities of assigned global CHC portfolio.

Main responsibilities:

• Collaborates closely with GMME's to ensure quality and timely medical contribution for key strategic submissions such as new applications, renewals, variations, etc.

• Assist the Global Medical Maintenance experts in preparing the creation of medical documents dedicated to Health Authorities and other national authorities.

• Performs preliminary analysis of medical/scientific data and participates in the elaboration and/or the evaluation of their publication.

• Monitors medical news and publications, shares key learnings/alerts to global medical affairs and maintenance team

• Provides scientific monitoring oversight activities of medical vendors

• Follows CHC governance, ensuring Sanofi/industry standards are maintained at all times while looking for opportunities to streamline processes in the future

• Ensures ethics, transparency, quality, and compliance of all medical activities (internal policy, procedures)

 KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

·       Global & Local Medical Affairs

·       Global & Local Regulatory Affairs

·       Global & Local Pharmacovigilance

·       Sanofi Business Operations

·       Scientific Publications Team

·       Ethics & Business Integrity

·       Legal

·       Science Hub Zone Leads

·       External agencies

·       Regional Growth Hub

·       External Key Opinion Leaders, HCPs

·       Scientific Professional Organizations

About you:

Education

• Ensures ethics, transparency, quality, and compliance of all medical activities (internal policy, procedures)

Required knowledge and/or experience

• At least 1 year of relevant work experience in Pharmaceutical Industry - Experience in Consumer Healthcare is a real asset

• Prior knowledge of technical writing for healthcare authority submissions (ICSRs, clinical overviews, clinical expert statements, periodic reports etc.), desirable.

• Minimal experience in cross-functional collaboration with teams across geographies, desirable

• Experience in scientific publications, a plus

• Ability to analyze and integrate scientific and consumer data

• Ability to handle a large workload under pressure and tight deadlines.

• Excellent communication skills, fluent in English language & strong ability to build and maintain networks both internally and externally

• High level of professionalism

• Planning and organizational skills, proactive, time- and detail-oriented

• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and timelines, and at the same time keep the focus on objectives

• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others; the genuine desire to be part of a team, involving multi-functional disciplines, and contribute to organizational and team goals

• Proficient in international regulations, guidelines, good practices related to pharmaceutical industry standards and practices of Scientific Communications and Stakeholder engagement.

Language skills

Fluent spoken and written English

An Additional language is desirable

Cultural traits / P2W Behavior

Push to go beyond the level we have operated until now: constantly challenge the status quo focusing on the priorities that will deliver the best outcomes and letting go what won't: be intolerant to mediocracy, believe we can and must do better and aim at higher but never at the expenses of our values and judgment

Put the interest of the organization ahead of own of those of his/her team: consider both short- and long-term impact of decisions; puts collective and global goals above individual or local goals; share resources and capabilities with those with the greatest need and impact; enable decision making at appropriate level

Act in the interest of our patients and customers: actively engage with customers to know their current and future needs; brings an external perspective into decisions

Act and don't wait to be told what to do: take smart and informed best bets with the information at hand and anticipate the consequences of her/his actions; use personal judgement and others' advice to make bold and impactful decisions which move us forward

Role model our 4 values: teamwork, integrity, respect, courage

Required Leadership Competencies

Strategic Thinking - ability to evaluate relevant areas of operation, formulate objectives and set priorities in a contextually relevant way, and develop plans consistent with long-term organizational interests

Business Acumen – Ability to effectively use economic, financial, market, stakeholder, and industry-specific indicators to fully understand and improve business results

Judgement- The ability to draw logical conclusions based on acquired information and analytical rigor in problem-solving, the ability to make effective decisions even when information is ambiguous or incomplete

Interpersonal relationships - treating others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.

Change Leadership - The ability to demonstrate support and drive for innovation and organizational transformation

Personal Leadership - Personal leadership translates into courage, choice, and commitment through the pursuit of excellence, trust, and accountability.  Ability to put patient, stakeholder, and organizational interests above personal interests

Drive -Takes the lead and initiates activities with a high degree of passion and commitment as well as the drive, desire and need to achieve challenging goals, to improve performance or to meet personal standards of excellence

Learning Agility – Ability to navigate first time/unfamiliar situations effectively by extrapolating from other areas of expertise and knowledge. Ability to continuously improve and develop self.

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.