Field Medical Director in Leeds

For over 50 years, Rosemont Pharmaceuticals has been a trusted name in the development and manufacture of oral liquid medicines. With a portfolio of over 130 products - including 70 licensed medicines - we’re proud to support healthcare professionals and patients, especially those with swallowing difficulties.

Our purpose is clear: to improve patient outcomes through innovation in liquid formulations. We’re highly respected across the pharmaceutical industry and have played a key role in establishing best practices for dysphagia care.

If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact to patients across the world and want to be part of a company with a strong heritage and ambitious vision, we’d love to hear from you.

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Medical Director to join our Scientific Affairs function and support shaping the future of our medical and clinical strategy. This is a high-impact leadership position responsible for driving medical affairs excellence, providing scientific inputs across our product portfolio, and ensuring patient safety remains at the heart of everything we do.

As a key scientific leader within Rosemont, you will act as the primary medical interface with healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders, patient communities, and external stakeholders. You will play a pivotal role in influencing future product development by translating unmet medical needs, clinical insights, and patient perspectives into strategic opportunities.

This is a hybrid position and would require the successful candidate to work from our Leeds facility 2-3 days a week.

Medical Affairs & Scientific Leadership

• Develop and lead the global medical affairs strategy aligned to business and R&D objectives.
• Provide medical leadership across pipeline and marketed products.
• Support target product profiles, clinical development plans, and lifecycle management activities.
• Ensure all medical affairs activities remain compliant, ethical, and evidence-based.

Healthcare Professional & KOL Engagement

• Lead scientific exchange activities, including advisory boards, investigator meetings, and congress engagement.
• Gather and translate clinical insights into development and commercial strategies.
• Support publication planning and scientific communication activities.

Medical Review & Compliance

• Act as the final medical signatory for promotional and non-promotional materials.
• Provide medical review and approval of claims, references, and scientific content to ensure communications are compliant, non-misleading, and aligned with the product licence and approved prescribing information.
• Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, and Compliance teams to deliver accurate, balanced, and compliant scientific communications.
• Ensure patient perspectives are integrated into development strategies and benefit-risk assessments.

Pharmacovigilance & Patient Safety

• Provide executive leadership for pharmacovigilance and safety governance activities.
• Oversee compliance with global pharmacovigilance regulations and requirements.
• Review safety data, risk management plans, and benefit-risk evaluations.
• Ensure safety insights inform product development, labelling, and risk minimisation activities.

Leadership & Governance

• Participate in key governance committees and development review boards.
• Collaborate across Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, and Commercial functions.
• Mentor and develop medical affairs and pharmacovigilance teams to foster scientific excellence and compliance.

To succeed in this role, you will be a highly credible medical leader with a passion for scientific innovation, patient outcomes, and strategic healthcare engagement.

• Medical Degree (MD) required.
• Specialist medical training or PhD highly desirable.
• Significant experience within Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or related pharmaceutical functions.
• Proven success leading medical strategy for pipeline and/or marketed products.
• Strong experience with pharmacovigilance and safety governance frameworks.
• Demonstrated capability engaging healthcare professionals and key opinion leaders at a regional or global level.
• Experience incorporating patient insights into product development and lifecycle management activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Outstanding scientific communication and presentation skills.

We are committed to fostering an environment of enablement where our people can grow, develop their talents, and pursue meaningful career paths. By placing patients and customers at the heart of everything we do, we drive high performance through accountability, consistency, and a strong governance structure. We champion inclusion, community, and a rewarding employee experience - creating a culture that supports development, celebrates achievement, and empowers individuals to thrive.

Diversity & Inclusion is integral to our culture and reflecting the patients we serve. If you are an experienced medical leader looking to shape healthcare innovation, influence future product development, and improve outcomes for patients worldwide, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and join Rosemont in delivering life-changing medicines to patients who need them most!