Medical Manager at Opella in Laval, Quebec, CA

You’ve built experience, now use it where bold ideas meet real impact. At Opella, we’re challenging how self-care works for millions of people and need leaders and experts ready to shape what’s next. As a Medical Manager, you’ll bring your skill, your curiosity and your drive to make health simpler, smarter and more human.

About the job:

• Serve as the medical and scientific lead for assigned Consumer Health product portfolios, including both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic products.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop innovative, evidence-based, consumer-focused self-care solutions that improve health outcomes.
• Provide strategic medical leadership to support product positioning, differentiation, and long-term lifecycle management.
• Translate global medical strategies into local market plans, commitments, and deliverables for Canada.
• Drive the development and evolution of scientific and healthcare ecosystems to advance consumer health and self-care practices.
• Ensure all medical activities and communications are grounded in strong scientific evidence and aligned with business objectives.
• Support the successful growth of product portfolios through medical insights, scientific engagement, and stakeholder collaboration.

Main responsibilities:

• Identify healthcare trends and leverage scientific insights to support innovation opportunities, including product development, claim enhancement, lifecycle management, business development evaluations, and OTC switch initiatives.
• Serve as the medical and scientific steward for assigned product portfolios, ensuring evidence-based decision-making and strategic medical oversight.
• Provide medical leadership for product launches, differentiated product positioning, and lifecycle management while translating global medical strategies into local market execution.
• Review and approve promotional and non-promotional materials to ensure medical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and adherence to company standards.
• Proactively monitor product safety concerns, develop risk mitigation strategies, and support pharmacovigilance activities as needed.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen scientific ecosystems, build scientific advocacy, and improve consumer health outcomes through innovative, data-driven healthcare solutions.
• Develop and execute local strategic medical brand plans, maintain high ethical and compliance standards, support healthcare professional engagement, and serve as a backup for Medical Information activities.

About you:

KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB

• MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent scientific/medical credential required.
• Up to 5 years of experience within consumer healthcare, the pharmaceutical industry, or pharmacy practice.
• Knowledge of clinical drug development, pharmacovigilance, risk-benefit assessment, and Canadian regulatory requirements for healthcare products and promotional claims.
• Strong organizational skills with a detail-oriented approach and commitment to scientific rigor.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating across cross-functional teams.
• Fluent French communication skills (written and verbal) and advanced English proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as collaboration tools such as Teams and SharePoint.

This is more than the next step in your career, it’s a chance to lead change and help reinvent self-care for the world. If you’re ready to challenge, inspire and deliver impact that matters, we’re ready for you. We are challengers. We are Opella.

About Us: 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 www.opella.com.