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Country Medical Affairs Head
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 🇺🇸 Makati City
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles7 certified filings for “Director, Resource Optimization Commercial” (Medical and Health Services Managers) in NJ: $183k–$223k, median $223k. Most were filed at wage level IV (67%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
The US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description Summary Country Medical Affairs Head Location: Manila #LI-Hybrid As Medical Affairs Head, Philippines, you will serve as the lead medical representative in the country and a trusted advisor to the Country Leadership Team. You will define and execute the near- and long-term medical strategy, strengthen scientific and medical excellence across disease areas, and ensure best-in-class launch readiness. You will also play a key role in shaping the external healthcare environment, building partnerships with healthcare communities and government stakeholders, and transforming the medical organization to meet evolving scientific, business, and patient needs. Job Description Major accountabilities: • Shape and execute the Philippines medical strategy in alignment with global and international priorities. • Serve as the scientific, ethical, and medical authority within the Country Leadership Team. • Drive medical excellence, governance, evidence generation, and scientific leadership across therapeutic areas. • Lead end-to-end launch readiness in partnership with commercial, access, regulatory, and cross-functional teams. • Build strategic partnerships with healthcare professionals, scientific societies, payers, policymakers, patient groups, and broader ecosystem stakeholders. • Champion innovative and digital approaches to data generation, stakeholder engagement, and medical insights. • Lead and transform the medical organization to be future-ready, agile, compliant, and digitally enabled. • Build a high-performing culture by attracting, developing, coaching, and retaining strong medical talent. Requirements: • Medical Doctor (MD) qualification • 10+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, including 3–5 years in senior medical leadership roles such as Medical Director, Medical Unit Lead, or TA Medical Lead. • Proven people leadership experience, including building, developing, and leading high-performing medical or scientific teams. • Strong understanding of the local healthcare system, payer dynamics, policy frameworks, and therapeutic area science. • Successful track record in pre-launch and launch strategy across therapeutic areas. • Experience shaping HTA, reimbursement, pricing, access, and local evidence strategies. • Strong background in evidence generation, including IITs, MAPs, real-world evidence, observational studies, and clinical trial collaboration. • Established external engagement experience with KOLs, scientific societies, policymakers, payers, regulators, and broader healthcare ecosystem partners. • Experience leading transformation, capability building, and digital enablement within Medical Affairs. Skills Desired Agility (Inactive), Cross-Functional Collaboration, Healthcare Sector Understanding (Inactive), Influencing Skills, Innovation, Inspirational Leadership, Integrated Evidence Generation (Inactive), Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, People Management, Priority Disease Areas Expertise (Inactive), Product Launches, Real World Evidence (RWE), Regulatory Compliance, Research Methodologies, Results-Oriented, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management