Sr. Dir, Professional Affairs Skin Health (Scottsdale, AZ, US) - Colgate-Palmolive Company

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number#164111 - Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Title: Director, Professional Affairs - Skin Health

Location: Scottsdale, AZ

Reports To: GM of CP Skin Health

CP Skin Health Group is a place for your career to thrive! We offer opportunity, challenge, and a great team of driven and dynamic individuals. Encompassing the innovative skincare brands of PCA SKIN, EltaMD, and Filorga, CP Skin Health Group is a fast-paced, agile organization dedicated to providing skin care solutions that are backed by science. CP Skin Health Group is a part of the Colgate-Palmolive family, which provides our team with domestic and global career growth opportunities in all departments. Our rich benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401K, company-paid disability and more. Plus our employees have access to our amazing skin care products!

Position Summary:

CP Skin Health Group is looking for a Director of Professional Affairs to strategize and develop medical strategies that will support our Skin Health products and initiatives. This person will partner with key internal teams to provide medical and scientific support and training. This person will also partner with external KOLs and Scientific Advisors to maintain peer engagement and identify opportunities and insights to help our brands exceed their strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities include the following but not limited to:

• Develop and implement medical strategies to support the company’s products and therapeutic areas.

• Collaborating with internal stakeholders: providing training, supporting clinical research teams and serving as an SME on internal cross-functional teams. Provide medical and scientific support for marketing and sales teams.

• Manage and mentor the educational team

• Ensure accurate and consistent professional communications, education and competitive intelligence gathering

• KOL Relationship Management & Support Advisory board: Establish and maintain peer to peer engaging plans with leading physicians, referred to as Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), at major academic institutions and clinics. Collect insights, identifying clinical investigators, communicating medical/ scientific data, connecting internal and external stakeholders, providing conference support, supporting external stakeholder research activities, and responding to medical information requests .Support internal and external requests for KOL engagement and strategic alliances

• Collaborate with R&D to develop and integrate innovative claims and technologies into new product development. Oversee clinical trials and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Monitor and analyze clinical data to inform strategic decisions.

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, or Life Sciences -MD, PhD, PharmD

• Extensive experience (15+ years) in medical affairs or related fields.

• Proven track record of leadership and team management.

• Strong understanding of clinical trial design and execution.

• A “commercial” mindset and experience in leading the product development mission. Comfortable working with R&D and the commercial team to choose the appropriate clinical development strategy/path for each program.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with KOLs and healthcare professionals.

• In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance.

• Experience in strategic planning and execution.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Dermatologist.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The vision requirements include close vision for heavy computer use.

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $204,000.00 - $265,000.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

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Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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