Job Title:  Scientific Affair & Education Mgr, GR

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #165889 - Piraeus, Attiki, Greece

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising 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.
 

The selected candidate will assume the role of Scientific Affairs & Education Manager Greece, reporting to the Pharma & Dental Business Manager. They will lead Scientific Affairs initiatives and educational activities, engaging with dental students, dental professionals, and pharmacists. Additionally, they will provide effective support for the pharmacy and dental business in all related tasks.

Job Purpose 

Drive Colgate brands as the preferred Oral Care partner for Dental Profession and Pharmacists through high level education and engagement activities.

Leverage KOL pool (Dental, Pharmacists, Public Health and other Oral Health Professionals) to build advocacy and recommendation of Colgate products among peers, young professionals and patients.

Be the preferred consultant and source of knowledge regarding Colgate brands technologies (internal and external).

The role works closely with Consumer Experience team, Pharma & Dental Business Manager, POC Coordinator and Oral Care Consultants. 

Main Responsibilities 

• Lead organization and execution Colgate Palmolive Professional educational programs (seminars/webinars) including identifying external speaker / relevant topics within our professional strategy  

• Lead planning and executing dental, pharma and public health fairs 

• Responsible for dental student sponsorships and engagement including academic lectures and for collaboration and engagement with academia / dental schools 

• Responsible for collaboration with Dental and Pharma associations as well public dentistry with strategic projects to lead on recommendation 

• Leverage strong communication and networking skills to interact with key influencers and secure long-term sustainable relationships to drive recommendation/sales 

• Deliver brand value story through engaging talks, presentations, demonstrations, education - face to face  & remote, to individuals & groups & larger audiences   

• Deliver internal engagement and OCC training, participating to sales meeting, highlighting at scientific side our portfolio priorities and new launches per cycles

• Attend both national and regional conferences to build/strengthen relationships with Dentist Association, Oral Health Organization 

• Partner with other internal stakeholders to drive digital transformation on Professional Oral Care organization 

• Travel: 30% time

• Availability: Requires Saturday availability for participation in congresses (10-12 per year)

Background and experiences 

• Bachelor or  Master's degree in Medical Science, Biological Science, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Chemistry 

• Minimum 4 years of in field experience within dental, OTC or pharmaceutical companies or nutrition company 

• Good understanding of health/life science & practice  

• Work experience requiring superb communication & persuasion skills  

• Familiarity with digital and remote presentation- & communication tools   

• Excellent Greek & English, both written and spoken 

• Holds a valid drivers license 

Personal Skills 

• An ability to build professional partnerships and strong relations  

• A commercial and customer focused perspective 

• Communication / selling skills across diverse targets with different backgrounds / needs Strong interpersonal skills when presenting, influencing and negotiating 

• Strong planning, priority setting and great execution skills 

• Ability to respond to changing needs in a changing professional Oral Care environment 

• A natural desire to contribute to teamwork and collaboration 

• Flexibility - as the job requires occasional evening activity in executing seminars /webinars

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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, colour, 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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