• Job Description

  Req#: R347386

  Job Description

  Position overview

  • The Medical Advisor holds primary responsibility within the country for the development and execution of the Medical Affairs strategic plans.
  • Key responsibilities include cross-functional strategy collaboration and execution, building trust with the medical/scientific community, facilitating peer-to-peer medical and scientific exchange, and providing asset issue resolution support.

  Main Roles & Responsibilities

  Strategic and Tactical Leadership

  • Consolidates actionable medical insights to inform company strategies
  • Translates Global Medical Goals and Strategies into tactics and solutions that support optimal scientific exchange aimed at helping improve patient outcomes and enhancing access
  • Supports execution of and quickly adapts tactical plans to local business realities
  • Follows up on Investigator-Initiated Study (IIS) proposals aligned with Our Company ISS Program areas of interest
  • Collaborates with our research laboratories/Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO) personnel to identify potential investigators for our clinical development programs
  • In collaboration with colleagues, facilitates the delivery of data generation activities (phases I-IV), including the identification of suitable research projects, research centers, investigators, and innovative methods to generate data
  • Provides non-promotional, balanced, and reliable scientific information following company standards and local regulations

  Medical and Scientific Leadership

  • Brings the local scientific and healthcare environment perspective to the Regional Medical Affairs team
  • Communicates scientific and business needs appropriately and effectively across internal and external stakeholders
  • Builds trust with the external scientific community via peer-to-peer scientific exchange, research, and educational collaborations, as well as interactions with scientific societies, health organizations, publications, etc.
  • Provides therapeutic/functional training to assigned teams and affiliate functions
  • Develops and executes country medical educational programs and symposia
  • Leads country advisory boards and expert input forums
  • Participates in and contributes to professional organizations and academic/regulatory working teams

  Regulatory and Market Access Support

  • Collaborates and leads resolution of regulatory, public relations, compliance, and other asset issues
  • Supports the resolution of asset safety or quality issues (i.e., contributes content and strategy in regulatory responses and interactions, risk management planning, and implementation)
  • Provides access support as needed (e.g., health technology assessment, pre-license patient access, reimbursement dossier)

  Qualifications / Required Competencies

  Functional Knowledge

  • A minimum of 2-3 years of clinical and/or research experience in a relevant disease area
  • MD, PhD, PharmD, Pharmacist
  • Major/Area of Study : Biology, Science, Pharmacy, Medicine preferred

  Skills

  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking, and presentation skills
  • Experience with local pharmaceutical industry guidelines, regulatory/reimbursement framework, and clinical research guidelines
  • Strong prioritization skills and ability to understand how decisions fit into the broader context of corporate strategies
  • Demonstrated ability to develop a network of scientific leaders and other key stakeholders (e.g., public groups, government officials, medical professional organizations)
  • Proven ability to effectively communicate information at country management level
  • Ability to effectively collaborate across functions in a matrix environment

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  Job Posting End Date:

  06/6/2025

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