Medical Advisor Belux
Veröffentlicht:
13 November 2024Pensum:
100%Vertrag:
Festanstellung- Arbeitsort:Bruxelles
Reports To:
Associate Director, Medical Affairs Belgium
This is what you will do:
The Medical Advisor (MA) provides scientific expertise and leadership across broad range of global medical activities including data generation, analysis and interpretation, publications, medical communication, medical training, medical information, congress strategy and KOL/HCP engagement. He/she provides strategic medical input and plan for local/global lifecycle management of both marketed products and compounds in late phase development.. He/she ensures a close working relationship with the cross-functional team including clinical operations, sales, marketing and market access by respecting the compliance requirement
The Medical Advisor BeLux will report directly to the Associate Medical Director BeLux and will be accountable for the assigned therapeutic area (TA) in Belgium and Luxembourg.
You will be responsible for:
Scientific Expertise
- Able to review and interpret patient data derived from clinical trials, registries, published literature, and translate the information to audiences with diverse backgrounds
- Be the affiliate owner of the Patient Support Program, oversee the vendor, be the affiliate expert of the PSP SOP and other collaboration regulations and guidance, internal external
- Leads the logistic and organizational aspects of medical affairs activities and meetings with both internal and external stakeholders, CRO, KOLs
- Raise disease awareness internally and externally through field visit, HCP interaction, and provide relevant internal and external training and scientific meeting & presentation
- Organise medical event, medical symposia & communication, leading scientific local publication on the disease or products
- Be a relevant partner to scientific professional societies and patient advocacy groups for collaboration and raising disease awareness
- Contribute to the RWE generation local plan and its implementation,
- Adhere, develop, maintain and implement Medical Standard Operating Procedures. Support the establishment of Medical SOPs, Internal & External Audit and alignment with the Global corporate key function
Medical Plan
- Development and implementation of the brand aligned Medical strategy including the delivery of relevant clinical insights, internal and external scientific product presentations and training, external advisory board meetings and symposia & communication Plan
- Implement medical affairs tactics for the therapy area(s), including advisory boards, data generation, scientific communication, disease awareness, hospital presentations, patient support program.
Stakeholder engagement
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with key external experts, HCPs, government authorities, funding bodies and other entities, and provide relevant medical support to the value dossier and product access strategy
- Identify needs from external stakeholders and develop innovative solutions to enhance science and advance patient care.
- Engage, educate, and create advocacy among - KOLs, PAOs, decision makers at key institutions representing Alexion Medical Affairs with scientific activities.
Clinical Studies
- Participate in the development and implementation of local registries and local evidence generation programs emphasizing in Real Word Evidence.
- Liaise with Clinical Operations to support clinical study feasibility and effective study implementation and on-going management of Alexion sponsored trials
- Facilitate and supervise activities related to post-marketing observational studies/registries and act as a point of contact for investigator sponsored research projects
Medical Information
- Manage the Medical Information local enquiries / PV and reporting with the Medical Information Manager
- Respond to unsolicited medical information requests in the region, manage questions, liaise with headquarters to ensure proper response has been provided and ensure that data is fair and balanced.
- Contribute to the medical review of promotional material according to local legislation and Alexion policies.
Medical Operation and Project Management
- Establishes project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards for assigned projects.
- Manages multiple, parallel projects using formal project planning techniques.
- Responsible for the oversight and management of resources allocated to your project.
- Establishes effective coordination and communications processes to report as a minimum, schedule, performance, costing, risks and mitigation strategies.
- Maintains and adheres to project deadlines, timelines, and deliverables.
- Compiles project status reports. Develops and writes project process and outcome reports.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, organizational, presentation and communication skills; ability to foster a collaborative team environment; ability to communicate effectively and respectfully to a diverse community.
Compliance
- Ensures compliant use of field materials
- Stay current of local laws and guidelines, codes of practices and Alexion policies relevant to Medical Affairs activity and train cross-functional team accordingly
- Ensure we act in compliance with Alexion’s Code of Conduct and local regulations. Review and approve promotional and non-promotional materials
You will need to have:
- An advanced degree in medical science (MD, PharmD, PhD)
- Minimum of 3-5 years of working experience within the pharmaceutical industry in a Medical Affairs-related area
- Excellent written and spoken Flemish, French and English
- Knowledge of the Belgian Health care system
- Excellent communication skills, including presentation skills and data sharing
- Strong project management skills
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills with attention to detail and organization, ability to work independently and proactively
- Appropriate computer skills and working knowledge of standard software tool
- Act as a team player in multi-disciplinary settings
- Solutions oriented and ability to work in a complex environment
- Fluency in French, Dutch and English (spoken and written)
We would prefer for you to have:
- A solid experience in Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology industry in Medical Affairs, Clinical Operation (CRA, project manager), Regulatory Affairs or another scientific department
- Knowledge of the Belgian and Luxembourg Health Care system and pharmaceutical regulations
- Experience with budget and financial planning
- IT skills, utilization of digital tools
- A previous experience in rare disease environment
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.