Medical Advisor Austria & Switzerland (m/w/d)

Description

Member of Medical Affairs Department, contributing with high quality medical expertise to the relevant therapy areas and products, focussing on the commercialised products, but also supporting other therapy areas and products as needed. Builds and maintains relationships with key external stakeholders as well as helps manage any clinical research conducted or supported by our client. The Medical Advisor is the local medical expert for the therapy area.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Medical expert in local brand team / local BU
• Act as the local primary data expert for allocated therapy areas.
• Leverage clinical/scientific knowledge to optimise the delivery of brand plans.
• Understand current and future positioning aims for the brand and identify scientific activities that support the achievement of those aims.
• Identify and share new published data and communicate insights to the Business Unit and other relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor key information sources of changes within the pharmaceutical industry, national health system and healthcare which may impact on our client’s products and communicate relevance to the local brand team / BU.
• Proactively identify needs for promotional/ non-promotional material and discuss with cross-functional team.
• Offer external expert insights to support medical and scientific strategy and communications.
• Through expert knowledge of the scientific data and using clinical experience and knowledge, form part of the core team for the development of clinical arguments for HTA submissions.

Code of Practice

• Review of promotional/ non-promotional material to ensure compliance with the applicable laws and Codes of Practice.
• Sign off promotional and other material in line with the Company certification procedure, if applicable.
• Support the Head of Medical with compilation of effective complaints against competitor promotional campaigns and defence of complaints against our client’s Brands claims as appropriate.

External stakeholder relationships

• Establish and develop strong relationships with external experts and scientific societies in relevant therapeutic area, in order to gain insights to support sound decision making and brand strategy development.
• Provide accurate and non-promotional scientific information relating to licensed and unlicensed products and indications following unsolicited requests from HCPs.
• Develop relationships with patient groups and third party organisations to facilitate the exchange of scientific and clinical information around our client’s products and raise awareness of relevant disease areas.

Support real world data studies and IIS

• Be the point of contact for the understanding and internal management of local company-sponsored real world studies and related publications.
• Work with CROs, as required, in the analysis of the data; share the data internally and externally (investigators) for interpretation, positioning and publication planning (in agreement with Publications Manager).
• Management of IIS support activities.

Medical Affairs activities

• Contribute with medical expertise to the development of medical affairs projects & publications plans.
• Present scientific data to HCPs.
• Plan and lead national advisory boards and expert meetings, share insights appropriately within our client.
• Act as deputy to the Head of Medical in her absence as required.
• Support medical activities across portfolio and lifecycle, as required.

Technical Proficiency

• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of relevant therapy areas.
• Attend relevant training courses, and apply to daily tasks using agreed action plans, coaching and knowledge.

Training

• Provide scientific training on our client’s products and therapy areas for our client’s staff as required.

Requirements

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Communication: Reinforces our client’s vision and strategic direction through communication with colleagues and customers.
• Change: Embraces change and sees it as an opportunity and deals with it constructively.
• Leadership: Understands our client's vision and values and considers actions accordingly.
• People & Relationship Management: Develops positive working relationships with colleagues within area of responsibility and across associated functional areas.
• Delivery: Sets high personal standards and has a desire for success.
• Personal Effectiveness: Proactive with a focused and structured approach to work - although willing to change direction if required.

CAPABILITIES

• Ability to understand, process, communicate and present scientific information to a high standard.
• Knowledge of national healthcare structure and of the local regulations for medicinal products and medical devices, Good Clinical Practice, ICH Guidelines and applicable Code of Practice standards.
• Good understanding of the clinical trials process and research infrastructure in the country in which the role is based.
• Good communication, presentation and team working skills.
• Intermediate/advanced knowledge of Word, Powerpoint, Excel.
• Ability to work autonomously with a focus on positive cross-functional collaboration with medical teams and the Business Units.
• External and Internal customer focus with strong networking capabilities and integration with Health Care Professionals to ensure opportunities for the local health service, our client and patients are maximised.
• Balanced personality and positive mindset.
• Willingness to travel in Austria and Switzerland.
• Fluent in local language and in written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of local national healthcare structure.
• Clear, confident presenting style essential.

EXPERIENCE

• Scientific education with experience in Medical Affairs in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally medical qualification.
• Experience in copy approval and all aspects of legislation and relevant codes of practice regulating the promotion of medicines.
• Experience of delivering scientific training to internal and external customers essential.

Benefits

• A responsible and at the same time challenging area of responsibility.
• Cross-departmental work (nationally and internationally).
• Attractive salary.
• Employer-funded pension plan.
• Flexible working hours, possibility of mobile working.
• Health-promoting measures.
• Intensive induction and needs-based further training.
• Short decision-making paths.
• Company car also for private use.