Medical Advisor - Oncology

THE POSITION

As a Medical Advisor Oncology, you will be a key contact point for scientific advice for assigned products, for Medical Department, Business and other relevant internal functions and for external parties and institutions, by fostering, cultivating and maintaining credible and unbiased medical and scientific dialogue, in order to contribute to ensuring an effective presence in the company’s therapeutic area. In this role you will collaborate within medical affairs oncology team to implement scientific initiatives, leading the development of assigned molecule to understand current and future positioning for the new drugs, meeting the timelines and costs in compliance with Company's standards and the legislation in force.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with marketing, market access, patient advocacy relations and government affairs providing medical-scientific support, contributing to drive strategic positioning, differentiation and early key strategic messages.
• Contribute to build and reinforce partnership with KOLs and scientific societies and collect their insights to understand drug positioning, to ensure the delivery of accurate, complete, and unbiased information and to develop scientific initiatives within the medical community.
• Collaborate with clinical and development team, to ensure support in executing trials falling within area of competence in order to assure scientific validity of results, as well as compliance with plans and ensure support for publication of national Trial results in scientific journal.
• Support in providing LRA with the scientific advice needed to draw up the documentation required by Regulatory Authorities.
• Collaborate with global Medical Affairs to localize communication strategies and develop medical/scientific initiatives to ensure correct and compliant scientific communication for the therapeutic area of competence.
• Deliver internal training.
• Ensure that all interactions and engagements activities are carried out with the highest ethical and professional standards and that all work is accomplished with quality and in accordance with BI values.

Requirements

• University degree in life sciences or related field; higher degree/qualification (e.g. MSc, PhD).
• At least 2 years of experience in pharma industry in similar roles.
• Fluency in English and Italian.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry processes.
• Knowledge of clinical research, clinical trial management (regulations and GCP).
• Highly customer focused with an awareness of the importance of business results.
• Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Teamworking, proactive attitude, growth and open mindset.
• Agility, emotional intelligence, trustworthiness and accountability.
• Previous experience with new drugs in pre-launch phase and in oncology is an advantage.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Package.

What we offer:

• For this position we offer a permanent contract with an external agency (Staff Leasing).
• Free access to the company canteen and ticket restaurants when working remotely.
• A range of benefits for you physical, financial, social and mental wellbeing (access to gyms, pilates and yoga sessions, physiotherapist, psychologist, volunteering, parental benefits and more).
• A support to develop your own professional and personal path that will guide you through our full range of development programs including platforms to learn foreign languages and attend professional courses.

In Boehringer Ingelheim we are committed to guarantee equal opportunities; we believe in respect, trust and empathy, in a work environment without discrimination. We are powered by our people as we know that our differences are our strengths. We value everyone and each of us feels included, important and at ease.

This job requisition is addressed also for candidates with disabilities and belonging to protect categories following articles 1 and 18, Law 68/99.