Job Description
Medical Advisor Role
The Medical Affairs team advances patient care by engaging in scientific exchange with external medical experts and industry leaders, ensuring the scientific value of our products is comprehended.
We unite, communicate, and train internal employees to ensure a thorough comprehension of the science behind the medicine and review further unmet medical needs to support collaboration and differentiate our portfolio.
Responsibilities
1. Main Activities:
* Develop and execute Country Medical Affairs Plan for assigned indications
* Budget responsibility (planning, tracking, and spending) for respective area
2. Scientific Leadership:
* Scientific Exchange on a regular basis with defined SLs and dissemination of information about the latest development in the assigned indications
* Develop and maintain strong scientific network
* Develop projects with SLs and other stakeholders to facilitate adoption of best medical practices for physicians, healthcare institutions, and patients
* Organize and lead local advisory boards and expert input forums
* Hold balanced and scientific presentations about the disease area, therapies, and latest developments in context with assigned products/indications and competitors
* Provide support to marketing and sales for assigned products/indications
* Collect customer needs from SLs and provide insights to cross-functional team
* Setup and management of IIS (Investigator initiated studies) and non-interventional LDG (Local data generation) studies
* Participate at national and international scientific meetings to apply newest knowledge and feed-back to relevant stakeholders
* Close collaboration with RDMA (Regional Director Medical Affairs) within region on strategic priorities
3. Internal Support:
* Provide scientific input and set strategic direction for respective indication related to Medical Affairs activities, ensuring alignment with global strategy and adherence to all relevant regulations and SOPs
* Provide scientific input to market access related strategies and activities
* Facilitate the inclusion of company products in hospital formularies and in local therapeutic guidelines as appropriate
* Lead pre-launch medical activities
* Respond to medical inquiries from local customers related to the assigned indications that are not covered by the Medical Services group
* Medical Legal Review of Promotional material for the assigned products/indications
Requirements
* Education:
o MD, PharmD Pharmacist or life science degree with PhD
* Language Skills:
o Fluency in English and fluency in German or French
* Work Experience:
o 3-5 years of experience within the Biotech/Pharmaceutical industry; preferably work experience in Medical Affairs function or a thorough understanding of this function
* Skillset:
o Outstanding communication, negotiation, and influencing skills and the ability to function within a team environment
o Strong, confident, and engaging presentation skills
o A proactive "can do" attitude and passion for the therapeutic area
o Strategic planning skills including ability to translate scientific strategy into tactical and implementation plans, with a strong focus on execution excellence and compliance
o Strong customer-facing, listening, and probing skills
o Excellent networking and partnerships skills with ability to work in a matrix organization, simultaneously handling multiple tasks and working under pressure
o Corporate culture competencies of Leadership Behaviors, including Business Integrity and Ethics
About Us
Our Company has had a presence in Switzerland since 1963. With a regional office and manufacturing/packaging facility, Lucerne is considered the center of operations.
We are proud to be certified as a "Top Employer Switzerland" and "Top Employer Europe," showing the company's commitment to our employees and the community around us.