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AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that spans the discovery, development, manufacturing, distribution and worldwide commercialisation of primary care and speciality care medicines.
We believe the best way we can help patients is to focus on breakthrough science in order to uncover disease mechanisms and develop novel, targeted ...
Enhance Medical Affairs Organizational Effectiveness : Build and develop a medical affairs team with customer focused, performance driven, cross collaborating and people centered function.
- Ensure objectives for the Medical Affairs team are aligned with Medical Strategic plan and vision for AZ to become scientific leaders.
- Ensure the Medical Affairs team is adequately staffed with the right structure and right quality of people to deliver the ambition/objectives.
- Drive and Monitor the performance of medical team to meet the defined objectives.
- Ensure adequate budget is available to deliver key priorities, track spend and make required adjustments to fulfil commitments.
- Lead effective succession planning and develop a talent pipeline for medical function.
- Identify development needs and provide coaching to team and individuals based on in office and infield observations.
Establish AstraZeneca as a scientific leader through proactive, updated, and effective Medical input
- Continuously acquire and update necessary scientific knowledge on therapeutic area and relevant compounds.
- Develop and implement the local medical plan to address unmet medical needs in priority disease areas and ensure alignment with the brand plan.
- Develop and implement pre-launch medical plan/activities for new products at least 2 years prior to the planned launch in the country to address key clinical and scientific challenges.
- Provide medical leadership on faculty and content development for medical programmes including national congresses, advisory boards, scientific exchange meetings, publications, CMEs to meet identified needs.
- To ensure that the Medical Information provided both to external and internal customers is timely, relevant, accurate and scientifically balanced.
- Provide local medical expertise to local area/regional brand teams.
- Provide medical input to phase 1 to 4 study protocols, study feasibility and support operational delivery.
- Provide Medical expertise to support PSP market research, PASS and ESRO.
To engage scientific leaders, professional bodies or societies to establish AZ as a scientific leader
- 30 -40 % of time in field is required for engagement with the highest priority HCPs and key external stakeholder engagement.
- Share emerging data with HCPs, discussing all aspects of the data in a scientific, objective and balanced way.
- Disseminate results of studies completed to medical community by translating their clinical values and incorporating into business strategies.
- Attend relevant scientific congresses and HCP meetings to gather new knowledge on AZ compounds, competitor information and therapeutic area.
- Conduct professional scientific communication or presentation (become chairperson/presenter when necessary) with key prominent opinion leaders.
- Liaise with local investigators and the External Sponsored Research organization to support research initiatives.
- Internally communicate competitive intelligence.
Generate the medical evidence to support the brand strategies in priority TAs to meet unmet medical needs
- Idea generation of the company sponsored clinical research.
- Oversight and accountability of the operation of the studies.
- Initiate research discussions, for example NIS, with customers to develop studies that will fulfil global and local business strategies. May as part of the review team conduct initial assessment of any ISS proposals)Participate as key member of brand team as strategic partner towards LCM actions including potential business development opportunities
- Develop NIS or registry studies to address unmet medical needs.
- Developing partnership with OLs in order to develop their capabilities of conducting medical studies.
Provide medical expertise to shape regulatory environment to achieve rapid and high quality market access of AZ products including new registration, new product evaluation and life cycle
- Support to develop drug value pack and communicate it to Key Decision Makers.
- Support market access activities that shape market understanding of disease, diagnosis and treatment options.
- Proactive cross-functional collaboration with regulatory and other teams in drug registration in earlier and broader accessibility aligned to the brand strategy.
Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Bachelor's Degree in Science.
- Qualified Medical Doctor.
- Medical/Scientific knowledge in the responsible disease area.
- Interest in a long-term career in the pharmaceutical industry.
- MSL, Medical Advisor Management / Experience (Medical Affairs filed role).
- Coaching & Feedback – Leadership skills.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills.
- Ability to travel
Desired:
- MSc/PhD in a scientific discipline.
- Understanding of multiple aspects within Medical Affairs.
- Knowledge of the latest technical and regulatory developments.
- Experience of Medical Affairs function within a pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience in relationship and stakeholder management.
- Project management experience.
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