Job Description Summary The Medical Head leads a team of medical affairs associates (may include medical managers and Medical Science Liaisons) and is the most senior medical associate in the cluster. Depending on the local organizational construct, the Medical Head may also manage associates representing other medical sub-functions (for example, medical information dedicated associates). The Medical Head leads local MA team activities, sets high-level objectives, develops key performance indicators for MA associates, and tracks tactical execution. He/she is responsible for planning and implementation of MA strategies for assigned products and relevant therapeutic areas and for providing medical affairs support to cross-functional teams.
The Medical Head ensures that the MA team provides medical/scientific expert advice/guidance to customers for assigned products and relevant therapeutic areas, including scientific exchange and professional relationship development with key thought leaders or external experts. He/she provides leadership, strategic direction, and mentorship to direct reports, as appropriate, and fulfills line management responsibilities accordingly.
Job Description Develop local medical affairs strategy in line with the global strategy, local insights, and market conditions, and secure implementation of planned Medical Affairs activities within the designated therapy area(s).Coordinate scientific meetings, symposia, congresses, Continuous Medical Education (CME), and other medical/scientific exchange and engagement activities which could bring additional value to the relevant therapy area; develop strategic engagement plan(s) for local customer-facing medical activities and events and ensure timely execution of planned medical affairs activities in an efficient and compliant way.Ensure MA associates establish and maintain professional and credible relationships with thought leaders/external experts and academic centers.Prioritize and define activities to meet scientific and medical needs and clinical care gaps within the designated TA; ensure that the Medical Affairs plan captures defined activities and priorities.Ensure medical enquiries are responded to in a high-quality, timely manner, and in accordance with applicable standards; establish standard response documents as appropriate for frequently asked questions.Coordinate review and approval of medical materials and locally developed promotional materials; ensure medical materials provided from Global for stakeholder engagement and events are tailored to local needs and reviewed/approved per local/SP3 guidelines.Lead collaboration between MA associates and other functions; ensure medical insights are provided to cross-functional groups, including, but not restricted to: Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory affairs, Market Access, QA, Commercial teams, Brand team, and others.Line management of MA associates. Plan and support training and onboarding plans for team members.Ensure MA associates develop and maintain in-depth knowledge for assigned product(s)/relevant therapeutic area(s) through attendance/participation at key internal meetings/training sessions, relevant congresses, and seminars and by regular self-study of the national/international literature.Oversee the process of review and approval of planned medical activities against Internal Policies and requirements, as well as the review and approval of the medical part of marketing/commercial activities in applicable cases.Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted with due regard to all applicable local, global, and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Company policies, and accepted standards of best practice.Responsible for risk identification and assessment, mitigation planning as well as implementation and monitoring of appropriate internal controls within the area of responsibilities.Upon request, manage internally requests for access to Sandoz medicines on a named patient or compassionate use basis, subject to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.Provide medical/scientific input into the development and execution of clinical trial or clinical research related activities, including initiation and oversight of clinical studies/clinical research within the respective therapeutic area.Develop local strategy for Non-Interventional Studies/Investigator Initiated Trial activities (if data generation activities are allowed locally).Approve publication plan/publications as necessary.Ensure that all activities and interactions are conducted with due regard to all applicable local, global, and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Company policies, and accepted standards of best practice.Skills Desired Collaboration, Critical Thinking, E-Learning, Employee Training, Facilitation (Business), Learning Management Systems (LMS), Team Management, Vendor Management.
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