Medical Manager Infectious Diseases

Role Summary
- The Medical Manager holds primary responsibility within the country for the development and execution of the Medical Affairs strategic plans and, is expected to spend up to 50% of their time in external engagements.
- Key responsibilities include cross-functional strategy collaboration and execution, building trust with the medical/scientific community, facilitating peer-to-peer medical and scientific exchange, and providing asset issue resolution support.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

Strategic and Tactical Leadership
- Consolidates actionable medical insights to inform company strategies
- Translates Global Medical Goals and Strategies into tactics and solutions that support optimal scientific exchange aimed at helping improve patient outcomes and enhancing access
- Supports execution of and quickly adapts tactical plans to local business realities
- Follows up on Investigator-Initiated Study proposals.
- Collaborates with our research laboratories/Global Clinical Trial Operations personnel to identify potential investigators for our clinical development programs
- In collaboration with colleagues, facilitates the delivery of data generation activities (phases I-IV), including the identification of suitable research projects, research centers, investigators, and innovative methods to generate data
- Provides non-promotional, balanced, and reliable scientific information following company standards and local regulations

Medical and Scientific Leadership
- Brings the local scientific and healthcare environment perspective to the Regional Medical Affairs team
- Communicates scientific and business needs appropriately and effectively across internal and external stakeholders
- Builds trust with the external scientific community via peer-to-peer scientific exchange, research, and educational collaborations, as well as interactions with scientific societies, health organizations, publications, etc.
- Provides therapeutic/functional training to assigned teams and affiliate functions
- Develops and executes country medical educational programs and symposia
- Leads country advisory boards and expert input forums
- Participates in and contributes to professional organizations and academic/regulatory working teams

Regulatory and Market Access Support
- Collaborates and leads resolution of regulatory, public relations, compliance, and other asset issues
- Supports the resolution of asset safety or quality issues (i.e., contributes content and strategy in regulatory responses and interactions, risk management planning, and implementation)
- Provides access support as needed (e.g., health technology assessment, pre-license patient access, reimbursement dossier)

Medical Information (if applicable)
- Provides prompt medical information support (e.g., answering medical inquiries) to stakeholders and reviews approval of local response documents

Required Qualifications, Skills, & Experience

Minimum
- MD, PhD, or PharmD
- A minimum of 3 years of pharmaceutical, clinical and/or research experience in a relevant disease area
- Previous experience as medical advisor, strong scientific baseline knowledge in cardiovascular and diabetes, clinical research methodology, implementation and interpretation of studies, sound scientific and clinical judgment are preferred.
- Tracked innovation mindset with previous experience in innovation projects and cross-functional, collaborations in matrix environments are valued.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking, and presentation skills
- Experience with local pharmaceutical industry guidelines, regulatory/reimbursement framework, and clinical research guidelines
- Strong prioritization skills and ability to understand how decisions fit into the broader context of corporate strategies
- Demonstrated ability to develop a network of scientific leaders and other key stakeholders
- Proven ability to effectively communicate information at country management level

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**Employee Status**:
Regular

**Relocation**:
No relocation

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**Requisition ID**: R182180