Manager, Global Medical Affairs Planning & Effectiveness

Are you highly organized collaborative and passionate about supporting impactful medical initiatives on a global scale Do you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working across teams to make a difference If so we would love to hear from you

Ascendis Pharmais a fast-growing global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patients lives. We have locations in Denmark Germany the United States the UK Italy Spain and France.

Guided by our core values of Patients Science and Passion we use our TransCon drug development platform to fulfill our mission of developing new therapies selecting only those that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.

Today we are advancing programs in Endocrinology Rare Disease and addition we collaborate with partners around the world on the development of TransCon-based products for other therapeutic areas and markets.

The role

As Manager Global Medical Affairs Planning & Effectiveness you will play a key part in driving operational excellence ensuring compliance and enabling seamless execution of strategic initiativesfrom managing external events and vendor relationships to supporting budgeting processes and global collaboration.

The position is based in Copenhagen and you will report to the Senior Director Global Medical Affairs Planning & Effectiveness (GMAPE) based in the US.

Your key responsibilities will be

• Aligns with the GMAPE team to execute overall GMA and ERDMS strategies championing best practices across all geographies
• Drives business processes for the Global Medical Affairs team and ERDMS stakeholders as needed ensuring timely completion of deliverables

• Coordinates compliant execution of external events on behalf of Global Medical Affairs including scientific congresses advisory board meetings Advanced Lecture Series
• Works collaboratively with GMAPE to set Global Medical Affairs department budgets ensuring alignment with overall annual operating plan
• Manages vendors HCPs and consultants including creation of purchase orders execution of contracts and preparing reports for Finance and Compliance
• Proactively monitors spend provides support to Global Medical Affairs teams in completing month- quarter- and year-end reporting activities
• Facilitates Medical Review submission and approval process coordinating with Global and local country teams for adaptations
• Manages non-US medical grant and donation requests with support from GMAPE Legal and Compliance
• Handles all administrative tasks (scheduling meeting logistics etc) for the Global Medical Affairs team
• Provides support to the wider Ascendis business with the handling of complex inquiries

Qualifications and skills

• Bachelors degree required advanced degree preferred
• At least five (5) years of practical experience preferably in project support analysis or operations role and/or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Experience leading teams and projects within a dynamic matrix environment
• Exceptional communication skills both oral and written excellent organizational/time management skills
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook Word PowerPoint Excel Teams etc.)
• Ability to travel up to 30% of time domestically and internationally

Key competencies
You are proactive and bring a results-oriented work ethic and a strong attention to detail to everything you do. You are confident in presenting your ideas able to persuade others and skilled at influencing a broad range of stakeholders. With your ability to work independently you consistently deliver high-quality results. You prioritize tasks and resources effectively meet deadlines reliably and remain flexible in the face of shifting priorities

Apply now

Applications will be evaluated when received so please apply as soon as possible.

If you are passionate about contributing to the field of rare diseases and eager to make a difference at Ascendis Pharma we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Join us in our mission to advance therapeutic innovations and improve patient lives worldwide.

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