Medical TA Head, Oncology

About Ipsen:

Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience with global hubs in the U.S. France and the U.K we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.

Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration excellence and impact. At Ipsen every individual is empowered to be their true selves grow and thrive alongside the companys success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth creating real impact on patients and society!

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Purpose of the position:

The TA Head of Medical Oncology will lead strategy and operational activities. This leadership position provides strategic medical affairs advice to the business develops & implements the Oncology Medical Strategic Plan/ Local Annual Medical Plan activities in alignment with Brand strategy and ensures that the medical initiatives meet the needs of patients/ HCPs and governance requirements. The role will engage Thought Leaders in ESR/ISSs scientific exchange meetings and advisory board meetings and define and deliver training on the scientific background of the product to internal and external stakeholders. The role will also lead field medical activities to ensure the highest standards of medical engagement and TL engagement.

The role has responsibility as the senior medical reviewer for Oncology promotional/non-promotional activities and medical governance. It will lead and coach the Oncology Medical Affairs team for the relevant therapeutic areas/disease states. The role will be a critical part of the Medical Affairs Leadership Team.

Main responsibilities:

Establish Ipsen as a scientific leader through proactive updated and effective medical Input

• Be accountable for the performance of Ipsen China Medical Affairs Oncology
• Continuously acquire and update necessary scientific knowledge on the therapeutic areas and relevant compounds.
• Develop and implement the local medical plan to address unmet medical needs in priority disease/strategic areas and ensure alignment with the brand plan.
• Manage the Oncology medical affairs team in order to generate insights for development of the local medical plan
• Lead and develop the Oncology MSLs to deliver excellence in field interactions. Establish clear qualitative and quantitative performance measures that monitor performance for the business team and individuals.
• Develop and implement Oncology pre-launch medical plan/activities for new products at least 18 months prior to the planned launch to address key clinical and scientific opportunities
• 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/facilitate Medical Information provided both to external and internal customers is timely relevant accurate and scientifically balanced
• Provide medical expertise to local area/regional/global brand teams
• Provide medical input to Phase 1 to 4 study protocols study feasibility and support operational delivery
• Provide Medical expertise to support PSPs market research PASS and ISSs.
• Provide expert guidance to the governance of promotional/non-promotional activities
• Contribute to above country Medical Affairs initiatives
• Develop systems/processes to deliver on operational objectives
• Quantify and qualify lead and lag key performance indicators for medical program/activity success

Engage external customers to establish Ipsen as a scientific leader

• Be accountable for Oncology Medical Affairs Thought Leader and medical customer engagement plans
• Consideration for time in field is required for engagement with the highest priority HCPs and key external stakeholders and/or in-field coaching of Oncology MSLs.
• Create strategies/plans to share scientific data with the medical community by translating their clinical value and ensuring incorporation into business strategies
• Attend relevant scientific congresses and HCP meetings to gather new knowledge on Ipsen compounds competitor information and therapeutic areas
• Conduct professional scientific communication or presentations with key Thought Leaders
• Liaise with local investigators and facilitate the generation/execution of CSSs & ISSs.
• Internally communicate competitive intelligence
• Work closely with the Head of Patient Centricity (HOPC) & Head of Medical Excellence and Execution (HOMEX) to drive scientific leadership and medical operational excellence.
• Coordinate Oncology Medical Affairs customer engagement team with Commercial to enable targeted customer engagement with appropriate resource allocation and the regular sharing of insights
• Agile management of resources toward the highest priority areas for Ipsen Oncology as required
• Work closely with and have a dedicated focus on developing MSLs and ASA staff to build experienced and expert capability in Medical Affairs customer engagement and governance

Facilitate medical evidence generation/confidence aligned to the brand strategies in priority TAs to meet unmet medical needs

• Drive company sponsored clinical research/ISS/RWE aligned to business strategy
• Oversight for driving data generation activities and reporting to above country
• Drive research discussions with customers to develop studies that will fulfil global and local business strategies.
• Participate as a key member of the brand team.

Provide medical expertise to shape regulatory/payor environment to achieve rapid and high-quality market access of Ipsen products

• Support to develop dossier 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/re-imbursement aligned to the brand strategy

Defines and delivers Scientific training/education

• Provide effective Medical/clinical education (basic science and disease knowledge drug profile clinical data) to internal/external stakeholders in line with needs of key stakeholders
• Ensures own knowledge and knowledge of team members is kept current to deliver optimal scientific exchange

Medical Governance and ensuring overall adherence to processes and regulation to enhance our reputation

• Accountable for ensuring Promotional/Non-Promotional Compliance/Governance: Provide medical input to the creation development and agreement of promotional/non-promo material and ensure all material is in line with internal SOPs and meets Business Ethics (BE) and local code/regulations
• Adhere to good Pharmacovigilance practice
• Ensure clinical studies are carried out in accordance with SOPs and cGCP. Support Clinical team to select appropriate investigators and sites optimising quality delivery and effective trial execution
• Supports and drives a Quality culture and contributes to the execution and implementation of the QMS and all aspects of GxP
• Ensures compliance with Ipsen code of conduct Corporate Governance Audit(s) requirements to meet internal/external regulations/codes
• Ensures that company confidentiality is maintained (i.e. intellectual property product strategic and salary information)
• Discloses potential breach of codes or conduct and implements CAPAs
• Key member of the Medical Governance and Grants & Donation Committees. Participation in other governance committees as required

Leadership Organization and People Development

• Develop functional capability in the role
• Leading through others and drives change management
• Communicate develop and role model the Ipsen One Way of Being aligned to our values/behaviours
• Drive individual and team accountability
• Identify areas for self-development and discuss developmental needs with line manager using theprinciple (experiential learning coaching/networking/relationship-based learning and face to face training)
• Attend & actively participate in learning programmes training projects and meetings (where needed). Complete all required training.
• Share best practice insights across functions. Have a continuous improvement and enterprise mindset

Knowledge abilities & experience

Education / Certifications:

• A Qualified Doctor/Medical degree with specialization or appropriate experience in the required product or disease area
• MSc/PhD in a scientific discipline

Experience:

• Medical/Scientific knowledge in the responsible disease area (or related therapy area).
• Excellent presentation and communication skills (language fluency in English is essential)
• Project management/operational excellence experience
• Prior pharmaceutical (or similar) industry experience (at least 7 years)
• Strategic thinking capabilities/ Stakeholder management
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Demonstrated people management experience (at least 2 yrs.). Ideally also managed field based medical teams.
• Demonstrated Leadership capabilities
• Expert medical governance capabilities
• An ability to travel

Languages:

• English (Mandatory)