Medical Manager

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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The role of the Medical Manager is to:

• Deploy and adapt Ipsen Medical Affairs strategy throughout the Kingdon including tactics and execution.
• Manage Scientific Information dissemination and maintaining relationships with key partners.
• Coordinate and manage all scientific supporting documentation related to IPSEN products and therapeutic areas where the company is involved
• To coordinate in collaboration with Group Medical department the local performance of clinical trials

Business Support

• Ensure compliant collaboration with HCPs and HCOs through Ipsen systems and SOPs
• To manage and mentor MSLs and conduct their performance appraisal for medical affairs and lead medical organisation to deliver effective teamwork
• Sets medical affairs strategy for the portfolio in cooperation with other departments and aligns the medical strategy with regional strategies and plans
• To deploy medical affairs team members including MSLs
• Ensures execution of medical affairs activities in the country with highest standards of quality and compliance
• Accountable for medical pre-launch launch and post-launch preparation and execution
• Leads the medical scientific communication medical education and medical expert/KOL interactions
• Develops and manages long-term relationship with external stakeholders/KOLs
• Whenever requested provide expert clinical opinion/information to external and internal customers ensures medical product training for Ipsen sales force staff
• To support Marketing department in the supervise review and approval of promotional materials from medical point of view ensuring that all local legal requirements and other applicable (e.g. Ethical codes) as well as those established by the Ipsen Group are met ensure highest quality of scientific non-promotional materials prepared by medical department as well
• Integrated cross-functional plans and collaboration with Marketing and Access teams
• Maintaining a library of relevant articles presentations provided by experts to IPSEN
• To participate at brand teams work and campaigns preparation
• Participate at preparation of Budget and Strategic plan with focus on medical activities and their budget management

Clinical Trial and Development

• To facilitate and coordinate the participation of Ipsen in clinical trials developed by IPSEN Group
• To ensure Ipsen provides trial feasibility evaluation to global team via dedicated medical advisor.
• To establish implement advise and coordinate local clinical study protocols reports and publications viz. feasibilities.
• Ensure full support for Pharmacovigilance including compliance with Adverse Event reporting and ensure risk management plan implementation
• Ensures providing support and consulting advisory to local group of clinical monitors
• Assist in resolving country specific issues in clinical trial preparation/execution
• To ensure contact with local HCP regarding international as well as local research projects

Regulatory and Pharmacovigilance Support

• To ensure that clinical studies regulatory requirements and medical pharmacovigilance system is provided in compliance with Ipsen SOPs and national regulations for all actual and future Ipsen products
• To ensure the required medical support to pharmacovigilance responsible person in all matters related to this area
• On time reports spontaneous adverse events and technical complaints for all Ipsen products

Competencies

• Drive Purpose:
  • Puts values and ethics at the forefront of everything;
  • Anchors Ipsens purpose mission and commitments to patients and society.
• Drive Vision and Strategy:
  • Paints a compelling picture of the vision (future status quo) and strategy that motivates others to action
• Excellence in execution:
  • Approaches priority setting and setting the stage through the lens of execution;
  • Establishes clarity about the goals accountabilities timelines and next steps; can identify/spot opportunities for real impact on patient and society;
  • Able to be focused and performance-driven with clear KPIs
  • Plans and aligns effectively (steps resources timelines etc.);
  • Displays a commitment to best practice sharing and setting
  • Promotes single point of accountabilities.
• Collaborates
  • Collaborates and communicates without boundaries continuously removes organizational barriers;
  • Focuses on continuous improvement; integrates and leverages key learnings showcases resourcefulness learning/experimenting at scale demonstrates strong entrepreneurial behaviors and mindset.
• Customer (& Patient) focus
  • Displays and echoes the patients voice through all touchpoints;
  • Understands and integrates the patient ecosystem view;
  • Integrates the patient voice into everything we do;
  • Ensures we set and shape our sight on what matters for patients and society

Knowledge & Experience (essential):

• Experiences in Medical in a Multinational Pharmaceutical company
• People Management

Knowledge & Experience (preferred):

• Experience with Clinical Trials

Education / Certifications (essential):

• MD preferred or Pharmacist Degree

Language(s) (essential):

• English
• Arabic