Head of Global Field Medical Strategy (MSLs)

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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Ipsen is a growing global specialty-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care. We aim to make a sustainable difference by significantly improving patients health and quality of life providing effective therapeutic solutions for unmet medical needs through differentiated and innovative medicines in Oncology Neurosciences and Rare Diseases.

Why Ipsen

• Patient-Focused: The patient is at the heart of everything we do and improving their outcomes is the deliverable of every strategy.

• Employee Care: We care for our employees who are the ambassadors making a real difference.

• Bold Leadership: We attract and develop bold agile entrepreneurial individuals who take full ownership of their decisions.

• Growth Opportunities: We offer a wealth of fulfilling challenges and growth opportunities in a fast-moving game-changing organization.

About the Role:

The Global Head of Field Medical is a senior strategic leadership role responsible for building shaping and continuously elevating Ipsens Medical Science Liaison function as a world-class globally integrated field medical force.

Providing the vision direction and operational backbone that enables MSLs to perform at their highest potential acting as trusted scientific partners to healthcare professionals and Thought Leaders across Ipsens core therapeutic areas of Oncology Rare Diseases and Neuroscience.

Central to this role is the establishment of a unified global MSL operating model that drives consistency in standards capabilities and scientific engagement quality across all geographies while preserving the flexibility needed to respond to local medical environments.

The Global Head of Field Medical serves as the primary architect of MSL excellence translating Ipsens medical strategy into field execution championing the voice of the MSL community at the highest levels of the organisation and ensuring that the approximately 120-strong global field medical force is strategically deployed compliantly operating and continuously developing to meet the evolving needs of the medical community and Ipsens portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Planning

• Defining and driving the strategic direction of the MSL function worldwide.
• Leading the oversight of MSL-related digital infrastructure including the CRM medical module and the MSL performance dashboard
• Establishing of robust MSL planning architecture ; including activity calendars standardised templates and streamlined planning processes that enables MSL teams globally to operate with consistency focus and agility.

Collaboration & Partnerships

• Operating as a highly visible cross-functional leader and the primary organisational voice of the global MSL community.
• Working in close partnership with Global Regional and Local Medical Directors to ensure the successful design and execution of MSL activities that deliver on brand and medical priorities.
• Beyond Medical cultivating effective working relationships across a broad range of functions
• Optimising the strategic operational compliance and financial management of the MSL function.

Leadership & Organisational Development

• Providing strategic and operational leadership to the global MSL organisation ensuring a high-quality expert medical presence across all therapeutic areas and geographies.
• Setting the standard for scientific and professional excellence across the MSL community with the ultimate goal of driving better outcomes for patients.

The role carries significant responsibility for the indirect management and development of MSL teams globally.

This includes challenging and refining the structure and ways of working of local MSL organisations in the context of both local operational realities and participation in Global Medical Affairs and R&D clinical studies. T

Ethics & Compliance

• Upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct and regulatory compliance across all MSL activities.