Sr Manager, Medical Affairs

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Job Description

Senior Medical Manager Medical Affairs (Gr2829)

• Provides local medical and scientific expertise to support global product development launch and lifecycle activities ensuring countryspecific considerations are incorporated into medical plans.

• Represents the company in scientific exchange with healthcare professionals professional societies cooperative groups and other external stakeholders at national and international scientific meetings.

• Leads execution of countrylevel medical plans with cooperative groups to identify evidence gaps and local medical needs; supports development of solutions aligned with medical strategy.

• Supports the generation of local clinical evidence through participation in clinical trials investigatorinitiated studies and observational or realworld evidence activities.

• Contributes to the planning and execution of local Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) activities in collaboration with crossfunctional partners.

• Provides medical input to local market access strategies by delivering scientific and clinical components of access and value plans in coordination with Market Access Regulatory and Commercial teams.

• Supports coordination of the local Medical Affairs function by managing assigned projects priorities timelines and interfaces with internal and external stakeholders.

• Develops and executes prelaunch and postlaunch Medical Affairs plans for assigned products and indications ensuring delivery of defined medical deliverables.

• Manages assigned medical budget components and monitors expenditures versus plan within agreed parameters ensuring appropriate governance and documentation.

• Provides medical input into crossfunctional discussions to support alignment and execution of agreed strategic priorities.

• Contributes to International Region Medical Affairs initiatives by sharing local insights and executing assigned regional projects or deliverables.

• Leads or supports data generation initiatives within assigned scope coordinating activities and ensuring timely completion of objectives.

• Maintains regular interaction with the external medical community to remain current on scientific developments and evolving standards of care.

• Engages in peertopeer scientific exchange of complex clinical and scientific information using approved data and materials.

• Develops and maintains strong scientific relationships with thought leaders disease experts and other healthcare professionals within the assigned scope.

• Delivers clinical and scientific presentations to internal and external audiences in accordance with medical strategy and compliance standards.

• Collects and communicates compliant insights from healthcare professional interactions to internal stakeholders to inform medical planning and execution.

• Supports clinical trial site engagement activities including initiatives aimed at supporting enrollment and study conduct.

• Provides Medical Affairs support at professional meetings and congresses including scientific session coverage and facilitation of interactions with healthcare professionals.

• Ensures compliance with corporate policies healthcare regulations and ethical standards across all Medical Affairs activities.

• Maintains uptodate clinical scientific and technical knowledge in hematology/oncology and relevant therapeutic areas.

• Establishes and maintains ongoing collaborative relationships with healthcare professionals within the assigned territory or centers.

• Responds to and documents unsolicited requests for medical or scientific information in accordance with internal procedures.

• Provides medical input and training to internal teams as requested to support appropriate and compliant use of scientific information.

• Supports planning and delivery of Advisory Boards and other scientific forums including content review and insight capture.

• Collaborates with fieldbased and headquarters colleagues to support timely response to site and stakeholder questions.

• Attends major scientific congresses and supports coordination of Medical Affairs activities; may present to external audiences as appropriate.

• Develops and executes medical projects within assigned scope to address emerging scientific clinical or data needs.

• Performs medical review activities within Promotional Review Committees in line with governance and regulatory requirements.

• Manages projects to completion by coordinating stakeholders monitoring progress and addressing issues in a collaborative manner.

Knowledge Experience and Skills Senior Medical Manager

• Advanced degree in a healthcare or lifescience discipline (e.g. MD PharmD PhD MSc) with solid clinical and/or scientific experience in oncohematology.

• Demonstrated experience in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry with handson involvement in oncohematology product support and lifecycle activities.

• Prior experience in a Medical Manager Senior Medical Manager or equivalent role or demonstrated accountability for medical strategy execution at country or diseasearea level.

• Experience leading coordinating or linemanaging Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) including setting priorities providing scientific guidance and supporting performance and development is strongly preferred.

• Prior participation in at least one product launch or major indication expansion within oncohematology is strongly preferred.

• Experience with advanced or innovative therapies (e.g. CART cell therapy cellular therapies immunooncology bispecific antibodies) is a strong advantage.

• Proven ability to manage multiple medical projects simultaneously prioritize activities and deliver against timelines with a high level of autonomy.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly and credibly communicate complex scientific and clinical information to internal and external stakeholders.

• Demonstrated capability to engage effectively in peertopeer scientific exchange with hematologists and oncologists across academic and community settings.

• Strong presentation skills including experience delivering scientific and clinical content in advisory boards medical education programs and congress settings.

• Demonstrated informal or formal leadership experience including crossfunctional project leadership mentoring of junior colleagues or coordination of field medical activities.

• Sound scientific judgment high integrity and the ability to operate effectively in a highly regulated compliancedriven Medical Affairs environment.

• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally including occasional weekend travel to support congresses advisory boards and Medical Affairs activities.

• Fluent Portuguese and English required for effective local and international collaboration.

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