Medical Affairs Specialist (Temporary)

Job Description

The Senior Specialist Medical Operations Latin America (LATAM) Value & Implementation Global Medical Affairs Capabilities Hub position resides in the Value & Implementation (V&I) organization which includes Global Medical and Scientific Affairs as well as Outcomes Research.

This position reports directly to the Regional Medical Operations Lead of LATAM V&I GMVC Hub. This position is an integral member of the V&I GMVC Hub Medical Operations team serving as a subject matter expert in communications and meetings organization support and assists and drives execution of the Medical Operations vision.

This position participates in several of the following core LATAM V&I GMVC Hub initiatives and assumes varying degrees of participation including:

• Ensures MO support to further develop and maintain a highly functioning V&I organization.

• Supports and advises on X-Fly insights tool for users and quarterly report for tracking regional and countries backlogs.

• Supports the Country-to-Country (C2C) program process overview and report on number of C2C requests sent/received economic inversion and special cases.

• Creates and shares reports for the main stakeholders (Process and Systems).

• Collaborates and support Global V&I Operations and Country Medical Operations (CMO) teams

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

Leadership

Understands the mission and vision of V&I as a science-driven and patient-committed organization.

Stays current with key initiatives across LATAM MO and collaborates with colleagues to ensure alignment across the broader organization.

Attends LATAM V&I GMVC Hub Leadership Team and other meetings as appropriate as delegate for the Director Medical Operations SS.

Exhibits subject-matter expertise and strong business acumen.

Medical Strategic Support

• Supports and executes initiatives/projects in alignment with LATAM Medical Affairs strategies ensuring execution of V&I mission and transformation.

• Supports the C2C program within LATAM region ensuring full compliance with LATAM standard operating procedure (SOP) for C2C local SOPs external regulations and global policies and procedures

• Collaborates with key stakeholders such as Strategy & Alignment Teams Country Medical Directors Regional Directors Medical Affairs (RDMAs) and Country Medical Operations (CMO) to support the execution of strategic initiatives monitor progress and track results.

• Provides support to different projects working closely with the Director Medical Operations SS as well as Project Owners Strategy & Alignment Team Country Medical Directors RDMAs CMO and cross-functional areas to achieve project success.

• Creates and monitors quarterly insights reports with Regional V&I Strategy & Alignment Team to ensure data accuracy in the region and countries.

• Is a subject-matter expert (SME) with regards to V&I systems.

• Is responsible for audit-readiness process/training and supports LATAM V&I GMVC Hub and countries during audit processes.

Required Qualifications Skills and Experience

• Bachelors degree in life sciences business or health care.

• 5 years of relevant Medical Affairs experience (e.g. Strategic Support V&I Operations).

• Advance English

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint) and MS Office 365 (Teams SharePoint etc.)

• Track record as a deadline-oriented self-starter with frequent outreach to teams to maintain project timelines.

• Understanding of the environment evolution and global nature of Medical Affairs.

• Demonstrated experience in identifying process gaps and building new processes.

• Experience as a member in cross-functional initiatives in a complex matrix.

• Experience working within regulations and compliance requirements.

• A thorough understanding of ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry to ensure compliance with external and internal guidelines and standard operating procedures.

Skills

• Ability to organize prioritize and work effectively in a constantly changing ambiguous environment.

• Detail-oriented nature.

• Ability to work effectively in a constantly changing challenging and ambiguous environment.

• Strong interpersonal presentation skills communication and collaboration skills.

• Strong decision-making problem-solving and analytical skills and ability to apply practical solutions to complex issues.

• Ability to work independently while escalating risks and issues as appropriate.

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