Medical Advisor

MISSION

Translation of scientific and clinical insights into the overall success of the business through
- developing and implementing medical affairs plans
- driving high quality education related to emerging data and product knowledge
- partnering with key opinion leaders through core medical activities
- responsible for data analysis, generation and internal distribution (existing and new data)

Medical Advisors are key members of the medical department. The role of the Medical Advisor is to interact significantly with internal and external customers and Medical Advisors have therefor a hybrid setting.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Expertise and Medical Support: Provides broad and deep understanding of the therapeutic area cross-functionally. Seen as credible medical and scientific expert by internal and external customers.
- Coordinates and ensures qualitative product / disease and therapies training on assigned therapy area and medicines to internal and external customers, including the field force.
- Serves as a point of contact within the Medical Affairs team for external experts and in general in order to satisfy their needs for scientific information and knowledge in a therapeutic area relevant for Sandoz medicines, and support the safe, effective and appropriate use of Sandoz products.
- Collaborates actively as member of Brand Teams with other functions (such as Marketing, Sales, Tender manager) to ensure development and implementation of material and projects part of the strategic customer plans.
- Develops external contacts with KOLs, influencers, key associations, academic and regulatory community to gain insights in market and clinical evolutions including competitive intelligence and organize Advisory Boards when appropriate.
- Engages HCP’s in non-promotional medical and scientific discussions regarding all on-market and in-development Sandoz products or topics relating to disease states.
- Supports developing new data (through e.g. IITs, NIS and research collaborations), analyze existing data and distributes this internally
- Provides new collaboration opportunities with HCOs and HCPs
- Develops, initiates and follows up of medical projects and/or clinical studies initiated within the therapeutic area of interest for Sandoz (e.g. research collaborations).
- Ensures that all material and activities are conducted with due regard to all applicable local, global and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Company policies and accepted standards of best practice

Diversity and Inclusion
- We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve._

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Advanced degree in relevant scientific discipline
- Minimally 2 years of demonstrated experience in medical affairs and/or experience in a Medical Advisor/MSL function

COMPETENCES
- Fluent Dutch, French, English (oral and written).
- State-of-the-art medical, scientific and clinical knowledge.
- Excellent written and spoken communication, negotiation and presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with external experts, physicians and other healthcare decision makers.
- Positive and ‘can-do’ approach; biased towards finding solutions and win/wins, responsiveness and flexibility.
- Excellent team playing and interpersonal skills; strong sense of ownership and accountability, and proven project management
- Professional respect and credibility with extensive knowledge of therapeutic area, encompassing business strategy and market trends.
- Familiar with respective health authority, GCP and ICH requirements, including regulations of promotional materials.
- Successful development, implementation and management of innovative programs and processes.
- Pronounced interest in commercial success of projects/products in TA/BU
- Division
- SANDOZ
- Business Unit
- COMMERCIAL OPS EUROPE SZ
- Location
- Belgium
- Site
- Vilvoorde
- Company/Legal Entity
- SDZ BEL
- Functional Area
- Research & Development
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Employment Type
- Regular
- Shift Work
- No