Medical Advisor

The Medical Advisor is responsible for co-leading the design, implementation and execution of Medical Affairs plans for assigned Therapy Areas, providing scientific information, building educational dialogue with KOLs and key healthcare system (HCS) stakeholders. The incumbent has a pivotal contribution co-driving brand team strategy in the respective TA, keeping the focus on assigned assets to serve patients and physicians in need.
Your responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Support country medical affairs strategy in line with the global strategy, country insights and market conditions, & secure implementation of planned activities within the designated therapy areas.
- Demonstrate good understanding analysis of medical and clinical dynamics and the impact on the evolution of therapeutic areas.
- Contribute to clinical strategy during the brand life cycle / disease area.
- Active contribution behavior with other internal colleagues adding value with supportive initiatives and synergies.
- Perform critical appraisal of scientific data and contributes to publication plans.
- Ensure medical insights are provided to cross functional groups, including, but not restricted to: GDD, Regulatory affairs, Market Access, QA, Commercial teams, Brand team and others.
- Support the process of building the evidence generation plan and assesses the future needs in close collaboration with the medical evidence team and medical excellence.
- Ability to identify and act on insights, relevant to launch readiness and life cycle maximization, analyze and share them timely and appropriately, to impact the strategy accordingly.
- Support creation of implementation science plans.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop impactful medical education plans and projects, inspire, influence and educate on the importance of the clinical context.
- Awareness of Health Care System's dynamics and the impact on the respective therapeutic area of responsibility.
- Able to identify Medical Expert and HCS decision maker’s needs and opportunities to co-create strategy and engage.
- Awareness of regulatory and Market Access fundamentals.
- Ability to recognize and evaluate the Health Care System landscape.
- Involved in the accurate assessment of MAP requests in GEMS (if MD) as well as on the communication with the respective physician.
- Includes a Health Care System's perspective and future trends into projects and planning
- Self-awareness with mínimal input from others and proactively seeks growth opportunities.
- Positive to change, flexible and adapts to changes with agility.
- Ability to use digital and technology solutions relevant to their role and pursue new opportunities or maximize existing ones, in order to maximize business potential.
- Collaborative mindset.
- Curious about new developments and initiatives in therapy area.
- Applies new concepts to address existing problems.

**Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion**:

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

**Minimum requirements**

What you’ll bring to the role:

- University (biomedical)

Desirable degrees: MD, PharmD, pharmacist or PhD in biomedical sciences with solid (bio)medical and scientific background
- Languages: Dutch and English, excellent spoken & written Ideally with French as additional language
- Good knowledge of TA-related disease area and Medical Affairs, ideally field experience
- Reasonable knowledge of drug development and Health Care System
- Solid understanding of evidence generation and educational strategies
- Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Able to adapt, organize, prioritize, and work effectively and collaboratively in cross-functional team
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Solid business mentality: including critical thinking to achieve objectives
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize accordingly
- Demonstrates a customer-focused mindset

Why consider Novartis?
769 million. That’s how many lives our products touch. And while we’re proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must also ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?
We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you’re given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you’re empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where you’re surrounded by people who share your determination to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges.
Imagine what you could do at Novartis

**Division**

Innovative Medicines International & Chief Commercial Office

**Business Unit**

GTx

**Country**

Belgium

**Work Location**

Vilvoorde

**Company/Legal Entity**

NOV PHA BEL