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Job Description

Reports to: Head of Medical Maghreb.

Key responsibilities:

• Execute Field Medical action plan within Gen Med therapeutic area(s).
• Responsible for scientific relationships across a set territory.
• Responsible for experts mapping, plans and reports.
• In charge of local expert’s engagement plans.
• Be involved in protocol proposals and other study documents for local ISSs.
• Provide territory input for feasibility and site selection.
• Provide scientific study site support for ASTs.
• Support educational programs implementation/follow up.
• Give scientific presentations to physicians and hospital staffs departments within Gen Med.
• Provide regular field feedback: scientific trends, ongoing studies, CI.

Key activities, skills and competencies:

• Identifies, develops and maintains collaborative relationships with current and future OLs, scientific experts, cooperative study groups and study sites.
• Develops and implements local OL Plans, in line with local and international OL strategy.
• Creates end execute COER engagement plans.
• Represents Amgen Medical department in the territory.
• Discusses scientific value messages, clinical outcome and patient benefits with OLs, hospital pharmacists and local payers in close collaboration with KAM/Access group.
• Works with development field operations to ensure prioritization of trial site selection,                and support feasibility across assigned territories.
• Understand trial/referral networks and identify enrollment barriers.
• Participates in investigator meetings according to approved investigator strategy.
• Implements and follows up on ISSs and other scientific activities, provides input to the design of local observational research.
• Supports ASTs on site with scientific presentations/discussions to create enthusiasm for the scientific program.
• Identifies new research opportunities.                       
• Gives clinical and scientific presentations at sites / hospitals.
• Ensures society engagement: MSL support of international and regional congresses.
• Implements and disseminates high quality medical and scientific educational programs.
• Delivers targeted internal training for selected topics (e.g. study update, congress news, latest scientific developments).
• Supports Head MSL/local TA Leader & Medical Manager in developing local territory R&D tactics.
• Develops required qualitative and quantitative reports; collates competitor information.
• Ensures conduct of work in line with compliance regulations.

  Qualifications

• Medical or scientific education or experience from similar positions.
• Advanced degree (e.g. PhD, MD) preferred or strong demonstration of equivalent combination of relevant educational and professional training.

  Experience       

• Minimum 3 years of experience in industry, or a related scientific field in academia.
• Experience in sales force, affiliate Medical Department or Clinical Development.
• Willingness to travel; possesses valid driver’s license.
• Experience with clinical study management and conduct.
• Medical / scientific research experience.
• Network of customer contacts.

  Knowledge

• Scientific expertise in the therapeutic area, related products, disease state, and interested in latest discoveries.
• Knowledge of value messages, clinical outcomes and patient benefits for the products.
• Has solid understanding of their country local health care system and decision-making, stays on top of changes.
• Demonstrates strong project management and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of commercialization and business practices.
• Good knowledge of clinical research, drug safety, legal and compliance environment.

Willingness to continuously expand medical, scientific, market, and industry knowledge.