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Job Description

Purpose:

• To deliver components of local Scientific Communication as defined by MedCom plans

• To provide ad-hoc MedCom support to the Affiliate brand team(s)

• To contribute to the development of local brand MedCom plans as component to the Medical / Brand plan

Key activities:

Non-Promotional & Promotional Materials

• Provides input / guidance to commercial in the development of promotional materials with scientific content and reviews / approves promotional material as per SOP

• Ensures local reviewing and approval of EHQ/global derived non-promotional items (such as slide decks), after local adaptation if needed

• Ensures timely developing and delivering scientific contents, for internal and external usage based on plans and country needs

• Reviews / approves non-promotional materials as per SOP

• Partners with Medical Advisor in the development of non-promotional educational materials

• Supports RML organization with tools and training for field-based activities and RML plans

Support to educational activities

• Supports/owns the development and delivery of affiliate satellite symposia and educational events

• Participate in planning and implementation of satellite symposia and similar scientific/educational events, ensure high scientific standards and alignment with key messages

• Provides congress support, including internal congress books, Medical CI collection, Medical booth materials, Post-congress information, such as web-ex and external congress reports

• Supports planning and delivery of digital channel Medical activities in assigned area

• Supports Advisory boards by delivering required materials

General & others

• Supports the development and refinement of best practices and functional processes, systems and standards

• Supports vendor management for MedCom related activities

• Maintain and expand knowledge and expertise in relevant medical-scientific areas

• Collects and provided metrics on the quality and quantity of delivered MedCom activities

• Contributes to local MedCom planning, and execution

• Manages allocated budget

• Delivers or supports delivery of medical-scientific training for internal staff or vendors

Qualifications PhD in a life science, Pharm D, MD or MSc with substantial additional biomedical background

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience, preferably in biotech/pharm. industry

• Experience in multiple areas, including medical affairs or medical marketing and with international exposure

• Experience in the development and delivery of symposia / educational programs and medical-scientific tools, such as slide decks

• Experience with interpretation of clinical trials and pre-clinical data

• Experience in generation of science-based materials.

• Basic knowledge of clinical trial conduct and top-line regulatory issues desirable

Knowledge

• Broad scientific knowledge and specific knowledge relevant to assigned therapeutic area

• Knowledge of regulatory / safety / legal requirements and implications of Medical Communication

• Project management

• Fluency in written and spoken English