Regional Medical Advisor Pipeline (Region Europe)

AstraZeneca plc; München; Presencial; EUR 100.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

AstraZeneca plc is seeking a Regional Medical Advisor Pipeline (RMAP) in Germany to drive external scientific engagement for designated programs within a therapeutic area. You will build relationships with Key External Experts, support trial feasibility, and guide scientific exchanges across internal partners while ensuring compliance and high scientific standards.

Reporting to the Global TA Head of External Scientific Engagement for Hematology, Nephrology & Transplants, you will collaborate

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in health sciences or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of combined experience in Medical Affairs and Clinical Development.
• Experience engaging experts and leading Advisory Boards.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Responsabilidades

• Establishing long-term partnerships with Key External Experts (KEEs).
• Inform identification of potential sites and investigators for clinical trials.
• Drive scientific engagement initiatives to enhance recruitment and retention.
• Develop and maintain high scientific and medical expertise in the assigned therapeutic area.
• Lead local initiatives with key experts to support R&D or study implementation.
• Identify and address educational gaps and relay insights to Global Clinical Development.
• Ensure timely and compliant scientific exchanges with trialists and internal partners.

Conocimientos

Medical Affairs

Clinical Development

Advisory Boards

Stakeholder Engagement

Travel Readiness

English Fluency

Educación

Bachelor's degree in health sciences

Descripción del empleo

Introduction to role

The Regional Medical Advisor Pipeline (RMAP) is a vital part of Global DR&S, serving as a field-based scientific resource responsible for the external scientific engagement (ESE) strategy for designated programs within a Therapeutic Area (TA) in their region.

Collaborating closely with internal and external stakeholders, the RMAP will work on designated trials and cross-program scientific engagement needs. The RMAP will establish and maintain relationships with Key External Experts (KEEs) within a specific region to advise on Alexion’s clinical development strategy and trial execution within a TA.

Reporting directly to the Global TA Head of External Scientific Engagement for Hematology, Nephrology & Transplants (HNT), the RMAP will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful performance of clinical trials, supporting activities such as early insight collection, guiding feasibility, and enhancing trial recruitment and retention.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• KEE Partnerships
  • Establishing long term partnerships with Key Experts
• Clinical Trial Support
  • Inform identification of potential sites and investigators for clinical trials
  • Drive scientific engagement initiatives to enhance recruitmentand retention
• Scientific Exchange
  • Develop and maintain the highest scientific and medical and scientific expertise in the relevant fields and be acknowledged internally and externally as an expert & resource in the assigned therapeutic area
  • Lead & implement relevant local initiatives with key experts that could support R&D or study implementation (Scientific Panels, Advisory Board, Investigators as speakers, Lead local consensus) in alignment with GPT, Global R&D, COM and Country Medical Affairs colleagues
  • Identify and address relevant educational gaps and relay those to Global Clinical Development
  • Ensure timely and informative scientific/medical exchanges with trialists and internal partners, in accordance with compliance policies and with legal requirements
• Scientific Development Intelligence
  • Develop in depth knowledge of the assigned therapeutic areas and pipeline assets
  • Gather and effectively share actionable insights from the field with relevant stakeholders.
• Compliance
  • Stay current of local laws and guidelines, codes of practices and Alexion policies relevant to Clinical Development and Medical Affairs activities
• Strong collaboration with (but not limited to):
  • External Scientific Engagement Head Pipeline (EHP) & TA ESE Head
  • Country Operations
  • Medical Affairs
  • Global Clinical Operations
  • Clinical Development
  • Market Access
  • Launch excellence

Essential Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in health sciences or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of combined experience in Medical Affairs and Clinical Development
• Experience and skills in experts engagement and leading Advisory Boards
• Understanding of the healthcare landscape
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of time
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Advanced degrees (MD, PharmD, or PhD) in natural sciences.
• Expertise in Nephrology and/or Renal Transplant.
• Demonstrated patient-centric approach.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to build networks and manage complex projects.
• Independent, proactive work style with a team-oriented mindset.
• Adaptability and a positive outlook in challenging scenarios.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.