Senior Medical Advisor, Rare CNS (France) Launch Lead

Shionogi Europe; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Shionogi Europe seeks a Senior Medical Advisor to lead the French medical strategy and launch readiness for rare CNS diseases. You will develop the affiliate medical plan, build scientific partnerships, generate actionable insights, and support evidence-generation and publications.

A cross-functional role involves collaboration with regulatory, market access and launch teams. The position is mostly office-based with frequent travel to meetings, customer visits and conferences, and may involve

Qualifications

• Degree in pharmacy, biology, medicine or equivalent; Master’s or PhD.
• 3–5 years' experience as a Medical Advisor.
• Experience in rare diseases.
• Experience with patient advocacy groups.
• Cross-functional experience with sales/marketing teams.
• Ability to rapidly learn a new therapy area.
• Understanding of health economics.
• Experience handling medical information queries.
• Fluent French and English.

Responsibilities

• Own the French medical pre-launch and launch plan for a new treatment in rare CNS diseases.
• Line manage up to two Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) if needed.
• Map the rare disease environment, including diagnosis and referral pathways.
• Develop compliant engagement plans with experts, societies, and patient organisations.
• Capture and communicate medical insights to shape strategy and evidence generation.
• Develop affiliate evidence-generation and publication plans with real-world evidence.
• Provide non-promotional medical input to the French access strategy with MA and Regulatory.
• Create and deliver scientific training materials and review materials for accuracy.

Skills

Medical strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Rare diseases

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

English and French fluency

Medical leadership

Education

Science/Medical degree

Master's or PhD

Tools

PubMed/MEDLINE

Job description

Shionogi Europe seeks a Senior Medical Advisor to lead the French medical strategy and launch readiness for rare CNS diseases. You will develop the affiliate medical plan, build scientific partnerships, generate actionable insights, and support evidence-generation and publications.

A cross-functional role involves collaboration with regulatory, market access and launch teams. The position is mostly office-based with frequent travel to meetings, customer visits and conferences, and may involve