Global Medical Advisor

LEO Pharma UK/IE; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

LEO Pharma seeks a Medical Advisor for its Thrombosis Business Unit in Maidenhead. The role demands collaboration within global medical affairs, overseeing strategic projects, and fostering stakeholder relationships. Ideal candidates possess a strong background in Oncology and a track record in medical affairs, ready to impact patient outcomes positively.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Medical Affairs roles, particularly in Oncology.
• Experience in immunotherapies and product launches preferred.
• Commercial understanding and ability to partner effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical expertise and input into global medical affairs.
• Develop engagement plans for KEE and stakeholders.
• Manage medical budgets for Oncology projects.

Skills

Strategic Mindset

Relationship Building

Problem Solving

Collaborative Approach

Education

Medical Doctor (MD), PharmD or PhD in natural sciences

Job description

Location: Maidenhead SL6 3UD, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Contract type: Permanent

Job ID: 2994

Beyond the skin

The Thrombosis Business Unit in LEO Pharma is uniquely positioned to make a significant difference for patients. We focus on high-risk patient groups and supporting healthcare systems with high quality medicines. With 80 years’ experience, we empower healthcare professionals with expert treatments for illnesses involving blood clots and other critical-care conditions.

Across the organization, we share a “challenge accepted” mindset and are guided by our winning behaviours of simplification, collaboration, and accountability, to achieve our goals.

About the role:

The Medical Advisor will be a member of the global medical affairs team. The advisor will collaborate with Global Brand Leadership to provide medical input into commercial strategies and will collaborate with the medical teams in market to ensure a successful global launch. This role is expected to collaborate closely with the local medical affairs team, global medical information and global market access.

Managing strategic key projects, project portfolio or programs across LEO Pharma, as well as the ability to communicates and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders will be key objectives in this role.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide medical expertise and input into global medical affairs and Brand Strategy plans.
• Develop Global KEE and Stakeholder engagement plans in accordance with the overall strategic plans.
• Lead the development, attend and present as an expert at appropriate external and internal meetings (advisory board meetings, investigator meetings, KEE meetings, CME, Conferences, LEO meetings, etc.)
• Contribute to Global IIS or Non-Interventional Studies (NIS) initiatives as assigned
• Manage the medical budgets for specific Oncology projects
• Develop and maintain up to date knowledge of the therapy area by reviewing the literature, discussions with KEEs and key stakeholders, participating in cross functional interactions, attending scientific congresses, etc.
• Responsible for the medical and compliance review of external material
• Trains and mentors’ new colleagues on therapeutic area and clinical pathway
• Response to requests for scientific/medical support from external stakeholders
• Provide continuous scientific updates to global teams as appropriate
• Execute other duties as may be required by the Medical Lead and other members of LEO Pharma’s Management team as training and experience allow
• Complete mandatory training in assigned timelines upon hire as well as when new policies, SOP's, guidance’s are issued
• Attendance at national and international congresses as required
  
  

Qualifications:

Experience

• Medical Doctor (MD), PharmD or PhD in natural sciences
• 5+ years of experience from Medical Affairs roles in Oncology therapy area, including in-market medical affairs, with regional or global experience also being desirable
• Experience in immunotherapies and product launches is preferred
• Experience building and managing strong working relationships with external stakeholders
• Commercial understanding, proven ability to successfully partner with Global Medical Affairs Teams and Commercial teams
  
  

Key Competencies

Strategic Mindset

• Collaborative approach to ensure medical affairs strategy setting and alignment of local strategy and plans with the Global Medical Affairs strategy, as applicable
• Desire to innovate and to drive the development of Medical Affairs excellence within LEO Pharma
  
  

Executing for Results

• The ability to set clear and challenging goals to improve performance, and drive results
• Problem solving mindset with strong organization, planning and conflict management skills
• A leader with a high degree of integrity, with the ability to act in a transparent and consistent manner, while always considering what is best for the organization
  
  

Excel in Enterprise Thinking

• Excellent understanding of organizational practices
• Identify and facilitate opportunities to allow people in different functions or geographies to collaborate to their mutual benefit
• Bring people together and help build mutual understanding, developing others’ capacity to work across boundaries
  
  

Relationships and Influence

• Excellent interpersonal and intercultural skills, able to operate in a cross-functional environment with focus on the big picture
• Naturally connects and builds strong relationships with others, ability to communicate clearly and professionally
• Able to inspire trust and loyalty of others through influence, charisma, drive, passion in his/her beliefs
• Empathy and sense of propriety
  
  

LEO Pharma is built on collaboration, innovation and curiosity. Is this you? Can you bring this and a go-do attitude, are curious to learn about LEO Pharma’s business and thrive in a dynamic everyday where flexibility and responsibility goes hand in hand, as you take part in our transformational journey.

Your new team

You will join a dynamic and dedicated work team, highly professional with extensive experience in the sector. It is a proactive team, committed to patients and health professionals. Commitment and ability to develop synergistic tasks are key competencies of the team. The person responsible for the team will accompany you as well as your colleagues.

Contact and application

You do not need to upload a cover letter, but feel free to add a few sentences in your resume or CV on why this position has your interest.

Shape the LEO Pharma of tomorrow

Join Thrombosis Business Unit, a vital part of LEO Pharma.

Healthcare professionals provide LEO Pharma medicines to close to 100 million people in over 70 countries every year. This includes countries where we offer critical-care treatments, including preventing and treating thrombosis.

At LEO Pharma we are big enough to have impact, small enough to be agile. Our flat organizational structure empowers you to make a visible impact and offers versatile roles for professional growth. We believe in the power of individuals to drive change. We value diversity and welcome applications from all qualified candidates, recognizing that our different perspectives, backgrounds, and attitudes enable us to make the best decisions.

Join us on our journey. Apply today!

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