Global Medical Advisor

LEO Pharma; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LEO Pharma is seeking a Medical Advisor for its Thrombosis Business Unit. This role involves providing medical input and expertise in global medical affairs, fostering collaboration across teams, and engaging with stakeholders. The successful candidate will have a medical degree and extensive experience in the Oncology sector, working within a dynamic team focused on patient care.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Medical Affairs roles, preferably in Oncology.
• Experience with immunotherapies and product launches preferred.
• Strong stakeholder relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical expertise and input into global medical affairs.
• Lead and present at advisory board meetings and scientific congresses.
• Manage the medical budgets for Oncology projects.

Skills

Collaborative

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

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

Job description

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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
• 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.