Medical Affairs Director, Italy

Santhera Pharmaceuticals; Savona; In loco; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading specialty pharmaceutical company is seeking a Medical Affairs Director in Italy to drive strategic initiatives in the field of neuromuscular diseases. The role involves managing a medical affairs team, aligning local plans with global strategies, and fostering collaboration with key opinion leaders. Candidates should have a scientific background, at least 10 years of relevant experience, and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in the healthcare sector for rare diseases.

Competenze

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in medical affairs.
• Experience in leading and managing teams.
• Native Italian speaker with outstanding communication skills.

Mansioni

• Provide strategic leadership for the medical affairs team.
• Recruit, develop, and maintain high-performing medical affairs teams.
• Engage with scientific leaders in relevant therapy areas.

Conoscenze

Strategic Vision

Planning and Organization

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Relationship Building

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

Santhera Pharmaceuticals is a Swiss specialty pharmaceutical company focused on medical science and the development and commercialization of innovative pharmaceutical products for the treatment of rare neuromuscular diseases with high unmet medical need.

Come and join our team to contribute to providing treatment options for patients with rare diseases that have a severe impact on the lives of affected children and adults. You can make a difference as :

Medical Affairs Director, Italy

Scope of Work

The Medical Affairs Director, Italy reports directly to the General Manager of Italy, with a dotted line to the Head of Medical Affairs EU & ROW. This role is part of the Italian management team and collaborates closely with all other functions based in Italy, as well as affiliated functions such as Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Commercial, Market Access, and others. The overall scope of the role :

• Provide effective strategic, scientific and medical leadership
• Line management of medical team (when in place)
• Develop and lead implementation of effective and aligned Italy Medical Affairs plans
• Engage with scientific leaders in relevant therapy areas to raise awareness, provide relevant information and foster scientific exchanges
• Demonstrate effective collaboration and share best practices between Italy, other countries, and HQ

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop and maintain a high performing medical affairs team (as needed)
• Identify strategic medical activities to support the company goals
• Align the Italy Medical Affairs and publication plans to global plans
• Plan and deliver effective and aligned medical communications, congress and educational plans
• Deliver tactics on budget and on time
• Develop, oversee and implement Italy scientific / clinical leaders and KOL development plan
• Support local patient advocacy group engagement plan as aligned with Patient Advocacy Group Programme Manager and HQ
• Effectively support market access projects with regards to local value and reimbursement dossiers and relevant medical practices
• Contribute to and support, as needed, HQ-led Medical Affairs projects such as product / therapy training platforms, local events, congresses etc.
• Ensure adherence to Santhera SOPs and Italy country compliance codes of practice, developing local SOPs as necessary
• Act as Italian compliance champion, applying knowledge of country codes to optimise Italy activities
• Ensure effective support and collaboration between Santhera medical affairs team and commercial colleagues
• Collaborate and contribute to high priority EU / global projects
• Comply to all relevant SOPs
• Deliver timely and compliant review and approval of marketing and medical materials
• Act as the senior medical representative of the company at global projects

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific field; licensed Doctor (MD), Pharmacist (PharmD) or holder of an equivalent advanced scientific degree
• Minimum of 10 years’ proven experience in medical affairs, with a strong focus on product launches and life cycle management, and in-depth knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements in Italy
• Experience in rare diseases, R&D, and / or clinical work within a hospital or patient association preferred
• Experience in the neuromuscular disease landscape or related therapeutic areas preferred, with familiarity with relevant clinical trial methodologies
• Prior experience in leading and managing teams, including line management responsibilities
• Willingness to travel up to 50% as required
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and internal stakeholders
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Strong strategic vision with a business focus; able to shift between detailed analytical work and strategic thinking
• Proactive and results-oriented, with a demonstrated ability to drive initiatives to successful completion
• Native Italian speaker with outstanding written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced matrix environment
• Resilient and perseverant, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, take appropriate risks, and make sound decisions in an entrepreneurial business environment
• Adaptable and open-minded with a solutions-oriented and creative mindset

If you are interested in a multicultural, challenging, and innovative working environment and your profile matches our requirements, we look forward to receiving your online application in English via LinkedIn or email at [e-mail]

Note for agencies : Recruitment agencies are kindly requested to refrain from sending unsolicited CVs to Santhera.