Medical Director GRITCH

Accord Healthcare; Italia; Hybrid; EUR 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International environment

Hybrid model

Base salary based on experience and 1-

Job summary

Accord Healthcare in Italy seeks a Medical Director to lead the medical department and align local strategy with global objectives. You will oversee planning and execution of medical activities, IITs, real-world evidence studies, and scientific exchange events while ensuring compliance with EFPIA and EU regulations.

The role requires strong scientific leadership, data analysis skills, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering scientific presentations and building relationships with Thought Leaders.
• Knowledge in data analysis and statistics to understand clinical study results.
• Knowledge of regulatory, legal and compliance guidelines relevant to industry interactions.
• Fluent in local language and English, with strong scientific writing skills.
• Post-graduate biomedical qualification and at least 5 years in pharma or medical affairs.
• Experience in one or more therapeutic areas aligned with Accord Healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Lead, organize and manage the medical department to implement the company strategy.
• Develop and execute the local Medical Plan in alignment with global strategies.
• Plan and run medical activities such as IITs, real-world evidence, advisory boards, and scientific events.
• Oversee clinical development programs and IIT requests.
• Collaborate with Marketing/Sales and review promotional materials per SOP and law.
• Support Market Access activities and regulatory interactions as needed.

Skills

Medical communications

KOL relationships

Public speaking

Scientific analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Networking

Education

Biomedical degree

Post-graduate degree (MSc/PhD/MD/PharmD)

Job description

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The Medical Director has a direct reporting line to the Country Manager.

Its main function is to ensure that all scientific and clinical activities comply with current regulations and support the company’s strategic development.

The Medical Director plays a key role in facilitating communication between the scientific and corporate worlds. Medical Director collaborates with research teams, interprets the results of clinical trials and contributes to defining the therapeutic indications for medicines. Furthermore, he or she supervises scientific publications and attends international conferences and meetings, representing the company within the medical and scientific community.

The Medical Director is expected to comply with all Accord Healthcare Processes and any relevant National guidelines*.

*The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) Code of Practice, as well as the EU Directive 2001/83/EC and Members' national codes and local regulations, guide the interactions between the pharmaceutical industry/ Medical Director and HCPs/Patients Association.

The Role

• To lead, organise and manage the medical department to ensure the implementation of the company’s strategy.
• Develop and execute the local Medical Plan strategy in alignment with global strategies.
• Manage the planning and execution of medical activities and programs, including investigator-initiated studies, real-world evidence generation, advisory boards, and scientific exchange events
• Responsibility for the clinical development programs
• coordinate and facilitate unsolicited Investigator Initiated Trials (IIT) requests, presentation, and publication, in alignment with Medical Affairs’ objectives;
• support the Accord Healthcare/ICTAS Sponsored Studies (Phase I to IV) operations when appropriate;
• identify and drive opportunities to generate real‑world‑evidence data.
• Competitive intelligence on clinical aspects on molecules in the market and in development
• Responsible for the internal cross‑functional collaborations as a scientific partner
• Collaborate with commercial staff (Marketing, Sales or NPL team) providing scientific expertise and training to commercial staff as required, reviewing and approving promotional materials in accordance with the local SOP and local law;
• attend the local brand teams;
• support Market Access supporting the P&R Dossier finalization, hospital formulary submissions and upon request to present the scientific data on Accord Healthcare products;
• Support Regulatory
• Acts as a clinical interface and actively solicits Key Opinion Leader (KOL) interactions related to the molecule and disease area
• Conduct fair and balanced scientific exchanges with KOL to explore mutual clinical and scientific interests, insights generation, scientific/educational meetings (congresses, symposia, etc.), potential research collaborations;
• identify opportunities for collaboration with when aligned with Accord Healthcare strategy;
• develop and enhance scientific and educational collaborations with HealthCare Professionals (HCPs) within the Healthcare community and act as a medical contact for KOL and external medical experts.
• Support the launch and lifecycle management of Accord’s product portfolio by delivering relevant medical education, data generation, medical insights, and effective collaboration with global teams.
• Review and approval of promotional and non-promotional materials, ensuring the respect of the medical and regulatory standards.
• Interaction at Corporate level

The Person

• Experience in delivery of scientific presentations and development of relationships with Thought Leaders is strongly preferred,
• Ideally, knowledge in data analysis and statistics for purpose of understanding clinical study results,
• Ideally, current working knowledge of legal, regulatory, and compliance regulations and guidelines relevant to industry interactions with health-care professionals,
• Expert/fluent communicator in their local language and excellent knowledge of written and spoken scientific English
• Biomedical, Scientific University education ideally to post-graduate degree level e.g. MSc, PhD, MD, PharmD,
• Medical/Paramedical Practice or Research career (hospital and/or hospital related, university research, pharmaceutical industry research or medical affairs),
• Preferably at least 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry,
• Ideally, experience in one or more respective therapeutic areas associated with Accord Healthcare portfolio.

Other:

• Convey scientific information briefly, clearly, and precisely,
• Possesses a scientific qualification with significant scientific and/ or medical/clinical experience,
• The ability to understand, process, communicate and present scientific information to a high standard
• Possess excellent presentation skills,
• External customer focus with strong networking capabilities and integration with Tough Leaders,
• Excellent influencing, networking, presentation and communication skills and a proven track record of team cross-functional team working,
• Ability to manage multiple projects and adapt priorities according to business and strategic needs
• Driving licence.
• Comply with highest ethical standards, with a working knowledge of relevant clinical regulations and industry standards as e.g. GCP,
• High level of emotional intelligence and motivation,

The Rewards

International Enviroment

Hybrid Model

Base salary based on experience and interview outcome: 105.000 - 120.000 EUR gross/year

Company car

Flexibility

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.