Medical Head Cee

Menarini; Italia; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stemline seeks an experienced Medical Professional to lead CEE markets advocacy and establish a medical footprint across the region. You will drive scientific messaging for each brand, coordinate with the Head of Medical Europe, and partner with local KOLs to support development and launches.

You will travel extensively (>50%), lead the local MSL team, and ensure compliance with regulatory and pharmacovigilance requirements while shaping regional medical strategies.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel >50%
• Senior Med Advisor/MSL with at least 8 years in Pharma and similar role
• Background with ultra-rare indications is a strong advantage
• Previous oncology launches experience desired
• Ideally Oncology/Haematology with top KOL contacts in CEE
• MD or bio-science background (PhD) preferred
• Willingness to travel and work in the field across CEE
• Hands-on in creating a Stemline medical footprint in CEE

Responsibilities

• Lead CEE markets advocacy activities to ensure brand adoption.
• Disseminate scientific messaging and develop compelling communication per brand strategy.
• Collaborate with Head of Medical Europe and General Manager to establish a medical footprint in CEE.
• Be part of the CEE Leadership team and help shape regional strategies and tactics.
• Develop and manage relationships with key medical experts and KOLs in CEE.
• Provide strategic guidance to the local MSL team and drive field-based medical activities.
• Lead, coordinate, and contribute to pre-launch activities.
• Facilitate patient access programs to address unmet medical needs.
• Provide medical expertise in regulatory and reimbursement processes within CEE.
• Partner with Clinical Development to engage investigators for Stemline’s compounds.
• Ensure pharmacovigilance and risk management activities comply with local laws.
• Serve as a local spokesperson for external media on disease/product topics.
• Ensure legal excellence and compliance in all medical activities per SOPs and local regulations.

Job description

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Overview This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Medical Professional looking for a new challenge in an environment where your impact is instantly visible. It is a chance to become an integral member of a small, highly motivated team tasked with delivering results and given the autonomy to define how they are achieved. Individuals who relish the responsibility of leading a CEE countries / small regional medical function, but who wish to maintain their connectivity with healthcare professionals through field-based interactions, will thrive in this role. It is a unique opportunity to shape the landscape and the organisation for Stemline and grow alongside the company as it develops.

Responsibilities

• Leads CEE markets advocacy activities to ensure brand's appropriate adoption.
• Leads CEE markets scientific messaging dissemination developing a compelling communication for each brand in line with the company's strategy of the brand.
• Works closely with the Head of Medical Europe and the General Manager to establish a medical footprint for Stemline in the CEE markets.
• Is part of the CEE Leadership team and contributes to the development of CEE strategies and tactics.
• Establishes, develops and manages collaborative relationships with key medical experts and opinion leaders of the CEE markets related to any current and future disease areas relevant for Stemline.
• Gives strategic guidance to the local MSL team, drives and is hands-on, in the structured tactical execution of all local medical activities, in close collaboration with Medical Affairs Europe.
• Leads, coordinates and pro-actively contributes to all pre-launch activities.
• Locally facilitates any patient access programs to address high unmet medical needs.
• Provides medical expertise in all regulatory and reimbursement approval processes within CEE markets.
• Partners with Stemline Clinical Development and Clinical Operations to identify and work with local opinion leaders, investigators and clinical experts in the CEE markets that support the development of Stemline's new compounds and indications.
• Ensures that all activities required by pharmacovigilance and risk management are planned, set-up and pursued in accordance with respective local laws in the CEE markets.
• Takes responsibility as one of the local official spokespersons in case of external media requests regarding disease/product related matters.
• Ensures legal excellence and compliance in all medical activities as per Stemline SOPs and local regulations.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel >50%
• Lateral move or experienced & senior Med Advisor/MSL (at least 8 years in Pharma and similar role).
• A background working with ultra-rare indications is a strong advantage.
• Previous experience of product launches in oncology is desired.
• Ideally worked in Oncology/Haematology before with solid contacts to top KOLs in the CEE markets
• Preferably a Medical Doctor, or bio-science background (PhD).
• Mobile, willing to travel and work in the field, covering the CEE markets
• Hands-on, ready to create a medical footprint of Stemline in CEE markets
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate scientific and medical information to both internal and a variety of external customers.

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