Global MA Lead

ASTELLAS PHARMA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global life sciences innovator in Singapore seeks a Global Medical Affairs Lead to oversee medical affairs activities for late-stage development products. This role involves strategic leadership in executing medical plans, representing the region in global forums, and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a medical degree, extensive industry experience, and strong strategic thinking and communication skills. Join us in driving patient access and brand performance.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of industry experience in medical affairs.
• Experience in developing patient-centered medical affairs strategies.
• Understanding of pharma regulations and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Co-lead the Regional Brand Team.
• Represent the region in GCT and CMT forums.
• Support execution of Core Medical Plan (CMP) and Global Brand plan (iGBP).
• Develop regional insights for medical affairs.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Medical degree (MD or equivalent) or PhD

Job description

Overview

At Astellas, we believe that nurturing exceptional relationships with our employees delivers exceptional business results. Everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. From the first moment, Astellas will inspire you to put this ethos into practice – with a positive, agile company culture and with well-defined ethical principles, values and systems. Everything we do is led by our company values of integrity, being patient centric, taking ownership, delivering results and communicating openly. These values are essential to Astellas’ relationship with its employees and now is an exciting time to join us as we continue to evolve as a cutting-edge, value driven life sciences innovator.

Purpose of the Role

The Global Medical Affairs Lead Region will be responsible for Medical Affairs (MA) activities for assigned product(s) in late-stage development and post-launch. The Global MA Lead Region will represent the region in Global Co-creation Team (GCT) and Core Medical Team (CMT) forums and act as the conduit between non co-creation countries and global teams. The Global MA Lead Region will co-lead the Regional Brand Team and ensure that regional insights, especially those from non-co-creation countries, are communicated to the GCT and CMT and vice versa. The Global MA Lead Region will also be responsible for keeping MA and Commercial Presidents in the region appraised regarding progress with the medical brand activities and any specific regional or country level challenges.

The Global Medical Affairs Lead Region will be expected to closely collaborate with CMT and GCT to create and execute a Core Medical Plan (CMP) and integrated Global Brand plan (iGBP). Co-creating global content (Medical and Commercial) for local use is an important aspect of this role. Collaboration with Development to support clinical development programs for new indications or line extensions for marketed products is expected. This includes providing support with identification of regional Key External Experts (KEE) and academic sites for clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• The Global MA Lead Region will co-lead the Regional Brand Team
• Represent the region in GCT and CMT forums and act as the conduit between non-co-creation countries and global teams.
• Provide regional insights, especially those from non-co-creation countries to the GCT and CMT and vice versa.
• Act as MA point of contact for Medical Affairs and Commercial Presidents in the region and keep them apprised regarding progress with the brand and any specific regional or country level challenges.
• Support CMT and GCT to create and execute Core Medical Plan (CMP), integrated Global Brand plan (iGBP) and integrated evidence generation plan (iEGP).
• Responsible for identification of the information needs of external stakeholders in the region such as data generation for HCPs and Payers, data communication and medical education (internally and externally).
• Support with the creation and delivery of centralized medical content for medical education, scientific exchange and internal and external training.
• Provide medical input into creation of global commercial content for local use.
• Partner with HEOR to drive HEOR gap analysis for the region and ensure projects to address these gaps are reflected in the CMP.
• Provide support in coordinating medical activities at regional medical and scientific conferences.
• Build and maintain relationships with regional experts to obtain important key scientific insights to support the TA.
• Provide the regional perspective when creating and executing the publication plan.
• A solid understanding of the regional/local regulatory and reimbursement environment and contributes to regional regulatory and reimbursement strategies for the product.
• Fosters competencies and behaviors aligned with the Astellas way, CMT Ways of Working and preparing for future organizational needs.
• Supports execution of CMP within budget and within timelines.

Required Qualifications

Education:

• A medical degree (MD or equivalent), Doctorate degree in Pharmacy or Pharmacology or PhD.

Experience:

• At least 5 years industry experience including country/region medical affairs, medical safety or clinical development. At least 3 years Medical Affairs experience.
• Has knowledge of TA/disease/product
• Demonstrated success in leading the brand medical affairs strategy
• Strong ability to develop innovative, patient-centered medical affairs evidence generation and dissemination strategies that drive patient access and brand performance.
• Has a good understanding of rules and regulations in pharma, including knowledge of global regulatory bodies and procedures, as well as anti-kickback laws, which could have impact for the pharmaceutical industry. Appropriate knowledge of guidelines and regulations such as IFPMA, PhRMA, FDA, EMA, PMDA, ACCME and OIG. Able to apply legal and compliance knowledge to Medical Affairs activities

Skills and Leadership

• Good strategic thinking, business acumen, and decision-making skills
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management abilities
• Complex problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Medically qualified with at least 3 years of direct patient care
• Medical specialty and/or experience in relevant therapeutic area.