Field Medical Advisor

Job Description Summary

The Field Medical Advisor – -In line with overall product strategy- is responsible for supporting the design, implementation and execution of Medical Affairs plans for assigned Therapy Area, providing scientific information, helping design & organize clinical studies, building educational dialogue with KOLs and regulatory stakeholders.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Lead/Support country medical affairs strategy in line with the global strategy, country insights and market conditions & secure implementation of planned Medical Affairs activities within the designated therapeutic area(s)
• Coordinate scientific meeting, symposia, congresses, Continuous Medical Education (CME) and other medical/scientific exchange and engagement activities which could bring additional value to the relevant therapeutic area; develop strategic engagement plan(s) for country customer-facing medical activities and events, and ensure execution of planned medical affairs
• activities in an efficient & compliant way, in a timely manner and within budget
• Lead/Support Pre-launch or launch activities in cross functional teams (Market Access, Commercial teams, Regulatory affairs, Brand team and others)
• Ensure medical enquiries are responded to in a high quality, timely manner, and in accordance with applicable standards; establish standard response documents as appropriate, for frequently asked questions
• Coordinate review and approval of medical materials and locally developed promotional materials; ensure medical materials provided from global or region for stakeholder engagement and events are tailored to local needs, and reviewed/approved per local/P3 guidelines
• Maintain an external focus, predominantly focus on field interactions/field related activities
• Establish and maintain peer to peer relationships with Medical Experts.. Support the medical community with up-to-date medical information, robust disease expertise and Novartis products’ information.
• Contribute to mapping/profiling of MEs. Develop and implement ME engagement plans
• Support access for patients with unmet medical need to innovative treatments, ensure
• Managed access programs execution as per local policy
• Provide medical/scientific input into the development and execution of clinical trial or clinical research related activities, including initiation and oversight of clinical studies/clinical research within the respective therapeutic area.
• Support country strategy for Non Interventional Studies/Investigator Initiated Trial activities
• Clinical Development Support: Identify clinical investigators and facilitate participation at Novartis sponsored clinical trials
• Support delivery of Pipeline: Enhance referrals and network, support clinical trials’ initiation/ recruitment at the investigational sites, as part of a cross-functional team
• Ensure medical insights are provided to cross functional groups, including, but not restricted to: Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory affairs, Market Access, QA, Commercial teams, Brand team and others
• Build and maintain robust expertise in therapeutic area by continuous education, active monitoring of the scientific literature and by participation in national and international congresses and NVS scientific events
• Responsible for risk identification and assessment, mitigation planning as well as implementation and monitoring of appropriate internal controls within the area of responsibilities

Key performance indicators:

• Works within Ethics & Compliance policies
• Achievement of annual targets for medical activities

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• Life Sciences or Science Degree. MD, PhD or MSc preferable
• Business degree (e.g. MBA) desired

Work Experience:

• Collaborating across boundaries.
• Operations Management and Execution.
• Project Management.

Skills:

• Building Construction.
• Clinical Practices.
• Clinical Research.
• Clinical Trials.
• Drug Development.
• Hazard Identification.
• Health Sciences.
• Immunology.
• Intensive Care UnIT (Icu).
• Internal Control.
• Internal Medicine.
• Job Description.
• Medical Information.
• Organization Skills.
• Patient Care.
• Stakeholder Engagement.
• Tcp/Ip Protocols.
• Utilization Management (Um).

Languages :

• English.

Skills Desired

Building Construction, Clinical Practices, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Hazard Identification, Health Sciences, Immunology, Intensive Care UnIT (Icu), Internal Control, Internal Medicine, Job Description, Medical Information, Organization Skills, Patient Care, Stakeholder Engagement, Tcp/Ip Protocols, Utilization Management (Um)

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