Medical Lead- Country/Country Cluster at Shire

Job description

Primary Duties

• Supporting development and implementation of Country Medical Brand Plans in focus disease areas
• Systematically leading identification of the scientific exchange needs of Key Opinion Leaders, investigators and other stakeholders in patient care, establishing strong professional relationships and providing credible scientific expertise
• Leading the design and implementation of best-in-class scientific programs with external KOLs, investigators and Global Medical Affairs and Global Clinical partners
• Responding effectively to requests for scientific exchange
• Supporting local team disease area and product knowledge through scientific training
• Maintaining personal and medical team expertise in relevant disease areas and Medical best practices

Responsibilities

• Supporting development and implementation of Country Medical Brand Plans in focus disease areas
• Collaborate with Region Medical Head and Global Medical Team to provide country input into Global Medical Brand Plans and translate Global Medical Strategy to in-year Country activity plans
• Define specific medical programs and activities (e.g. medical meetings, disease state education, advisory boards) and associated resource Supporting development and implementation of Country Medical Brand Plans in focus disease areas
• Collaborate with Region Medical Head and Global Medical Team to provide country input into Global Medical Brand Plans and translate Global Medical Strategy to in-year Country activity plans
• Define specific medical programs and activities (e.g. medical meetings, disease state education, advisory boards) and associated resource requirements and budgets
• Define key performance indicators and metrics to track progress against the activity plan
• Systematically lead identification of the scientific exchange needs of KOLs, investigators and other stakeholders in patient care, establish strong professional relationships, and provide credible scientific expertise
• Develop and maintain “peer-to-peer” scientific relationships with key thought leaders in healthcare, academia and government organizations per KOL plans and as requested by KOLs, including the management of strategic scientific partnerships and scientific exchange
• Facilitate 1:1 and group scientific interactions with healthcare professionals
• Serve as Shire presence at external meetings including scientific symposia and cooperative group meetings.
• Participate in country-level KOL planning
• Maintain KOL plans and timely, accurately and compliantly update medical customer relationship management system
• Leading the design and implementation of best-in-class scientific programs with external KOLs, investigators and Global Medical Affairs and Global Clinical partners
• Collaborate appropriately with KOLs and Investigators to identify areas of shared scientific interest and advance partnerships per the guidance of the Country Medical Head
• Support Region Medical Head in defining and leading local medical initiatives and KOL plans
• Provide medical support to Shire’s clinical research programs and registries
• Serve as a bridge between as a bridge between HCPs and Shire medical, clinical and external partners
• Maintain awareness of and access to internal and external information sources available to support best-in-class scientific exchange, and coordinate high-quality interactions between these resources and external customers
• Respond effectively to requests for scientific exchange
• Coordinate response within defined timeline and quality standards to unsolicited inquires from HCPs and other stakeholders received by Global Medical Affairs and referred to GMA by other Shire functions
• Develop appropriate responses to unique inquiries as required, such as the presentation of scientific evidence and medical education
• Support local team disease area and product knowledge through scientific training
• Contribute to medical training of field-based commercial personnel as assigned
• Track and record training activities per established SOPs
• Maintaining personal and medical team expertise in relevant disease areas and Medical Affairs and Medical Research best practices
• Maintain knowledge base and scientific expertise on all assigned Shire disease areas and products
• In coordination with Region Medical Head and Global Medical Training, train medical science liaison team on fundament disease area knowledge and emerging evidence
• Develop and update knowledge of applicable pharmaceutical guidelines and regulations, including ICH, GCP, Rx&D Code of Ethical Practices and company policies
• Develop/increase personal and team knowledge of medical literature and critical appraisal of scientific publications
• Attend and report on relevant regional, national and international scientific and patient advocacy meetings as assigned

Education And Experience Requirements

• A medical degree / relevant life sciences is required
• Experience in biopharmaceutical medicine in Medical Affairs or Clinical Research is required
• Experience designing and leading clinical or research studies is preferred

Key Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

• Focus on personal accountability and ownership – constantly challenging oneself to take responsibility for continuous performance improvement and operational excellence; highly reliable and predictable for colleagues and customers
• Establishes highly credible relationships and has personal impact through engaging respectfully and professionally
• Able to expertly exchange scientific ideas and information openly and effectively with key opinion leaders and with colleagues
• Able to skillfully manage challenging conversations and handle objections
• Focused on customer and patient needs
• Able to effectively lead and participate in multidisciplinary and virtual teams
• Effective listening skills
• Ability to partner and collaborate appropriately with Commercial functions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Complexity and Problem Solving
• Team and individual activity plan development overseen by Country Medical Head
• Scientific project design and management
• External stakeholder management and interaction
• Experience in customer-facing roles is preferred

Other Job Requirements

• Experience in the assigned disease areas is preferred
• Potential travel to International HQ, local and international congresses and in-country meetings
• Frequent travel to HCP locations – approximately 60% of time in field, nights and weekends possible