Manager - Medical Affairs - JHB at ManpowerGroup South Africa

Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements goals and objectives aligned with the GPS¬ Medical Affairs Plan of Action and other strategic initiatives.
• Responds to clinical inquiries regarding marketed or developmental products.
• Presents scientific and clinical data for therapeutic areas.
• Identifies and develops regional and national opinion leaders in therapeutic areas.
• Establishes strong relationships with opinion leaders, clinical investigators and providers at academic and non-academic settings.
• Provides medical leadership at advisory boards.
• Assists with site selection for clinical trial programs in South Africa.
• Anticipates obstacles and difficulties that may arise in the field and resolves them in a collaborative manner.
• Works collaboratively with personnel in Sales, Marketing, Clinical Research, Global Safety and Medical Affairs.
• Utilizes scientific resources to deliver impactful presentations in a variety of different settings.
• Travels to appointments, meetings, and conferences on a frequent and regular basis, occasionally with short notice.
• Provides strategic support with publication planning, including leading local medical projects.
• Leads the medical and scientific review of local promotional materials for virology related products.
• Is responsible for adverse event reporting and management of drug safety and pharmacovigilance activities in compliance with local and global regulatory requirements and policies.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree, MBChB, BPharm, PhD with varying levels of clinical and/or industry experience.
• At least 2 years’ experience in a relevant medical/scientific role, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry and with product launch experience
• Excellent clinical and scientific understanding of Clinical Virology of HIV and Viral Hepatitis B,C, And D
• Experience in execution on clinical trials is highly desirable.
• Experience developing abstracts, manuscripts, posters, slides for dissemination of information while also presenting effective at scientific meetings.
• Experience with project management is desirable.
• Moderate to high digital literacy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills
• Must be fully cognizant of all relevant scientific data and regulatory requirements for field-based personnel including MCA code
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, and effectively prioritize workload.
• Clinical patient contact experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to travel frequently, occasionally with short notice.