Job Description

Summary Strategically leads, oversees and manages pipeline and pre-launch activities in medical affairs. Ensures appropriate assessment and input starting from pre-phase 3 to ensure appropriate engagement, evidence and environment shaping at a country level. Manages a team of head office and field-based medical associates working on pipeline activity.

Location:
This is a London office based role with hybrid working which means 12 days per month in the office.
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Major accountabilities:
Leadership and culture: Manages head-office and field based medical affairs pipeline team. Effective cross-functional leadership. Model and instill culture, values and behaviours. Enterprise leadership and customer focus.
Leads cross-functional launch leadership team along with value & access (pipeline and HEOR) directors and part of country medical leadership team
Excellence in pre-launch activities including clinical engagement, evidence planning and delivery, and system shaping
Ensures country medical input to regional and global development and pre-launch processes
Impact and inform the Integrated Product Strategy (IPS), Integrated Evidence Generation Plans, launch excellence roadmap, Patient Journey and medical strategies.
Generate and implement disruptive and innovative ideas and solutions to positively impact healthcare systems.
Requirements:
Medical Qualification and GMC registered, pharmacist or life science graduate
Extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in Medical Affairs although relevant Clinical Development or Market Access experience may be considered
UK experience in launching new products and indications and evidence generation
UK experience and strong understanding of the NHS and UK healthcare and drug development system
Strong matrix leadership and influencing skills
Deep knowledge of clinical development, evidence generation and UK access environment
Strong working knowledge of healthcare systems and external stakeholder engagement
Skills Desired Agility, Agility, Clinical Practices, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Analysis, Drug Development, Employee Development, Healthcare Sector Understanding, Health Sciences, Influencing Skills, Innovation, Inspirational Leadership, Integrated Evidence Generation, Medical Affairs, Medical Communication, Medical Education, Patient Care, People Management, Pharmaceutics, Priority Disease Areas Expertise, Product Launches, Product Strategy, Real World Evidence (RWE), Regulatory Compliance, Research Methodologies {+ 4 more}

Skills Required