Therapeutic Area Lead, Oncology

Overview
Reporting to the Medical Director, the Therapeutic Area Lead, Oncology will lead strategy and operational activities. This leadership position provides strategic medical affairs advice to the business, develops and implements the Oncology Medical Strategic Plan and Local Annual Medical Plan activities in alignment with Brand strategy, and ensures that medical initiatives meet the needs of patients and HCPs and governance requirements. The role engages Thought Leaders in ESR/ISS's, scientific exchange meetings and advisory boards, and defines and delivers training on the scientific background of the product to internal and external stakeholders. The role is the senior medical reviewer for Oncology promotional/non-promotional activities and medical governance. It will lead and coach the Oncology Medical Affairs team for the relevant therapeutic areas/disease states. The role is a critical part of the Medical Affairs Leadership Team. Establish Ipsen as a scientific leader through proactive, updated and effective medical input.
Responsibilities
Be accountable for the performance of Ipsen ANZ Medical Affairs Oncology
Continuously acquire and update necessary scientific knowledge on the therapeutic areas and relevant compounds
Develop and implement the local medical plan to address unmet medical needs in priority disease/strategic areas and ensure alignment with the brand plan
Manage the Oncology medical affairs team in order to generate insights for development of the local medical plan
Lead and develop the Oncology MSLs to deliver excellence in field interactions. Establish clear qualitative and quantitative performance measures that monitor performance for the business, team and individuals
Develop and implement Oncology pre-launch medical plan/activities for new products at least 18 months prior to the planned launch to address key clinical and scientific opportunities
Provide medical leadership on faculty and content development for medical programmes including national congresses, advisory boards, scientific exchange meetings, publications, CMEs to meet identified needs
Ensure that Medical Information provided to external and internal customers is timely, relevant, accurate and scientifically balanced
Provide medical expertise to local area/regional/global brand teams
Provide medical input to Phase 1 to 4 study protocols, study feasibility and support operational delivery
Provide medical expertise to support PSPs, market research, PASS and ISSs
Provide expert guidance to the governance of promotional/non-promotional activities
Contribute to above country Medical Affairs initiatives
Develop systems and processes to deliver on operational objectives
Quantify and qualify lead and lag key performance indicators for medical program/activity success
Engage external customers to establish Ipsen as a scientific leader
Be accountable for Oncology Medical Affairs Thought Leader and medical customer engagement plans
Spending 30-40% of field time on engagement with the highest priority HCPs and key external stakeholders and/or in-field coaching of Oncology MSLs
Create strategies/plans to share scientific data with the medical community by translating clinical value and integrating it into business strategies
Attend relevant scientific congresses and HCP meetings to gather new knowledge on Ipsen compounds, competitor information and therapeutic areas
Conduct professional scientific communication or presentations with key Thought Leaders
Liaise with local investigators and facilitate the generation/execution of CSSs and ISSs
Internally communicate competitive intelligence
Collaborate with the Head of Medical Operational Excellence (HOMEX) to drive scientific leadership and medical operational excellence
Coordinate Oncology Medical Affairs customer engagement with Commercial to enable targeted engagement with appropriate resource allocation and regular sharing of insights
Manage resources agilely toward the highest priority areas for Ipsen Oncology as required
Develop and focus on building MSLs and ASA staff to strengthen Medical Affairs customer engagement and governance
Facilitate medical evidence generation aligned to brand strategies in priority TAs
Drive company-sponsored clinical research/ISS/RWE aligned to business strategy
Oversee data generation activities and reporting to above-country teams
Drive research discussions with customers to develop studies that fulfil global and local business strategies
Participate as a key member of the brand team
Provide medical expertise to shape regulatory/payor environment to achieve rapid and high-quality market access of Ipsen products
Develop dossier value packs and communicate them to Key Decision Makers
Support market access activities that shape understanding of disease, diagnosis and treatment options
Proactively collaborate with regulatory and other teams on drug registration/reimbursement aligned to the brand strategy
Provide scientific training and education
Provide effective medical/clinical education (basic science and disease knowledge, drug profile, clinical data) to internal/external stakeholders in line with the needs of key stakeholders
Ensure knowledge within the team remains current to deliver optimal scientific exchange
Medical governance and adherence to processes and regulations
Accountable for ensuring Promotional/Non-Promotional Compliance/Governance: provide medical input to the creation, development and approval of promotional/non-promotional material and ensure all material complies with internal SOPs and local regulations
Adhere to good Pharmacovigilance practice
Ensure clinical studies are conducted in accordance with SOPs and cGCP; support Clinical team to select appropriate investigators and sites, optimizing quality, delivery and trial execution
Support and drive a quality culture and contribute to the execution and implementation of the QMS and all aspects of GxP
Ensure compliance with Ipsen code of conduct, Corporate Governance, audit requirements to meet internal/external regulations/codes
Ensure that company confidentiality is maintained (i.e., intellectual property, product, strategic and salary information)
Disclose potential breaches of codes or conduct and implement CAPAs
Participate in Medical Governance and Grants & Donations Committees and other governance committees as required
Knowledge, Abilities & Experience
Education / Certifications
A Qualified Doctor/Medical degree with specialization, or appropriate experience, in the required product or disease area
MSc/PhD in a scientific discipline
MBA
Experience
Medical/Scientific knowledge in the responsible disease area ( Oncology preferred )
Excellent presentation and communication skills
Project management/operational excellence experience
Prior pharmaceutical (or similar) industry experience (at least 7 years)
Strategic thinking capabilities/ Stakeholder management
Strong business and financial acumen
Demonstrated people management experience (at least 2 yrs). Ideally also managed field based medical teams
Demonstrated experience in Medical Affairs
Demonstrated Leadership capabilities
Expert medical governance capabilities
Ability to travel
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Sales and Business Development
Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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