Overview
Cluster Medical Lead - EGM at Kyowa Kirin International plc
Open to being based at any of our EMEA offices.
WE PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF MEDICINE.
LEAPING FORWARD TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE
At Kyowa Kirin International (KKI), our purpose is to make people smile. This means more than drug discovery and development; it is about embedding care into everything we do to make a difference every day for those that need it most. We’re an inclusive pharmaceutical company that takes time to understand what really matters to our patients, their families, and their healthcare professionals, helping our people to take bold actions that deliver life-changing solutions sooner. Our culture is rooted in our values: Teamwork, Commitment to Life, Innovation, and Integrity. They help us to push boundaries to deliver extraordinary impact and make KKI a brilliant place to work.
Job Purpose:
Cluster-based role primarily managing all medical aspects of EGM (Emerging Growth Markets), as well as line management responsibility for the GCC Medical Head. Ensure optimal medical and scientific support for EGM both externally, to KKI EGM business partners and the EGM medical community, and internally. A strategic and operational role, a member of the EGM leadership team and thus co-responsible for the commercial success of EGM operations, whilst ensuring such success is solely reached by providing optimal patient care without ever crossing any medical/ ethical/ compliance line for commercial gain.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
* Hiring, coaching and retention of Cluster Medical Team for the clusters as appropriate
* Actively support potential business partners (medical affairs, training, PV etc) in EGMs
* Creation and/or review of medical materials, e.g., literature reviews, medical letters, slide kits etc
* Organisation and management of advisory boards, roundtables
* Medical/Scientific training to local organisation or business partners
* Medical/Scientific input in marketing plan and materials
* Pharmacovigilance: accountable for capturing, documenting and processing of Adverse Events on company products
* Work in matrix with Franchise medical team and network with other medical clusters
* Obtain and maintain a working knowledge on all aspects of the relevant KKI products.
* Obtain and maintain in-depth knowledge of guidelines, codes of practice, relevant local law
Qualifications
Position Requirements:
* Appropriate experience as a successful affiliate/cluster Medical Affairs Director
* Significant EGM experience in a Medical Affairs Director Role, and an understanding of Medical Affairs processes across the GCC Region would be an advantage
* Full scientific and medical knowledge of KKI’s products and their therapeutic area
* University degree in human medicine (M.D.)
* Significant relevant work experience in clinical research & development in the pharmaceutical industry or related fields would be an advantage
* Experience with orphan drugs, early market access and launches of specialised drugs
* Strong awareness of medical governance and compliance requirements as pertaining to medical affairs operations in EGM and GCC
* Experience in managing partnerships/alliances within the pharma industry
* Significant experience of building/leading Medical Science Liaison (MSL) teams
* Strong people management experience
* Local and international travel with overnight stays
* Fluent in English (written & spoken)
Kyowa Kirin International is an equal opportunities employer.
No agencies please.
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