Job ID295974BRPosition TitleGlobal Medical DirectorApply to Job
Job Description
Global Medical Affairs Director New Products
More than 300 million of people worldwide are affected by chronical respiratory disease Asthma only and other respiratory diseases affect many dozens of millions. Global Medical Affairs Director serves as a trusting expert who helps build trust and demonstrate value of our products to internal and external stakeholders. In our environment, you are empowered to take smart risks, and people who share your determination to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges surround you.
Your Responsibilities
• Holistic approach to data generation aspects globally , focusing on generation and dissemination of medical information
• Provide medical scientific input for the assigned Medical Affairs studies (Phase IIIB-IV, PMS, observational studies without regulatory impact) within program/brand, as a member of the Global Medical Affairs Team
• Key activities related to planning, execution and reporting on Global Medical Affairs studies and ensure timely and on budget delivery.
• Develop study-related documents, presentation material for study-related advisory boards, investigator meetings, protocol training meetings for Novartis local medical organizations
• On-going review of clinical study data, final analysis and interpretation, in collaboration with the Brand Safety Leader, appropriate Global Clinical Team members and the GBT.
• Build together with the GBMD/Portfolio GBMD a highly influential medical and scientifically based platform: a. Program/brand(s) publication plan and ensure execution in collaboration with assigned Medical Communication Leaders b. Support/ lead internal and external medical education and communication initiatives
• Provide medical scientific input for the assigned program/brand(s) to: a. Develop integrated Product Strategy, MA strategy and related MA plan b. Develop Clinical Development Plan c. Guide and develop local MA clinical programs and provide support in execution d. Value dossiers and participation at payer advisory boards e. Lead Medical Affairs Study Team to provide guidance to CPOs related to their MA study program; review, approve and follow up on local MA studies
• Support GBMD/portfolio GBMD in ensuring compliance of promotional and non-promotional global material and all Medical Affairs activities.
• Support or deputize GBMD/Portfolio GBMD in providing input into brand safety related activities or in a Global Clinical Team, Global Brand Team, Clinical Scientific Unit and internal decision boards as the Medical Affairs spokesperson.
Minimum requirements
What you will bring to the role
• MD or PhD with unique knowledge for successful clinical program development and execution, with ≥ 6 years of clinical research experience required. Or MD with specialty with board certification
• Ability to run studies and write a protocol with advanced medical/scientific writing and communication skills
• Proven ability to interpret, discuss and represent efficacy and safety data relating to the assigned area.
• Proven ability to work both independently or in a cross -functional team setting, including a matrix environment.
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong scientific partnership with key investigators in assigned TA.
• Medical and/or scientific expertise within Respiratory is an advantage
• Fluent English (oral and written)
Why consider Novartis?
817 million. That is how many lives our products touched in 2018. In addition, while we are proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological transformation, we must ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people’s lives?
We believe the answers are found when curious, courageous and collaborative people like you are brought together in an inspiring environment. Where you are given opportunities to explore the power of digital and data. Where you are empowered to risk failure by taking smart risks, and where people who share your determination to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges surround you.
We are Novartis. Join us and help us re imagine medicine.
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