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Join us as a EUCAN Medical Head for Gastroenterology in Zurich, CH
At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D - driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
Role objective:
The EUCAN Medical Affairs Gastroenterology (GI) position is responsible for leading the medical strategy in Gastroenterology (GI) portfolio and selected pipeline assets in the EUCAN Region. The role will lead the Regional Franchise Medical Team (RFMT) for GI, being accountable for Medical Affairs related tactics and deliverables. Medical Head GI provides expert medical/scientific strategic and operational input into core EUCAN Medical Affairs matters such as: health-care professional and provider engagements (e.g. Payers, Patient Associations, Prescribers, Providers, Investigators, Nurses, Medical Societies); generation of clinical and scientific data (demonstrating therapeutic benefit and value); educational initiatives (medical education, data, guidelines and value proposition); patient safety matters (risk minimization activities /safety surveillance activities); publication strategy; internal scientific training. This role will work in close strategic and tactical alignment with the Integrated Franchise Team, EUCAN NPP, Global Medical Affairs, LOCs, and other relevant internal stakeholders.
Accountabilities:
• Work closely with the VP Head of EUCAN Medical Affairs to define the regional Medical strategy for the assets under his/her responsibility
• Hold accountability for the implementation of all tactics related to assets under his/her responsibility (eg. evidence generation, medical education, publications, scientific training, insight generation) and for budget supporting these activities
• Provide strategic medical input into franchise strategies at all levels,
• Drive Medical Affairs activities and generation and dissemination of data supporting overall product, scientific and business strategy
• Analyze and maximize all available scientific & epidemiologic data to best inform pre and post-launch research strategy
• Support generation of internal data, while also collaborating with external researchers to generate real-world data with a focus on meeting the regional needs in terms of access requirements as well as regulatory needs
• Plan and implement best possible dissemination of generated data among the scientific community
• Coordinate the elaboration and review (including RWD) study protocols and their respective publication strategy, with support of Takeda EUCAN Medical Affairs functional teams
• Act as a key collaborator and contributor to the EUCAN Commercial team for product brand plan development and ensure consistency of product strategy and value positioning
• Develop and maintain professional engagement with external experts in the field of NS
• Contribute to developing innovative research concepts for clinical data generation; provide relevant scientific and technical training
• Serve as point-person with Global Medical Affairs on franchise-related initiatives
• Represent EUCAN needs and strategies at global franchise meetings and relevant governance bodies (Global Medical Strategy Teams)
• Identify training needs and clinical development strategic initiatives in the context of Medical Affairs; support the development of training to target needs
• Participate in design and execution of clinical trial safety, product safety and risk management plans
• Oversee scientific/medical education of investigators, clinical monitors, and team members related to therapeutic area or disease specific information
• Keep up-to-date on professional information and technology through conferences and/or medical literature and act as a therapeutic area resource for the region
• Represent at external meetings including investigator meetings, scientific association meetings, Medical/Clinical Advisory Boards
• Lead the strategy and implementation of Advisory Boards
• Coordinate insight collection from the field (e.g. via existing Medical platforms deployed in the field) and its consolidation
• Implement a collaboration model and coordinate the EUCAN GI community across all EUCAN LOCs (e.g. regular meetings, best practice sharing, training sessions) in collaboration with the RMST (Regional Medical Strategic Team)
Knowledge and experience:
• MD is required
• Expertise in relevant TA preferred
• Understanding of the lifecycle of the compounds, competition, disease area
• Ability to think ahead and out of the box, take a structured approach to planning and securing support / buy-in for own ideas
• Comfort with a large cross-functional team across several time zones
• Demonstrated leadership skills in a cross-functional team environment
• Proven results in clinical trial or medical affairs capacity in an academic or hospital environment
• Ability to interact externally and internally to support pharmaceutical business strategy
• Knowledge of clinical trial methodology, regulatory requirements governing clinical trials and experience in development strategy and the design of protocols
• Demonstrated sense of urgency and strong goal orientation, an ability to make decisions and a history of meeting deadlines and objectives.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills
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