Medical Advisor Oncology/Urology North Africa
Purpose of the positionThe Oncology/Urology Medical Advisor North Africa is responsible for crafting the medical strategy and ensure it's implementation for oncology and urology therapy areas in North Africa. He/she leads and executes all medical, scientific and clinical development initiatives within the strategic framework of the Ipsen Group and ethics and compliance requirements. His/her role also includes the provision of non-promotional, high-level scientific, medical and educational support to Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and other stakeholders to make clinical decisions in the treatment of their patients and allowing he/she to gain practical insights into the treatment and management practices of patients.Main responsibilities and tasksTrainings:Sales force medical trainingsTraining of product managers or other necessary collaboratorsTraining of newcomers and all staff outside of medical departmentdevelopment of non-promotional scientific documents intended for healthcare professionals· Assist in the organization and scientific support of key external National and Regional events e.g. satellite symposia etc.Support to medical promotion:Validation of promotional materialDrafting and validation of scientific messages for marketing campaignsBibliographic research in support of marketing campaignsMedical and scientific informationresponse to questions from health professionals and others about products on time and compliance with the process in forcescientific advice and assistance to IPSEN teamsTrack and manage evolving evidence base in oncology critical for the organization. Ensure this is communicated to the appropriate Ipsen personnelSupport Health Care Professionals (HCPs), including Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), in line with Ipsen strategy. Support HCPs by reactively (and proactively where appropriate) providing them with scientific and clinical data.Attend appropriate scientific congresses to interact with HCPs, develop knowledge in oncology and to produce congress summaries for dissemination to HCPs.Support the dissemination of product and oncology knowledge across Ipsen in accordance with business prioritiesUndertake regular communication of best practice and facilitation of knowledge sharing cross functionally and across North Africa countriesOrganization of scientific events:Organization of typical events: symposium, masterclass, advisory boardspreparation of scientific communications with the speakersvalidation of scientific material related to the eventCompliance· administration of contracts for local and foreign speakers:o initiation of local contracts, archiving and monitoring of fee paymentso initiation of contracts for foreign speakerso declaration by foreign speakers (FR, US UK) to the bodies concerned via the Transparency departmento ensure good promotion practices in accordance with local regulations and Ipsen's E&C directivesClinical studiesproposal for clinical studies as part of the product CLMinformation and medical support for clinical studiesdrafting of clinical study protocolstraining of investigators in clinical study protocolsmanage investigators and monitoring of clinical studiesCRO: pre-selection of sites, investigators, correspondence between the group and the CRO if necessaryOther:· TLs management· Reporting of pharmacovigilance case reports within a maximum of 24 hours· ensure environmental and competitive intelligence· develop budgets and follow-up of expenses· partnership with learned societies and patient associationsProvide medical brand support:Prepare Medical Pre-registration plans to prepare the market for a successful launch of upcoming oncology assetsContribute to the design and execution of oncology clinical trials through sponsorship of local studies or support of Specialty Franchise studies as appropriate, and in line with Ipsen SOPs and International Guidelines to ensure successful completion of the trials and their publication. Where required, provide budget control and accountability of these programs.Identify and build relationships with National, Regional or Local KOLs and Thought LeadersOrganize Advisory Boards within the business Strategy with the approval and support of the Medical Director and North Africa Cluster teamsUndertaking publication planning, slide-deck development and internal training initiativesAssist in the development, review and approval of scientific and clinical content of relevant promotional and non-promotional materials and activitiesProvide field-based medical support to the Company's clinical research programs as requiredGather and disseminate competitive intelligence from multiple sources.Provide technical / medical support to Local Regulatory Affairs as requiredUndertake other departmental tasks and provide support as requiredCompliance & governance:Ensure that scientific support is informed, balanced, current, and complies with local regulatory rules of North Africa countries, National guidelines, and Ipsen SOPs. This includes, but is not restricted to, maintaining high professional standards of conduct, in line with Ipsen Company Standard Operating Procedures, with a duty of care to the reputation of the company.Demonstrated capacity to build strong relationships across functions and to work closely with all people across the businessExperience / QualificationsQualification:Degree in Medicine or other higher life science qualificationStrong existing network of KOLs across the Cluster, especially oncologists & urologistsExperience:Minimum 3 years' experience in Pharmaceutical Industry in Specialty Care businessLanguages:Fluent in EnglishKey Required CompetenciesRefer to the level and definition in the job competency frameworkScientific knowledge (including product, disease, competitive landscape, trials, regulatory, patient safety and medical information and publications)Knowledge of data generation (including clinical trials design and execution)External stakeholder management (identification, mapping, collaboration & partnership)Scientific Communication and presentation skills (data dissemination)Cross functional alignmentAnalytical / Strategic ThinkingDrive for Excellence, Innovation & Digital
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