The Associate Medical Director is responsible for the teams scientific activities and performance. Although the Medical Advisor is the owner of the strategic plan, the Associate Medical Director may also provide input and insight based on his/her team interaction with their SLs and other stakeholders engagements into the Medical Affairs strategy and ensure that it translates into concrete engagement (action) plans in the field.
The Associate Medical Director may also represent us in a range of local, national and international non-promotional Medical Affairs activities.
The job duties include the following:
Budget Planning and Resource Management.
Hires, manages, coaches and develops a group of Medical Affairs Managers/MSLs assigned to his/her therapeutic areas to ensure the highest quality scientific exchange in alignment with the Medical Affairs plan.
Provides input into the therapeutic area Medical strategy led by the local Medical Affairs Managers.
Ensures that there is adequate and compliant cross-functional collaboration between the Medical Affairs Managers/MSLs and internal stakeholders.
Organizes regular team meetings for relevant trainings, sharing of best practices, reinforcing on compliance matters and discuss therapeutic area strategies.
Develop his/her Medical affairs managers/MSLs functional and scientific skills.
Establishes the annual performance objectives for his/her team.
Conducts mid-year and year-end reviews of team performance.
Develops and maintains up-to date scientific knowledge around relevant disease areas, products within those areas and research methodologies.
Ensure optimal scientific leader management and support
Develop medical strategy (including the Medical Affairs plan, MAPs)
Align medical strategy with business unit/franchise-needs with marketing
Responsible for the creation and timely execution of all Medical activities in his areas of responsibility including medical education, data generation activities etc…
Responsible for close follow ups on all systems updates of the activities under his responsibility.
Review and approve s MSL plans.
Collaborate with GCTO and Market access around new products.
Ensures that all Medical Affairs Managers/MSLs perform their duties in alignment with company SOPs/Guidelines and local laws and regulations.
Medical degree (MD, PharmD, PhD).
Post graduate medical degree is preferable.
Required Experience and Skills:
Industry experience of 3 years minimum in Medical Affairs is a must and therapeutic area experience is desirable
Previous experience as a Medical Advisor/Medical Manager is required.
Strong knowledge of clinical research and scientific data generation is highly preferred.
