Medical Advisor

Job description

Job Description: Develops, maintains & disseminates high level of scientific and technical expertise in therapeutic areas • Keeps up to date with evolving science and evidence base. Ensure this is communicated to the appropriate personnel • Prepares and presents critical reviews of scientific publications and congresses, internally and externally. • Provides high quality non promotional, medical and scientific support/communications to internal and external customers • Attends appropriate scientific congresses to interact with HCPs, develop knowledge in relevant therapy areas and to produce congress summaries for dissemination to HCPs • Gathers and disseminates competitor activity in therapeutic areas relevant to Ferring’s interests and strategy – updates relevant colleagues. • Carries out and supports the development, review and approval of scientific and clinical content of relevant promotional and non-promotional materials and activities, publication planning, slide-deck development and internal training initiatives, ensuring informed, balanced, current, and compliant communications. Customer facing medical/scientific expert supporting and developing partnerships with external opinion leaders (national or international), patient organizations, authorities where required and payers (in support to market access). • Carries out identification and mapping of external opinion leaders • Identifies opportunities and build relationships with National, Regional or Local KOLs • Provides field based Medical Affairs support to MSLs in their scientific liaison activities as well as coordinating Medical information activities • Organises Ad board meetings, regional/national training courses/workshops/events with KOLs • Assists in the organisation and scientific support of key external National and Regional events e.g. satellite symposia etc Medical/scientific Input, oversight & execution of data generation activities (research, clinical studies, RWE, patient programmes, data mining etc) • In support to R&D, Region and CRAs, contributes to the design and execution of product / diseases area data generation activities (local, EU, Global), ensure successful completion of the trials and their publication. • Ensure that proposals are aligned with medical objectives locally, regionally and globally • Ensures and carries out excellence in local execution, timely, legally compliant, high-quality performance Carry out Medical operations in the cluster/country • Creation of non-promotional and review of promotional materials and activities in the appropriate systems/tools and in compliance with SOPs, rules and regulations. • Completes necessary documentations in order to ensure knowledge preservation (CRM reports). Use necessary tools to develop and follow up on strategic measures (project plans). • In collaboration with cluster/country cross-functional teams, supports creation and implementation of strategic and operational plans in the cluster/country, in line with Ferring’s global and regional strategy, enabling cluster/country achievement of Global Medical Affairs, regional and cluster/country targets • Carries out successful execution of the Medical Affairs strategy and plan in line and consultation with the responsible cross-functional teams • Compliance with GCP, SOP’s, guidelines and regulatory requirements within the country Provides Medical/scientific expert input and support at regional & global level • Provides cluster/country input, field insights at the Global Medical Affairs and regional level where required • Acts as TA/product expert/champion at the regional level where required • Supports regional medical activities as appropriate Required Education/Qualifications/Skills ​ • BioMedical, Scientific University education ideally to post-graduate degree level e.g. MSc, PhD, MD, PharmD • Ideally Master in Pharmaceutical industry/clinical trials • Minimum 3-4 years’ experience in Pharmaceutical Industry or biotechnology companies working in Medical Affairs (including KOL management, clinical studies oversight) • Current working knowledge of legal, regulatory, and compliance regulations and guidelines relevant to industry interactions with health-care professionals • Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and clinical operations • Experience of Fertility therapy area and preferably Gastroenterology and/or urology • Fluent in English Required Ferring Competencies (Behavioural Indicators) Customer focus Decision quality Informing Drive for results Comfort around high management Process management Techincal learning Peer relationship Location: Ferring Korea