Key/Main responsibilities: The Medical Director is a senior figure within a Pharma, Biotech or CRO organisation and is accountable for the medical leadership, governance, performance and culture within the company. This is achieved through developing and delivering an organisation-wide purpose and strategy, inspirational leadership, and the engagement of colleagues and customers.
As the Director of the Medical team, the role holder is responsible for effective delivery of the medical affairs, regulatory, quality, pharmacovigilance (PV) and medical information functions.
A Medical Director is responsible for regional Medical Plans and deliverables for the relevant therapy area and ensures that these plans are represented in Regional Medical Plans.
The Medical Director works in partnership with commercial teams and ensures medical alignment on key strategies, deliverables, & communication in the region. They will serve as a medical “champion” and act as an ambassador of the company with Global and colleagues in other affiliates as well as with customers, other external stakeholders and industry peers. The Medical Director will also serve as company representative in key regional forums and meetings and may be primary point of contact for scientific questions with regulatory authorities in the region. The Medical Director may be responsible for enquiries and communication regarding the regional medical aspects, such as regulatory submissions, vaccine safety aspects (PSUR, SAE reports), the local medical plan, IIR coordination and local review, medical support for the development of promotional documents and validation, development of stand-by statements, training materials, and objection handlers, medical support of advisory boards, support of local, regional and European congresses and symposia, medical support of publications and local competitive intelligence / competitive readiness.
The Medical Director will need to ensure high ethical standards are met and will likely have final signatory status therefore taking personal responsibility when declaring advertising / publication material meets all the MHRA requirements. The medical signatory will ensure that all the medical information included is accurate, fair, balanced and will not compromise patient safety in any way.
The Medical Director may also lead a team of medical and/or scientific advisors
Previous roles/experience would include: Medical Adviser, Senior Medical Adviser, Medical Manager, Associate Medical Director.
Usually reports into: Senior Medical Director, EU Medical Director, VP Medical Affairs. CEO, Managing Director, General Manager
Sits within this team: Medical Adviser(s), Senior Medical Adviser, Medical Manager, Associate Medical Director, Medical Science Liaison (MSLs), Medical Information Officers.
Qualifications: Medical Degree, MD, MBBS, MBChB, PhD, GPhC, MPharm, GMC Registration (UK).
Salary band: £110,000 - £180,000 Basic Salary, Bonus, Car Allowance, Long Term Incentives, Share Options, Pension, Private Medical Care, Dental Care
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Permanent / London, England
Senior Medical Advisor - Gastro Pharma-Partners is working with a leading and large pharmaceutical business with marketed and pipeline drugs across a range of therapeutic areas. The Senior Medical Advisor will be heavily involved in leading medical affairs projects for our clients' blockbuster Gastro drug. This will include delivering activities in the areas of insight gathering, medical education, scientific communication and real-world evidence generation. The drug has a number of marketed uses in the UK and there is a considerable amount of ongoing research for new indications at PIII. Being part of such a major brand team you will be required to work closely and collaboratively with a large Marketing group. This role reports into the disease area Medical Director and is part of a team of 7. It's worth noting that this position can be recruited at Medical Advisor level and Final Signatory training offered. At this level candidates must already have at least 1 year of UK Medical/Scientific Advisor experience. Key responsibilities: Lead the delivery of the medical plan and tactics Input into medical and disease area strategy Provide scientific and medical expertise to colleagues in Medical Affairs, Marketing, and Commercial groups Integral part of the cross functional brand team Collaborate with clinical operations on delivery of key clinical trials in the UK Lead on insight gathering and real-world evidence generation projects Support Market Access with HTA submissions Provide internal training Establish and maintain relationships with KOLs Review and approve materials in line with the ABPI Code of Practice (training to become a Final Signatory if not already) Represent the business and engage with therapeutic leaders at all relevant major international conferences Candidate Requirements: Medical or Pharmacy degree with appropriate UK registration UK Medical Advisor experience (or equivalent role) Final Signatory status is highly desirable but candidates can be trained Experience in Immunology preferred but not essential Effective in communicating and stakeholder management Salary & Remuneration: Competitive basic annual salary plus a benefits package to include company car/car allowance and yearly bonus To apply for this position please use the "Easy Apply" option or feel free to send your CV directly to the Pharma-Partners team via email info@pharma-partners.co.uk
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Permanent / London, England
Job title: Global Medical Advisor - Oncology A rapidly growing pharma company in Central London is looking to hire an experience pharmaceutical physician to act as medical lead for a key asset. The role would work at a global level and have autonomy over strategy and execution for several products. You will work closely with senior leadership and have exposure to CMO, CEO level discussions. Responsibilities: Strategic Medical Affairs leadership for a given product, products or designated therapy area Act as strategic medical affairs advisor to the respective commercial business unit and works cross-functionally with other internal partners to provide product/therapy area medical expertise across all business areas Coordinate launch planning activities for key product(s) of strategic interest; develop key medical data summaries / presentations and the like to ensure successful market preparation for new products. Undertake expert assessment of new products / value add medicine opportunities and provide expert medical insights and analysis for key product acquisition and development projects. Identify and engage with key external experts within given product/therapy area, so as to ensure that external insights inform medical affairs strategic plans, and internal development opportunities; identify key medical trends and emerging issues with respect to a given therapy area and inform project teams as necessary. Requirements: GMC registered physician ABPI final signatory and previous medical affairs experience Having worked at regional, European or global level would be advantageous Strong communicator and ability to support cross functional groups Salary and benefits: A highly competitive salary and wider benefits scheme is on offer
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