Medical Affairs Manager

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**Janssen Italy is currently recruiting a Medical Affairs Manager (M/F) - Neuroscience to be based in Cologno Monzese on a permanent contract.**

You will report to the respective Therapeutic Area Medical Manager (TAMM) and play a meaningful role in providing medical support to the Neuroscience franchise, with a chance to create a real difference to the therapy areas of interest (Major Depressive Disorder-MDD, Schizophrenia-SCH, other nervous system disorders).

**The purpose of the role is**:
To improve company product value by being a therapeutic area scientific expert, responsible for discussing products, patients’ treatment trends and studies in the relevant disease areas with a defined audience of Leading Specialists (Physicians, Pharmacists, Hospital Managers, Board Members of Scientific Societies, and other partners) and to be considered a trusted scientific counterpart and partner.

To enhance the collaboration, support, and communication between the Local Operating Company Medical Affairs Team and the Regional (EMEA) Medical Affairs Team.

To develop the Medical Strategy and take ownership of and manage the execution of the Medical Affairs Product Plan (MAP Plan) for a specific product or group of products in alignment with the EMEA MA and the Country Value Team (CVT) strategies and in close cooperation with other functions.

To support the current and future launches within psychiatry, as well as the future launches in our NS portfolio, both in
- and externally.

**Main tasks and responsibilities**
- Developing and maintaining detailed knowledge in psychiatric disorders and treatments you will provide medical expertise to other Operating Company functions.
- Being an active member of the EMEA MA Product Team (EMAPT) and Functional Network you will contribute to identify data gaps and relevant strategies to address them.

**External Relationships**
- Build up/maintain network with external Leading Specialists and other relevant stakeholders.
- Maximize relationships with Investigators, Leading Specialists, and patient groups to gain inputs and insights to improve the product strategy and place in therapy.

**Study Planning and Execution**

To plan and supervise local clinical research activities (interventional/observational) by:

- Evaluation of feasibility and coherence of any MAF study and access program with the CVT strategy.
- Oversight of protocol development and study implementation by MAF/GCO.
- Ensuring clinical results accurate and timely communication.
- Evaluation of local Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) proposal against scientific soundness and alignment to the medical strategy.
- Being the local MAF referee of local GCO for the EMEA/Global clinical research activities taking place in the Country.

**Publications**
- To develop and implement the local MA publication plan by ensuring budget and vendor management.
- Ensure content relating to allocated product(s) (including medical education materials, abstracts, medical. information materials, marketing materials etc.) accurately reflects scientific data.

**Medical Education**

To develop and validate the Medical Education Plan by gathering inputs on educational needs from the top tier Specialists and the ad-hoc identified Steering Committee (MESC).

To maintain fair and collaborative relationships with major CME Providers.

Essentials knowledge & skills:

- In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience of clinical trial design (interventional and non-interventional, RWE), execution, data analysis and patient access programs
- Excellent knowledge of the MDD/SCH TA in general and of all products within TA
- In-depth knowledge of relevant rules in terms of clinical research, pharmacovigilance, medical education (CME)
- Highly stakeholder focused and results oriented.
- Innovative with the ability to coordinate and drive a complex and changing environment.
- Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment.
- Capable of working inclusively with cross-functional, multi-cultural teams.
- Highly developed communication and presentation skills with the ability to effectively simplify and communicate complex material to a diverse array of au