Medical Advisor

Our client is a leading international biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and delivering innovative therapies for people living with rare and complex diseases. With a strong global presence and a patient-centric approach, the company is committed to advancing scientific innovation and improving outcomes in areas of high unmet medical need.
As member of the Cardiometabolic BU, the Medical Advisor (MA) reports directly to the Therapeutic Area Medical Lead and represents the affiliate’s medical/scientific subject-matter expert for the assigned product(s) and therapeutic area/s, maximizing product value and patient benefit through the development and implementation of the Local Medical Plan (LMP). The Medical Advisor:
Leads the preparation and execution of strategic pre-launch/launch medical plan(s) and related activities for new products and/or new indications, acting as a valuable partner within cross-functional launch team(s)
Leads the execution of medical activities for the assigned product(s) and therapeutic area/s, including but not limited to overall medical planning, identification of unmet medical needs, data generation, publications, advisory boards, scientific partnerships with key thought leaders/external experts, and medical education
Provides medical/scientific input into affiliate medical affairs strategies and, as required, into regional and global medical affairs plans
Provides medical/scientific subject-matter strategic expertise to cross-functional affiliate teams and ensures that the medical affairs function is fully integrated in co-creating strategy and executing affiliate business objectives, while remaining functionally independent.
Key responsibilities:
Develop the country medical strategy for the assigned product(s) and therapeutic area(s) in line with the regional/global strategy, country insights and local conditions under the supervision of the Therapeutic Area Medical Lead, and design the Local Medical Plan (LMP) with related projects/activities to be effectively and timely implemented in close collaboration and synergy with the MSL team.
As budget owner for the assigned therapeutic area/s, secure the medical plan and related activities are accompanied by a concrete budget plan regularly monitored.
Identify medical education needs, design and implement a high-quality medical communication plan, medical educational meetings (ie: symposia, conferences) and medical/patients materials as appropriate, to advance science and the appropriate use of the assigned product/s.
Deliver scientific presentations to healthcare professionals individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, etc), where appropriate.
Gain Thought Leaders / Experts insights by planning, organizing, conducting and timely reporting Medical Advisory Boards to identify, confirm and fulfill the unmet needs around the assigned therapeutic area/s and products.
Ensure an effective management strategy for external insights from the field in close collaboration with the MSL Manager by defining key insight topics (KITs) and related key insights questions (KIQs), ensuring that the insights are collected and analyzed systematically, reported effectively cross-functionally and translated into actionable initiatives.
Identify data gap for the assigned therapeutic area/s and product/s between the available data and ideal data set, explore data generation / publication opportunities and, taking into