Global Medical Affairs Director Remibrutinib

Overview

Location: London, UK or Barcelona, Spain

Role Type: Hybrid Working,

The Global Medical Affairs Director leads the medical strategy and tactics for a Remibrutinib program/indication, ensuring the US and International medical perspective is reflected. They will develop, own and drive the execution of the Integrated Evidence Plan (IEP), ensuring the right evidence is available at the right time to enable access and clinical adoption of our assets. They will also act as a strategic partner to Biomedical Research (BR), Development, International Medical Affairs, US Medical Affairs, Strategy & Growth and Commercial.

Major accountabilities

• Development and execution of high quality medical strategy for the asset/indication and vision throughout its lifecycle at global level.
• Creation and execution of the integrated evidence plan addressing US and International top market needs and supporting clinical adoption of the asset, including various evidence generation vehicles, e.g. interventional trials, real-world evidence (RWE), data mining, IITs, etc.
• Design, set-up and execution of interventional clinical trials.
• Serve as disease area medical expert for internal stakeholders from different line functions as well as external customers.
• Partner with Development, Strategy & Growth (S&G), US and International cross-functions to diversify evidence to achieve broad access at launch and to enhance impact on clinical practice for the asset.
• Financial tracking to ensure timely development and execution of medical activities.
• Prepare Specification Review Committee (SRC) submissions for Therapeutic Area (TA) assets within remit.
• Represent GMA around prioritized portfolio with internal and external audiences, including the investment, medical and regulatory communities, as well as pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry collaborators/partners.
• Provide proactive input to asset lifecycle management on potential new therapeutic indications to consider.
• Ensure that Patient Access programs are supported and delivered with full compliance.
• Ensure GMA activities are designed and executed in compliance with company policy guidelines and highest medical quality standards.

Education

• MD or equivalent (preferred), PhD, or PharmD degree required
• Specialist Degree or specialist qualification related to discipline for which you will be responsible is an advantage

Key Skills & Experiences

• 5+ years in Pharmaceutical Industry experience in Medical Affairs and/or Clinical Development
• Experience working cross-functionally
• Immunology experience & expertise
• Successful development and execution of innovative medical strategies, a broad range of medical tactics and Integrated Evidence Plans
• Track record of successful high-quality evidence generation projects
• Firm working knowledge in Good Clinical Practice (GCP), evidence generation activities (interventional or non-interventional studies and Real World Evidence projects), including scientific communication of their results
• Sound experience in a broad range of typical medical tactics, e.g. advisory boards, steering committees, sponsorships, congresses, symposia, publications or various forms of external (academia) partnerships
• Deep understanding of health care systems and key external stakeholders such as Health Care Professionals (HCPs), payers, medical societies and guideline committees
• Understands unmet medical needs, generates the right evidence to effectively address them, uses innovative, multichannel communication formats for effective evidence dissemination
• Strategic mindset and ability to establish credibility and influence across a range of diverse stakeholders in a matrix organization to drive change

Why Novartis

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

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Skills Desired

Agility, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Analysis, Drug Development, Healthcare Sector Understanding, Health Sciences, Influencing Skills, Innovation, Integrated Evidence Generation, Medical Affairs, Medical Communication, Medical Education, Patient Care, People Management, Regulatory Compliance, Research Methodologies