Global Medical Manager Oncology

Apply locations Switzerland - Basel time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id 31105127

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Established Pharmaceutical Division (EPD) is looking for a Global Medical Manager Oncology for its global Pharma Division Headquarter based in Allschwil- Basel.

Primary Job Function:

• Responsible for specific activities and strategic projects within medical affairs for the Oncology - Biosimilars Portfolio.
• Support the global medical associate director in reviewing and approving global and regional medical/clinical studies and publication proposals for oncology – biosimilars therapeutic area.
• In close collaboration with the global and regional marketing teams, plan and execute prelaunch activities of cross-regional products/brands.
• Act as functional leader of medical scientific liaisons in the region/country level and provide tools, materials and guidance for their field work.
• With collaboration of regional medical teams run key opinion leader assessment and identification projects, set up the key opinion leaders database, ensure regular updates, identify potential global key opinion leaders, and inform internal stakeholders on potential global key opinion leader candidates.
• Act as medical lead at the product safety team meetings and labelling team meetings, in the development and review of scientific documents, and updating product scientific library, and other documents as: white papers, certain sections for addenda to clinical overviews, PSURs and dossiers, approves risk management plans.
• Co-lead with marketing team the development of promotional materials, including sales visual aids, web pages, digital platforms, etc. and ensuring scientific validity of the contents.
• Provide the medical support for the registration dossiers and deficiency letter responses, as well as other regulatory documents.
• Conduct medical assessments on new licensing & acquisition opportunities for portfolio expansion.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Supports and conducts following responsibilities under supervision of global medical associate director.
• Provides scientific/medical liaison to internal stakeholders.
• Drives and generates innovative medical ideas regarding potential new development opportunities in the respective therapeutic area based on key insights and perspectives from multiple stakeholders.
• Identifies suitable mid-and long-term differentiating opportunities with a potential of meeting unmet current medical needs.
• Continuous medical evaluation of products under scope of responsibility, identifying potential substances to fill gaps in portfolio (including in-licensing opportunities to fully address patients’ needs based on latest scientific knowledge).
• Provides sound and up-to-dated medical information, disease knowledge and medical training to stakeholders such as e.g. I&D departments, Public Affairs, Marketing/Commercial departments, affiliate (medical) teams.
• Prepares therapeutic area target product profiles (TPP) with a cross-functional team.
• Drives medical scientific knowledge, evaluates, and reviews medical literature, generates potential new differentiated ideas (incl. digital) to enhance and maximize potential benefit for disease management and patient care.
• Drives TA medical plans, incorporating therapeutic area strategy, areas of research interests, publication planning, tactical plans, study initiatives.
• Responsible for global medical affairs research projects, and reviews and jointly approves all medical research activities that are primarily led by the medical affairs as a member of the scientific review and approval board.
• Secures and maintains good collaboration with the regional and local medical directors for alignment of local activities with the global brand strategies.
• Oversees TA medical content generation for digital activities intended for patients and HCPs.
• Provides scientific liaison to these teams with accurate and up to date scientific knowledge. Ascertains a proper alignment of medical, I&D and marketing activities.
• Initiates and leads medical affairs activities, generates, and disseminates scientific data supporting overall product scientific and business strategy.
• Develops and maintains proper and up to date product and disease state trainings.
• Supports the process of product-specific medical queries from the Health Authorities, Health care Professionals, affiliates, patients and field force, etc.
• Safeguards that marketing activities are done in compliance with the appropriate guidelines and regulations. Participate in the process of approval of promotional material and maintain proper use of scientific data in global communications relating to assigned brands.

Minimum Education:

• Medical Doctor degree or PhD/M.Sc. in related life sciences with relevant experience in oncology at regional or global level.
• Specific experience in biosimilars is well appreciated.

Minimum Experience/Training Required:

• Good understanding and experience in conduct of clinical trials or in medical research in the pharmaceutical industry or academia or equivalent.
• Knowledge of clinical/medical trial methodology, oversight/evaluation of safety and regulatory requirements governing clinical/medical trials.
• Strong experience in KOL management and scientific society relations are required.
• English proficiency (oral and written), other languages considered an advantage.
• Prior experience in country/regional medical role is desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong business acumen in pharmaceutical industry.

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Medical & Scientific Affairs

EPD Established Pharma

Switzerland > Allschwil : H-127

Standard

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Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.