Medical Affaires

The Medical Affairs Manager will serve as a critical link between our company and the medical community, providing expert medical input and ensuring the accurate dissemination of scientific information. This pivotal role will be responsible for ensuring the alignment of medical strategy with business objectives and will drive all internal and external medical affairs activities including medical scientific liaison with key stakeholders (50% field based). The position reports to Head of Medical or General Manager. The ideal candidate will have leadership and strong communication skills, a passion for advancing healthcare, and experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry. Key Responsibilities Leadership & Strategy Support development of the Swiss medical affairs strategy in alignment with local and corporate goals and implement relevant medical tactics. Build strong relationships and collaborate cross functionally with internal colleagues (e.g. Market Access, Marketing, Sales, PV, Regulatory) by providing medical expertise and to ensure alignment on strategic decision Collaborate with regional Medical Affairs colleagues to support regional deliverables (e.g., scientific support, internal/external presentations) Monitor competitive activities and emerging trends within relevant therapeutic areas. Provide medical training for commercial Support clinical trial operations to ensure success with planned and ongoing clinical trials to include identifying, supporting, and regularly engaging clinical trial investigators, and sites.  Maintain a high level of medical expertise to support the portfolio andrelevant disease states External engagement & insights (50% field based, covering all of Switzerland) Create awareness of Ascendis Pharma in the endocrine rare disease community and communicate the potential of TransCon technology to transform the practice of endocrinology. Serve as external facing medical representation of Medical Affairs Develop and maintain a KOL engagement plan that fosters collaborative relationships in Switzerland. Identify key opinion leaders (KOLs ) and key organizations (e.g. professional medical associations, patient organizations) for disease states in Switzerland Provide medical/scientific presentations to both internal and external audiences. Identify the scientific needs of healthcare providers (HCPs), researchers, and patient advocates important to patient care within a geography. Drive patient support programs Capture external insights about the disease state, Ascendis portfolio and pipeline, and competitors and communicate to internal stakeholders in a timely and effective manner. Provide scientific support at medical congresses such as participation in clinical data presentations, scientific exchange at the medical affairs booth, and internal or external meetings. Engage with external researchers as a primary contact with interest in investigator-initiated trials (IITs) Document all relevant activities in the CRM platform. Ensure understanding of and maintain compliance with department and corporate policies and procedures. Ensure successful patient access initiatives by managing medical access programs and collaborating on regulatory and market access dossier Knowledge, Skills and Experience Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) in a relevant scientific field Minimum of 5 years’ experience in medical affairs , with a proven track record within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry incl. field experience Ability to make decisions which have a significant impact on the department’s credibility, operations, and services. Strong oral and written communication skills with strong scientific acumen with the ability to communicate complex information effectively. Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills and collaborates with a wide range of people to achieve results. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment and prioritize one’s own work schedule. Please click on the application link to apply for this position.