Associate Director, Medical Lead
BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.
General Description :
As a member of the Medical Affairs Team, the AD Medical Lead Solid Tumors will manage and supervise the Medical Advisors of the region.
She / he will be responsible for selected centres in a defined area. In addition, she / he will support regional strategies and establish compliant relationships with key opinion leaders in Germany, research collaborators and key organizations in support of the BeiGene pipeline development across immuno-oncology.
Reporting to the Country Medical Director, the AD Medical Lead Germany is a local key expert within the indication area of immuno-oncology with strong leadership skills to support his team in the field.
The responsibilities include all areas of local Medical Affairs activities within the Medical strategy, such as support of safe and appropriate product use, data-generation, data-dissemination and HCP interactions, as well as support of company sponsored and investigator-initiated studies.
He / she will lead and participate in Regional Medical and Scientific forums (i.e., advisory boards and educational activities) that involve scientific leaders.
This position will require pre- launch and post-launch Medical Affairs support for approved oncology drugs and pipeline development.
The incumbent will work closely with internal colleagues in medical affairs, clinical development, clinical operations, legal, compliance, safety / pharmacovigilance, translational research.
In addition, the incumbent will be the key contact point for cross- functional business partners in commercial positions.
The AD Medical Lead will support BeiGene approved immuno-oncology drugs, as well as pre-clinical and clinical pipeline development by coordinating external collaborations, research endeavours with heath care providers and external academicians.
She / he will play a key role in the establishment of BeiGene as a valued collaborator and best-in-class biopharmaceutical company.
This position reports to the Country Medical Director Germany & Austria.
Essential Functions of the job :
The Field Medical Lead Solid Tumors Germany will supervise and coach the Medical Advisors. She / he will be responsible for the organization / coordination of Advisory Boards in the field.
In addition, she / he will provide medical insight from the field to promotional material for internal and external use and actively contribute medical and scientific input to relevant internal Brand Teams regarding product strategy.
She / he will also contribute to medical input for local investigator initiated research strategy.
- Additional representative responsibilities include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following :
- Work closely with internal stakeholders to support development and execution of the medical plan designed to meet shared objectives.
- Facilitate responses to unsolicited requests for medical information within BeiGene’s guidelines, often in direct collaboration with BeiGene Medical Information Services personnel.
- Develop tactics for communicating complex scientific information to the healthcare community in immuno-oncology for the team.
- Provide impactful feedback / information to internal stakeholders on emerging clinical and scientific trends in immuno-oncology from external interactions to help shape company research, and to ensure the safe and appropriate use of BeiGene products.
- Build specific excellence and integrity within the healthcare community. Develop contacts with key clinicians, university teaching hospitals, group purchase organizations and other medical / scientific groups.
- Provide input to medical information and give guidance to the Medical Advisors in the field.
- Together with other members of the local Medical Affairs and Commercial team, establish and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders for and on behalf of BeiGene in all relevant areas to promote the Company’s reputation, dedication to patients, and expertise in these areas.
- Support training and onboarding programs for new starters and establish continuous training support to all local departments.
Ensure training records are conducted and filed with the utmost integrity according to internal requirements.
Support identification and verification of investigators and sites for company-sponsored clinical trials in close cooperation with Academic Co-operations and Clin Ops.
Support recruitment into company sponsored studies by performing regular exchange meetings, as well as joint feasibility visits and SIVs with CRA counterparts.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience as MSL or similar role within other biotech / pharmaceutical companies.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in people management with strong leadership skills.
- Experience in oncology strongly preferred; candidates with experience in other related therapeutic areas (i.e. hematology or immunology) may be considered if they demonstrate clear potential to apply their existing skills to oncology.
- Knowledge of applicable treatment, compliance, and regulatory guidelines
- Fluent German, High level of English communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, organizational, and cross functional collaboration skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to effectively collaborate in a dynamic and global environment.
- Strong comprehension of disease states, and knowledge of differential algorithms for treatment decisions and experience in disease states of interest to BeiGene.
- An expert understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, the country health care system, regional cancer care models and the impact on patient care
- Able to lead training initiatives and best practices.
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
- PC literacy required; MSOffice skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Veeva).
Supervisory Responsibilities :
BeiGene Global Competencies
When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.
- Fosters Teamwork
- Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
- Self-Awareness
- Acts Inclusively
- Demonstrates Initiative
- Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Continuous Learning
- Embraces Change
- Results-Oriented
- Analytical Thinking / Data Analysis
- Financial Excellence
- Communicates with Clarity