Associate Medical Advisor - Neurosciences

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Job Function :

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub

Function : Medical Affairs

Job Category :

Scientific / Technology

All Job Posting Locations :

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Job Description :

Medical education activities

Identify important medical activities in order to fulfil medical education and knowledge gaps as defined in medical affairs plan

Work collaboratively and effectively with medical education team for development and implementation of all medical education activities including company-organized medical education, CME, educational grants or sponsor HCP to medical education events

Take ownership in designing and leading Medical Advisory Boards.

Take ownership and proactive approach in working with faculty for ensure high quality of scientific content

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES may include but not limited to :

Define major accountabilities and / or activities. List most complex or difficult parts of job first and indicate percentage of time required to perform each task.

Key roles may be different country by country. So, % of time can be put at each OpCo level considering local situation.

TA Leadership - New Product Launches

Be trusted scientific experts in the related TA -New Product Launches

Be aware of latest scientific and clinical advances in relevant therapy areas.

Know well and skillful in conducting literature search and good ability in reading and analyzing clinical papers to promote evidence / scientific-based brand concepts.

Provide regular clinical & scientific knowledge sharing across the TAs and Brands

Deliver medical insight into product Life Cycle management planning. Provide Medical expertise to marketing colleagues in product development team from the early development phase throughout the life of the product by identifying the optimum positioning of the product in the life of the therapeutic area.

Provide expert medical leadership into issues management (e.g. product withdrawals, safety alerts etc.)

Provide expert medical input into key market activities and regulatory body interactions

Be responsible for monitoring medical spending and project costs.

Medical Strategy

Responsible for developing and implementing medical affairs strategy plan within therapy area through effective medical gaps analysis in clinical data, clinical care, knowledge and medical education gaps together with holistic understanding of customers insights (external and internal stakeholders)

Close collaboration with key stakeholders from marketing, regulatory, access, medical education and clinical operations during local Business Planning and Strategic Planning, with overall ownership for the Medical Affairs component of a brand or business unit plan and ensuring medical leadership during Brand & Medical Cross Functional Team meetings to ensure alignment to Medical teams' objectives.

Partner with medical education team and business partner for excellent execution of medical affairs activities as defined in medical affairs strategic plan.

Medical review

Responsible for Medical Affairs proactive input into the concept development of Brand promotional materials, artwork and final medical sign off / approval for each brand associated with the therapeutic area, ensuring alignment with Company standards and relevant POL / SOP on medical review

Review and approval of promotional material, labelling information, package insert, training material for sales and marketing colleagues or other relevant documents, including reviewing translated medical document when needed.

Medical education activities

Identify important medical activities in order to fulfil medical education and knowledge gaps as defined in medical affairs plan

Work collaboratively and effectively with medical education team for development and implementation of all medical education activities including company-organized medical education, CME, educational grants or sponsor HCP to medical education events

Take ownership in designing and leading Medical Advisory Boards.

Take ownership and proactive approach in working with faculty for ensure high quality of scientific content

Customer / External Interaction & KOL engagement

Develop and maintain scientific relationships with key thought leaders to build customer insight and develop strategic partnerships

Meet with customers and researchers on a regular basis through meetings, conferences etc., to :

Gather information and insights on therapy area (inc. Competitor landscape) and their medical and scientific needs

Exchange disease area knowledge and opinions to understand the emerging opinions

Increase the customers understanding of Johnson & Johnson products and processes (eg. clinical data, IIS, clinical trials, compliance processes), according to their expressed interests and needs and to seek their advice on the development of our products.

Manage and maintain positive relationship with Key Opinion Leaders.

Deliver scientific and medical content for medical advisory boards and medical education activities

To be the point of contact for investigators proposing investigator initiated studies (IIS) and manage MAF studies (in collaboration with GCO)

As requested business partners (e.g. Public / Communication Affairs, MKT), provide support in interacting with patient advocacy groups and their initiatives e.g. responding to clinical interest, gathering insights

Establish and maintain contacts with external experts, participate in advisory committees and other professional relations activities and thought leaders within the territory and other countries where needed.

Develop and maintain productive relationships with relevant professional societies

Data generation

Work in collaboration with Regional Medical Affairs for post-registration medical data gaps and clinical trial needs and to drive the development of necessary protocols at local level

Lead the development of study proposals for post registration company-sponsored local studies

Accountable for the internal review and governance of Investigator Initiated Studies (IISs)

Participate in study planning, e.g., with respect to evaluation of local business needs, timelines, grants and investigator / site selection

Participate in study start-up meetings and other activities to provide the appropriate training and information to investigators and site personnel

Support affiliate Clinical Operations, when needed, to address any questions and / or clarify issues arising during the conduct of studies, including Review and prioritise study protocols in consultation with GCO and Marketing with respect to local marketing goals, scientific merit and GCO resources.

Advise or assist in the preparation of IRB submissions, including adaptation of international patient information sheets and consent forms to suit local requirements; Provide liaison between Marketing and GCO, interface with the local medical community both for local purpose (e.g. clinical teams, protocol writing, clinical plan design, brainstorms, advisory groups) and in support of international project.

Ensure External and Internal Compliance

Drive compliance through understanding, implementation and adherence to HCBI, global / regional / local SOPs, GSQA, local regulatory policy and industry codes of practice

Medical training

Provide Medical and Scientific training for internal stakeholders and external customers if required, including Sale and Marketing Colleagues as well as other relevant department.

Other important tasks

Provide MAF support in health economics with medical input as appropriate

Medical information inquiry responsibility : Respond appropriately to unsolicited requests for information and / or data

Be primary contact and responsible for Name Patient Programs conducted locally.

Internal collaboration & support

Participate in cross-functional (marketing, medical, regulatory, QA...) and input medical insights in brand team strategies. Additionally, highlight key aspects of the clinical data so that they form the basis of key marketing messages.

Engage with internal stakeholders on topics of mutual interest in order to encourage optimal use and / or understanding of Johnson & Johnson products

Build effective cross-functional working way and add value to business by

Helping commercial colleagues in handling complex medical questions

Field visit as a result of joint MKT / MAF decision

Building KOL knowledge

Recurrent medical questions / medical information inquiry handling

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES / SKILLS REQUIRED :

Experienced in pharmaceutical industry is preferred

Good understanding of clinical studies design and data

Excellent communication in both writing and speaking

Interpersonal communication skills

Influence on other skills

Strategic thinking mindset

Ethical working approach with patient-centric focus

The role involves extensive interactions with :

Leading local and overseas specialists in different therapeutic areas

Regional leadership team

Other local management board members

Health Care Compliance

Sales and Marketing team in local Operating Company

Global Clinical Operation / Medical Affairs Operation (GCO / MAO)

All Medical Team leaders and members

Local Regulatory agency

Local Scientific Association

30-40% travel to meet important stakeholders, gather insights and participate in key medical / scientific meetings / congresses