Assoc Dir, Medical Affairs
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Responsible for providing medical expertise to support commercialization strategies for products within the Pain Category. This individual will create/contribute to the strategy and execute the tactical plan for medical-marketing communications and other activities to achieve commercial and scientific objectives for the product candidates in the Pain category/product portfolio. This role requires strong planning, organization, and time management skills, a solid track record of executing projects, and the ability to work cross-functionally and make responsible decisions in support of business objectives.
Evaluate new therapeutic opportunities and provide Medical assessments to commercial teams and cross-functional RD partners
Create/contribute to the strategy for medical communications for product candidates in the Pain Category in alignment with business targets
Achieve timely delivery of high quality medical communications plan components, such as publications, abstracts, scientific posters, medical trainings, and toolkits
Substantiate claims for Pain products candidates. Based on clinical data and published literature, propose new claims for Pain products
Review and approve copies of promotional materials and other scientific communications.
Defend products from challenges from competitors and provide support to challenge competitors’ claims
Build up advocacy to support his/her therapeutic area/brand(s) by recruiting and maintaining relationships with key advisors and scientific thought leaders
Manage key vendors who support the development of the promotional medical activities
Contribute and maintain updated information in the knowledge management tool Sharepoint repository
Provide medical input to Exploration Requests and Integrated Development Plans on new projects in his/her therapeutic area/brand(s)
- Accomplished OTC and/or ethical pharmaceutical executive who has played a lead role in medical affairs and medical marketing by way of background.
- M.D., PharmD, or PhD with at least 3-5 years of experience with a successful track record of escorting products through the commercialization process.
- Experience in clinical development would be a plus, including broad knowledge of several different therapeutic categories, preferably OTC
- Knowledge and understanding of consumer needs and attitudes, customer groups, and opinion leaders, as well as ability to partner with internal cross-functional groups to ensure effective cooperation, teamwork, and collaboration with RD, Marketing, Sales, Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Business Development Licensing.
- Personal characteristics should include a real team orientation, entrepreneurial spirit and strong leadership qualities in order to champion Novartis’ OTC products from a medical standpoint.
Comfortable challenging others, being challenged and fostering healthy debate over important issues.
- Bright, positive, articulate, and creative, with excellent collaborative, analytical and managerial skills.
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