Medical Advisor / MSL

Ensure internal cross‐functional collaborations as a scientific partner

• Ensure development and maintenance of a medical and scientific information service in the key areas to provide support to Health Care Professionals
• Participate at brand teams´ work and campaigns preparation
• Provide inputs to the Medical Budget and Local Annual Medical plans, to participate on preparation of brand strategic plans with focus on their medical parts
• Keep high scientific profile and medical knowledge within assigned therapeutic area

With the commercial staff (Marketing or Sales) to:

• Provide scientific expertise and training to commercial staff as required.
• Review promotional materials and external presentation materials (including TL presentations for company sponsored scientific meetings) in accordance with the local SOP.
• Contribute to the review and approval of non‐promotional materials in accordance with the local SOP.
• Attend the local brand teams to bring additional scientific perspective.
• Attend and contribute to regional account planning/training sessions.
• Ensure speakers briefing for promotional meetings.

With Market Access department to:

• Respond to requests to support hospital formulary submissions and upon request to present the data on Ipsen products.
• Respond to scientific inquiries to deliver scientific presentations on the disease area and on the product.

Regulatory, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Information

• In RA, cooperate with local service providers on revisions of prepared RA texts, local submissions. To provide Local Quality with consultancy support whenever requested.
• In PV, cooperate with PV, RA and marketing on implementation of RMPs and aRMMs.  To provide Local Quality with consultancy support whenever requested.
• Complete all pharmacovigilance trainings, ensure the accurate, timely reporting and follow-up activities of all adverse events and special situations reports.
• To provide medical information support according to relevant IPSEN requirements, to use the MI system properly. To ensure high quality in providing MI services across therapeutic areas within the affiliate.

Establish and foster professional collaborations with the Healthcare community

• Map the scientific expertise: identify, complete and update Thought Leaders (TL) database in assigned therapy area in accordance with the Global MSL Directive and the TL Tiering Process 
• Conduct fair and balanced scientific exchanges with TL to explore mutual clinical and scientific interests, insights generation, scientific/educational meetings (congresses, symposia, etc.), potential research collaborations.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration with TL when aligned with Ipsen strategy.
• Develop and enhance scientific and educational collaborations with Healthcare Professionals (HCP) within the Healthcare community and act as a medical contact for TL and external medical experts.
• Reactively respond to unsolicited and documented queries from HCP. Record the medical inquiries in Medical Information System (MISTRAL) according to relevant SOP.
• Report accordingly to Veeva CRM system, based on MSL Directive, MSL metrics SOP and other relevant requirements.

Develop and/or implement unbiased and non‐promotional scientific exchange meetings and educational activities

• Provide scientific/educational presentations to HCP:
• Reactively: on Ipsen products (on‐label and off‐label indications), on compounds in development
• Proactively: on disease area management (excluding single‐product presentation)
• Organize or support legitimate scientific exchange meetings
• Contribute to/implement medical education programs in the field
• Contribute to the scientific publication program, if required
• Organize satellite symposia in Regional (in‐country) congresses

Generate and share insight from HCP to nurture Ipsen’s strategy

• Collect, analyze, and report actionable insights from HCP related to disease state, unmet medical needs, local guidelines, therapeutic trends, competitive activities, compounds in development and the broader healthcare environment
• If appropriate, organize or support Advisory Boards at Regional level (in‐country), based on actual need
• Attend and report insights from major National and Regional medical congresses
• Engage and collaborate on specific initiatives with Patient Organizations in accordance with the Global Guidance on Interactions with Patient Organizations and individual patients
• Contribute to the dissemination of the information within the Company where appropriate
• Report spontaneous adverse events and product‐related quality complaints in accordance to global and local SOP

Knowledge & Experience

Education / Certifications:

•  Ideally Medical doctor / Master’s degree in pharmacy (PharmDr., Mgr.); university degree in biological studies required

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical industry
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a field-based MSL or Medical Advisor role
• Proven experience leading KOL engagement strategies and Advisory Boards
• Experience developing and executing local medical plans
• Experience generating actionable medical insights and translating them into strategic initiatives
• Strong experience in scientific exchange with external experts and key opinion leaders
• Ability to work independently in a lean organization with minimal supervision
• Fluent English and Japanese communication skills

Preferred Experience:

• Rare Disease experience
• Hepatology or Gastroenterology experience
• Launch or launch-readiness experience
• Investigator Sponsored Studies, PMS, RWE, or evidence generation experience

Languages:

•   Fluent in English, excellent verbal and communication skills

Other abilities:

• Computer literacy
• Project management

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