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Job Description

ROLE OBJECTIVE

• Drive holistic medical strategy and plan execution of this strategy for given Therapeutic Area’s

• Provide medical expertise and support for Therapeutic Area(s)/ Takeda products of responsibility to Patient Support, Market Access, Marketing & KAMs and other internal stakeholders

• Support the LOC Medical Director in establishing the LOC Medical Strategy Plan and its implementation for the TA of responsibility

• Ensure the correct interpretation and communication of scientific data of Takeda products

• Advocacy for patients needs

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Medical/Scientific Affairs

• Has an in depth medical knowledge of given Therapeutic Areas in order to drive a medical strategy taking into account the Polish health care system and needs of different external stakeholders

• Develop local strategic medical plans in line with product Life Cycle Management plans and oversee execution (including the production of local publications, planning and conduct of local Advisory Board meetings etc.)

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), understand their needs in order to segment them and create medical strategy and tactics per segment accordingly

• Continuously screen, review and analyse scientific literature and other sources that impact SoC in Poland for TA; generate summaries & critical assessments if appropriate

• Understands the value and applicability of different communication channels in order to address customer needs in the most engaging way

• Present the clinical evidence to internal and external stakeholders in a non-promotional way, e.g. reimbursement bodies, while determining their and patient needs in order to become a partner in improving health care

• Assess scientific accuracy and validity of non-promotion material and its compliance with Takeda standards, SOPs and national laws

• Communicate and align with Regional and Global Medical Affairs functions, as well as with other LOC functions (e.g. Commercial, Market Access) to ensure alignment in meeting customer needs

• Act as communication link to authors of scientific publications about Takeda products

• Provide extensive, clear and structured briefing to external presenters/speakers at Takeda sponsored medical events, e.g. local Advisory Boards, doctors’ meetings

• Identify gaps in the local clinical study program which are a hurdle for successful regulatory and/or clinical acceptance of the product and propose studies to address these issue

• Attend relevant scientific congresses and HCP meetings to gather new knowledge on Takeda compounds, competitor information and relevant therapeutic areas

• Provide medical expertise to LOC Market Access, e.g. Pricing & Reimbursement Dossier creation

• Provide medical expertise to LOC Regulatory Affairs/LOC Pharmacovigilance/LOC Quality Assurance

• Evaluate and support local investigator initiated research proposals in alignment with global strategy and Takeda standards and SOPs

• Budget responsibility for medical affairs activities related to TA/product

• Other medical and scientific support duties as assigned

• Provide medical training for allocated therapeutic area / products to Marketing & Sales

• Provide scientific input into Marketing strategy and tactics

• Provide medical input for development of promotion material

• Assess scientific accuracy and validity of promotion material and its compliance with Takeda standards, SOPs and national laws and regulations

• Internally communicate competitive intelligence

• Cross-functional Collaboration

• Collaborate cross functionaly to take the therapeutic area’s plan to a next innovative and meaningiful level to add patient value and allow Takeda to reach its vision

• Ensure awareness and communication of medical activities to other departments within the Local organization

• Participate in local product committees and brand planning cycles; owner of medical part of therapeutic area plan

• Clinical Development

• Develop study outline and protocol for local post-authorization (phase 4) and other RWE studies sponsored by Takeda; coordinate/oversee study conduct, data analysis and disclosure, reporting/publication

• Liaise with CROs and other vendors for Takeda sponsored global studies as appropriate being able to do supervision to fulfil with regulations regarding local studies.

• Collaborate with Global Development Operations functions (e.g. LOC Support)

• Personal Development

• Communicate, develop and role model Takeda culture and Values

• Develop individual and team accountability

• Identify areas for self-development and discuss developmental needs with line manager

• Attend & actively participate in learning programmes, training, projects and meetings

**Medical Information

• Maintain a tracking system for all unsolicited medical enquiries

• Provide timely, accurate and balanced answers to unsolicited medical enquiries

• Collaborate with Regional and Global Medical Information

* Leadership

• TA leadership, provide leadership to MSLs and Medical Advisor

• Supervision of team processes and metrics to ensure consistency across TA.

• Lead local processes to hire new medical personnel for the TA

• Leverage of strong leadership culture in order to develop and bind highly qualified employees to the company and to offer stimuli for reaching ambitious objectives

• Support on-boarding, training and knowledge transfer together with Regional Medical Affairs (RMA) within the medical department

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• A medical degree (MD, PharmD or PhD or equivalent is required)

• 3 years of experience in biopharmaceutical medicine in Medical Affairs or Clinical Research is required

• Experience designing and leading clinical or research studies is preferred

• Experience in medical affairs is preferred

• Experience in customer-facing roles is preferred

• Experience in the assigned disease areas is preferred

• Focus on personal accountability and ownership – constantly challenging oneself to take responsibility for continuous performance improvement and operational excellence; highly reliable and predictable for colleagues and customers

• Establishes highly credible relationships and has personal impact through engaging respectfully and professionally

• Able to expertly exchange scientific ideas and information openly and effectively with key opinion leaders and with colleagues

• Able to skillfully manage challenging conversations and handle objections Focused on customer and patient needs

• Able to effectively lead and participate in multidisciplinary and virtual teams

• Effective listening skills

• Ability to partner and collaborate appropriately with Commercial functions

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Potential travel to International HQ, local and international congresses and in-country meetings

• Frequent travel to HCP locations – approximately 25% of time in field, nights and weekends possible

Locations

Warsaw, Poland

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time