Medical Affairs Advisor Hematology & Nephrology, 2 years fixed-term contract
This is what you will do:
The Medical Affairs Advisor is a member of the Medical Affairs Hematology and Nephrology Team and will provide scientific and medical leadership in establishing an in-depth understanding of the relevant medical landscape in relation to relevant disease states and Alexion products. The Medical Advisor is supporting the development and implementation of long-term strategy and building enduring medical affairs practices and infrastructure in line with overall Alexion strategy. The Medical Advisor will support the medical hematology and nephrology team to ensure achievement of local objectives and further to the global medical affairs mission to maximize patient outcomes by setting and continuously advancing the evidence-based medical standard of care.
The Medical Advisor develops expertise in the specific therapeutic area (TA)
for internal as well as external stakeholders and acts as the medical expert for the TA within cross-functional teams, including support for other functions (e.g. marketing, regulatory affairs, market access, HEOR).
The Medical Advisor will report to the Director, Medical Affairs Hematology & Nephrology.
You will be responsible for:
- Create and give medical presentations and medical trainings to different audiences and target groups
- Providing objective and balanced medical/ scientific information for both internal and external customers, including Medical Information activities
- Support of the field and office staff with regard to medical and scientific questions
- Development, implementation, and support of national key medical events such as symposia, medical standalone meetings or Advisory Boards
- Checking the content of advertising materials to ensure that information and messages for the respective national environment are medically and scientifically correct and relevant, are presented in an appropriate context and correspond to local medical practices
- Formulation of medical/ scientific abstracts and publications
- Medical / scientific support of clinical operations in the conduction of (global and local) clinical studies
- Support HTA activities and reimbursement applications locally in close collaboration with market access, including the preparation of value dossiers for HTA processes
- Maintain knowledge of the respective therapeutic area, stay current on leading edge medicines and development efforts, attend appropriate national and international meetings and congresses to gather intelligence and for personal education
You will need to have:
- Relevant scientific degree (medical degree is a plus)
- Sufficient experience in the Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology industry in a medical affairs role (3+ years)
- Proven capacity to: communicate clearly complex scientific data, in different settings (F2F, virtual, and public presentations) and to different audiences (incl. top experts in the relevant fields)
- Networking, planning and management skills
- Proactive attitude and the ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Willingness to travel
We would prefer for you to have:
- Fluency in German and English
- Experience in the launch of new products is a plus
- Specialist in the referred TA preferred but not essential
AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.