EMEA Medical Advisor

Description: Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a(n) EMEA Medical Advisor, located in Egypt, South Africa or Kazakhstan

At Johnson and Johnson, we are dedicated to addressing and solving some of the most unmet medical needs of our time in oncology, immunology, neuroscience, infectious diseases and vaccines, and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Driven by our dedication to patients, we bring innovative products, services and solutions to people worldwide.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hard-working and focused high calibre Medical Affairs (MAF) professional to provide medical and scientific advice to the business, striving to make an immense difference in patients’ lives in targeted unmet needs within different disease areas..

The Medical Advisor will report to the EMAD and will play a meaningful role in supporting a specific product or group of products and a specific group of Operating Company Medical Affairs Teams. To build up or improve a trusted collaboration with the scientific community to facilitate continuous dialogue and knowledge transfer between the company, leading Specialists and physicians.

• The EMEA Medical Advisor will support the implementation of activities as outlined Product Plan across EMEA under the guidance of the EMAD in close cooperation with operating companies, and other functional team representatives.
• To input into the development of the EMEA Medical Strategy and the EMEA Medical Affairs Product Plan (MAP Plan) for a specific product or group of products in line with the Global strategy and in alignment with the Integrated Brand Value Team (IBVT) strategy, taking into account both the weighted needs of the EMEA countries and feedback from the external scientific communities/Leading Specialists.
• To support, as a core member of the EMAP team and the functional network, effective communication between the key internal regional and local groups.
• Act as the scientific authority expert and respond to complex medical information questions. As well as develop and communicate the medical affairs materials.
• To act as a medical and technical guide and represent the unified EMEA MAF voice towards key internal and external collaborators.
  
  

Key Responsibilities:

EMEA Medical Affairs Product Team Core Membership

• To act as an EMEA MA expert and input into the strategy for a specific product or group of products: Represent EMEA voice towards internal and external customers. Develop and maintain detailed knowledge of products, market trends, competitor activities etc.
• To provide expertise to the Medical Affairs Functional Network
• To provide expertise to Operating Company functions (CVTs, Medical, Commercial, HEMAR Regulatory Affairs etc.)
  
  

Implementation of the EMEA MA Strategy and Plan:

• Work with the EMAP Team to gather input for the EMEA Medical Affairs Product Plan(s) for the designated product(s) according to the EMAP Team charter.
• Work with the EMAP Team and Medical Affairs functional network to drive the implementation of the Strategy and Plan.
• Support effective and regular communications between the EMAP team and local MA teams, including regular communications to help minimise duplication of advocacy and access programmes across countries, and facilitate coordination between EMEA Medical Affairs, Marketing, HEMAR, and individual countries
• To support EMEA Medical Education activities execution, and managing Medical Education Scientific Relations on Medical Education programs.
  
  

Customer Engagement

• To build up or enhance a trusted collaboration with the external scientific community to facilitate continuous communication and knowledge transfer between the company, Leading Specialists and a wider group of physicians and customers.
• To leverage relationships with investigators, EMEA Leading Specialists and patient advocacy groups to gain input into the development of the product strategy and to specific protocols.
  
  

Study Planning and Execution

• Support OpCos Medical Affairs to evaluate Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) proposals for scientific soundness and whether those are in alignment with the medical strategy.
• Work with and support the EMPL and GCO-MAO in the oversight of IIS.
• To act as Study Responsible Physician (when the Medical Advisor is a qualified medical doctor) or Study Responsible Scientist.
  
  

Publications

• Support the development and implementation of the EMEA MA publication plan at the local level.
• Support efforts that ensure that J&J guidelines for publication of studies are followed and that all MA studies (local and EMEA) are published in accordance with J&J policy. Ensure EMEA messages relating to allocated product(s) (including core medical education materials, abstracts, medical information materials, marketing materials etc.) accurately reflect scientific data and are fully aligned with Leading Specialists' applicable regulations.
  
  

Qualifications: Education:

Qualified physician/pharmacist with post-registration clinical experience (+5 years) is preferred.

Experience and Skills Required:

• Prior experience working in the Medical Affairs in the pharmaceutical industry for 5 years.
• Commercially astute with good communication and negotiation skills whilst ensuring recognition and awareness of clinical reality and medical pragmatism.
• A very strong open, collaborative and leading ethical with a desire to succeed in the Medical Affairs environment.
• A proven track record in applying sophisticated scientific resources for presentations in a variety of different settings is required.]
  
  

Preferred:

• Comfortable working with local investigators on prospective clinical, HEOR and RWE studies.
• Hands-on work mentality, together with excellent Medical Affairs and preferably clinical development abilities.
• Strong teammate with the ability to empower others and succeed in a highly coordinated group environment.
• Must be fully cognizant of all relevant sophisticated scientific data and regulatory requirements for field-based personnel. Excels in building key relationships with key customers; KOLs and Peers.
• Able to travel to domestic and international scientific meetings.
• Comfortable working with local investigators on prospective clinical and RWE studies.
• May require up to 20-30% Travel
  
  

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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