Medical Advisor

Norgine

Harefield, United Kingdom

We have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Advisor to join Norgine. The person holding this position will report to the Medical Director and be a member of the UK Medical Affairs team.

The core responsibility of the Medical Advisor is to provide high quality scientific and clinical support to medico-marketing and market access activities and to the field based teams (where appropriate) to support the UK team. You will be the local medical expert for the therapy area and the medical lead within the local brand team(s), review and sign-off of promotional and non-promotional material to ensure compliance with the Codes of Practice and will support/lead medical affairs projects and activities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Medical expert for local brand team

Leverage clinical/scientific data to optimise the delivery of brand plans;
Act as the local primary “data expert” for the products;
Understand current and future positioning aims for the brand and identify scientific activities that support the achievement of those aims;
Identify and share new published data and communicate insights to the Business Unit and other relevant stakeholders;
Monitor key information sources of changes within the pharmaceutical industry, national health system and healthcare which may impact on Norgine products and communicate of relevance to the local brand team/BU;
Proactively identify needs for promotional/ non-promotional material and discuss with cross-functional team;
Offer OL insights to support medical and scientific strategy and communications;
Through expert knowledge of the scientific data and using clinical experience and knowledge, form part of the core team for the development of clinical arguments for HTA submissions.

Code of Practice

Review of promotional/non-promotional material to ensure compliance with the applicable laws and Codes of Practice;
Sign off promotional and other material in line with the Company certification procedure, if applicable;
Support the Medical Director with compilation of effective complaints against competitor promotional campaigns and defence of complaints against Norgine Brands claims as appropriate.

External stakeholder relationships

Establish and develop strong relationships with key external customers including KOLs/ professional groups in relevant therapeutic area, in order to gain insights to support sound decision making and brand strategy development;
Provide accurate and non-promotional scientific information relating to licensed and unlicensed products and indications following unsolicited requests from HCPs;
Develop relationships with patient groups and third party organisations to facilitate the exchange of scientific and clinical information around Norgine products and raise awareness of relevant disease areas.

Support real world data studies and IIS

Be the point of contact for the understanding and internal management of local company-sponsored real world studies and related publications;
Work with CROs, as required, in the analysis of the data; share the data internally and externally (investigators) for interpretation, positioning and publication planning;
Support MSLs in management of IIS support activities.

Medical Affairs activities

Support the development of medical affairs projects & publications plans;
Collaborate with Norgine MSLs in presenting scientific data to HCPs;
Plan and lead national advisory boards and expert meetings, share insights appropriately within Norgine;
Act as deputy to the Medical Director in his/her absence as required.

Technical Proficiency

Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of disease areas and their management of relevant company products;
Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of the company’s products, the relevant therapeutic area and the structure and workings of the NHS;
Attend relevant training courses, and apply to daily tasks using agreed action plans, coaching and knowledge.

Training

Provide internal training and specialist support on Norgine products for Norgine staff as required.

Requirements:

Medically qualified or qualified Pharmacist;
Experience within Medical Affairs is essential, final signatory status is desirable;
Ability to understand, process, communicate and present scientific information to a high standard;
Knowledge of the applicable GxP regulations, Good Clinical Practice, ICH Guidelines and applicable Code of Practice standards;
Excellent presentation and team working skills;
Ability to work autonomously with a focus on positive cross-functional collaboration with medical teams and the Business Units;
External and Internal customer focus with strong networking capabilities and integration with Health Care Professionals to ensure opportunities for the local health service, Norgine and patients are maximised.

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