Friday, September 15, 2017

Medical Manager AT Novartis Lagos, NG

Job description

  • Develop local medical affairs strategy in line with the global strategy, local insights and market conditions, and secure implementation of planned Medical Affairs activities within the designated therapy area(s).
  • Coordinate scientific meeting, symposia, congresses, Continuous Medical Education (CME) and other medical / scientific exchange and engagement activities which could bring additional value to the relevant therapy area; develop strategic engagement plan(s) for local customer-facing medical activities and events, and ensure timely execution of planned medical affairs activities in an efficient and compliant way.
  • Ensure MA associates establish and maintain professional and credible relationships with thought leaders / external experts and academic centers.
  • Prioritize and define activities to meet scientific and medical needs and clinical care gaps within the designated TA; ensure that the Medical Affairs plan captures defined activities and priorities.
  • Ensure medical enquiries are responded to in a high quality, timely manner, and in accordance with applicable standards; establish standard response documents as appropriate, for frequently asked questions.
  • Provide medical/scientific input into the development and execution of clinical trial or clinical research related activities, including initiation and oversight of clinical studies / clinical research within the respective therapeutic area. Develop local strategy for Non Interventional Studies/Investigator Initiated Trial activities.
  • Approve publication plan / publications as necessary.
  • Minimum requirements Advanced degree in related discipline, e.g. MD, PhD, Other Fluent in English and local language, both written and spoken
  • A minimum of 4 years working in a clinical or pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical environment and solid knowledge on drug development and clinical research.
  • Experience in developing and maintaining expert knowledge for the assigned TA, and in medical research in general.
  • Good knowledge of the pharmaceutical environment and the role of Medical Affairs to advance the medical and scientific objectives of a pharmaceutical company.
  • Demonstrated expertise in the scientific methods applied to clinical research and current legislative/regulatory controls applicable to this research.
  • Leadership, management and planning skills.
  • Prior experience in managing min 1-2 medical/scientific associates is desired
  • Job ID 222585BR
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