Key Responsibilities
Including, but not limited to the following:
- Identify, develop and maintain collaborative relationships with KOLs, scientific experts and other medical scientific stakeholders.
- Share information with field and head-office teams regarding communications with KOLs
- Deliver high quality medical and scientific communications in line with defined corporate level and Business Unit communication plans.
- Create and execute center of excellence engagement plan.
- Support affiliate’s Medical and cross functional team in developing local medical tactics and provide input to regional plans if relevant.
- Organize and set up scientific advisory boards with the appropriate key stakeholders.
- Work with local patient access team and in co-ordination with the HQ patient access function to support local market access, pricing and reimbursement.
- Contribute and support medical scientific aspects in various activities locally and regionally.
- Provide local and regional feedback to regional office when performing Business Development Due Diligence and competitor analysis.
- Delivery input to regional office led medical programs ahead of launch.
- Attend relevant local, regional and global congresses and symposiums to represent Sobi and interact with appropriate stakeholders and customers.
- Ensure ongoing completion of all required initial and ongoing training in local regulations and policies, and adherence to those regulations and policies.
- In coordination with the Medical Director and MSM: Propose, implement and monitor the regional medical action plan (Strategic & Operational) which includes Phase 3 or 4 studies, investigator studies, post-authorization studies, promotional and educational medical projects.
- Proactive and timely input into Brand Strategy, plan and budget
- To respond to medical questions from customers and company colleagues
- To ensure initial and continued medical training of field teams and other Sobi internal employees
- To validate team’s medical information
- To work with field teams on public relations or symposia with healthcare professionals.
- Liaison with patient advocacy groups.
Education/Learning Experience
Required: Bachelor’s degree in a medical field (Pharmacy, Medicine)
Desired: Postgraduate university degree level education – medical based
Work Experience
Required:
- Experience within GCC markets is a plus including Saudi
- 4 years + experience in pharmaceutical industry
- 2 years + experience as MSL
Desired: Experience in Endocrinology, Lipidology & Metabolic therapy areas
Skills/Knowledge
Required:
- Microsoft office (Excel, PowerPoint & Word…etc.)
- Ability to Manage diversified portfolio and business complexity.
- Proven track record of achievements & demonstrated ability to consistently meet and exceed medical KPI's
- Operational Discipline to execute the aligned plans.
Personal Attributes
Required: Demonstration of Sobi core values (Care, Ownership, Urgency, Partnership, Ambition)
Languages
Required: Fluency in written and spoken English & Arabic
Critical competencies
- Effective & Influential Oral presentations within healthcare profession
- Communication and negotiation skills
- Excellent collaborative & organizational skills