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The primary responsibility of the Medical Affairs Physician (MD) or Scientist (non-MD)Therapeutic Area Lead is to provide expert medical support to all aspects of the local business and team leadership for the Cardiometabolic Health (CMH) medical team. This includes local marketed product support as well as pipeline overview, medical support for pricing, reimbursement and access (PRA), RWE generation and leading in local scientific data dissemination.

Your Primary activities are

Leading the CMH Medical Team & Managing Personnel

• Provide overall strategic leadership for the direct CMH medical team.
• Supervise direct reports, including overseeing performance management and guiding individual development plans.
• Set personal professional growth objectives and help others grow by consistently offering coaching and constructive feedback.
• Enhance the capabilities of team members through regular coaching and frequent interactions; routine one-on-one meetings are expected.
• Manage the creation and delivery of training programs for both new and established staff, covering scientific knowledge, functional skills, and soft skills.
• Take an active role in discussions about talent development.

Business/customer support (pre and post launch support)

• Understand and anticipate the scientific information needs of all local customers (payers, patients, health care providers)
• Actively address customer (payer, patient and health care providers) questions in a timely fashion by leading data analyses, and new clinical or health outcomes research efforts
• Contribute to the development of medical strategies to support brand commercialization activities by working closely with the global Medical Affairs and brand teams, Global Patient Outcomes/Real World Evidence and global PRA, clinical management or personnel and other cross-functional management during the development of the local business plan
• Contribute as a scientific and medical expert to activities and deliverables of the PRA organization, in particular giving clinical input and insight to develop payer partnership programs and defend the product value
• Support business-to-business and business-to-government activities as medical expert
• Contribute actively on an ongoing basis to the strategic planning for currently marketed brands
• By offering scientific input, contribute to the development, review, and approval of promotional materials for the brand team
• Support training of regional managers, and other medical representatives.
• Become familiar with market archetypes and potential influence on the medical interventions for the product
• Take a leadership role in defining the Patient Journey and corresponding Moments of Truth based on his/her medical knowledge. Become patient advocate, as well as a medical expert
• Understand and apply knowledge of customer insights to all customer-related activities

Scientific Data Dissemination/Exchange

• Knowledge of and compliance with local laws and regulations, and global policies and procedures, compliance guidelines with respect to data dissemination and interactions with external health care professionals
• Understand and actively address the unsolicited scientific information needs of external health care professionals according to guidelines above
• Support the planning of symposia, advisory board meetings, and/or the facilitation of other meetings with health care professionals
• Support medical information associates in preparation and review of medical letters and other medical information materials
• Support training of local medical personnel
• Prepare or review scientific information in response to customer questions or media requests
• Support data analysis and the development of slide sets (through reviewing and/or approving) and publications (abstracts, posters, manuscripts)
• Establish and maintain appropriate collaborations and relationships with external scientific experts, thought leaders, and the general medical community on a local, national, regional, and possibly international basis
• Develop and maintain appropriate collaborations and relationships with relevant professional societies
• Support the design of customer research as medical expert
• Provide congress support (for example, availability to answer questions at exhibits, provide oral and poster presentations, staff medical booth, meet thought leaders, and participate in customer events)
• Participate in data analyses, development of scientific data dissemination, and preparation of final reports and publications

Clinical Research/Trial Execution and Support

• Understand and keep updated with the pre-clinical and clinical data relevant to the molecule
• Representing the clinical needs of the country in the development of clinical strategies, development plans and study protocol design
• Collaborate with clinical research staff in the design, conduct and reporting of local clinical trials (for example, sample size, patient commitment, timelines, grants, and governance review interactions)
• Act as a local medical partner for investigator identification and selection, in conjunction with clinical teams.
• Serve as resource to clinical research site monitors, investigators and ethical review boards to address any questions or clarify issues arising during the conduct of study

Scientific/Technical Expertise and continued development

• Be aware of current trends and projections for clinical practice and access in the therapeutic area(s) relevant to the product, both near term and longer term.
• Critically read and evaluate the relevant medical literature; know the status and data from competitive products; and keep updated with medical and other scientific developments relevant to the product.
• Responsible for the scientific training of the clinical study team.
• Explore and take advantage of opportunities for extramural scientific experiences.
• Attend, contribute and participate in medical congresses/scientific symposia.

General Responsibilities

• Support the business unit management team, including medical leadership in preparation and administration of the local or business unit medical budget.
• Collaborate proactively and productively with all alliances, business, and vendor partners.
• Be an ambassador of both patients and the Lilly Brand.

Desired Skills & Experience /Qualifications

• You are a Medical Doctor or hold a scientific master degree
• Min. 3 years of experience in a Medical Affairs role within the pharmaceutical industry
• Demonstrated expertise in managing and coaching team members is essential
• Experience within endocrinology or cardiology is a plus
• You are fluent in Dutch, French and English
• You have strong communication skills and know how to interact with doctors and customers
• You have excellent diplomatic skills
• Able to work with high degree of autonomy
• Be able to inspire others, be energetic and passionate
• Able to think strategically and adapt to changing priorities
• You are goal oriented and strive for innovative solutions
• You like a challenge and want to explore new methods
• You are a strong team player
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to lead several projects at same time (prioritization)

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