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Job Description Medical Project Management: Liver & AAI (Antivirals & Anti-Infectives)
Senior manager level, Associate director level based on experience
Holborn office based

An opportunity to join the Liver & AAI medical team in the UK & Ireland affiliate. You will be responsible for the tactical delivery and project management of the UK & Ireland medical activities related to Liver & AAI.

Essential Duties and Job Functions

Responsibilities include:

• Provide medical engagement and leadership within cross functional therapeutic teams
• Therapy area expert engagement with internal teams: Medical, Commercial, Market Access, Government affairs, Public Affairs, Research & Development
• Work in partnership with the Medical Director to coordinate and ensure consistency and efficiency in all relevant departmental operations and processes
• Being an expert in the therapy area and fully conversant with the data relating to Gilead medicines and competitors’ products
• Contribution to local strategic planning (Medical and Commercial Plans of Action
• POAs)
• Ensures activities are ethical and compliant with relevant laws, Codes and Gilead standards
• Local conference management including abstract submission, symposia & workshops
• Support with design of commercial materials
• Material review/approval/certification in Veeva Vault Promo Mats (VVPM)
• Managing Medical Affairs programmes, including but not limited to:
  o National, regional and local non-promotional meetings / medical education
  o Post-Conference debrief materials for both internal and external use
  o Localisation and creation of materials for both internal and external use e.g. scientific data presentation for medical scientists, patient support materials
  o Medical Affairs Advisory Boards
  o Product launches and HTA submissions
  o Early access/compassionate use programme management
  o Management of activities by external agencies and suppliers
  o UK grants and Investigator Sponsored Research proposals

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

• Proven experience within a commercial pharmaceutical company is highly desirable
• Clinical and/or pharmaceutical experience in Liver, virology and infectious diseases is highly desirable
• UK registered Health Care Professional with a valid Medical or Pharmacist Degree
• Experienced ABPI/IPHA code reviewer is highly desirable
• ABPI/IPHA code signatory experience is highly desirable; ability to train and become a signatory is essential
• Experience in Public Health and Epidemiology is desirable
• Experience of product launch and/or HTA submissions is desirable
• Experience in multi/omni-channel medical communication strategies is desirable
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal relationship-building and negotiation communication skills are required, along with the ability to provide clear and concise complex analysis of quantitative and qualitative concepts
• Must be able to work with a high degree of autonomy and independence
• Ability to embrace Gilead’s leadership commitments and patient-centric values, including highest ethical and compliance standards
• Must be able to analyse complex data and put together effective concise reports while meeting all deadlines
• Excellent analytical skills, demonstrated by the ability to identify and understand complex issues and problems, and interpret information in a manner that provides appropriate recommendations to senior management, marketing and sales
• Must be team oriented and work in several teams that may overlap, such as global medical team, cross-functional brand team, regional account teams
• A proven ability to utilise complex scientific resources for presentations in a variety of different settings is required
• Experience managing projects with third party agencies is desirable
• Ability to manage projects within budget and accurately manage budget tracking is highly desirable

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• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Excellence
• Accountability
• Inclusion
• I am bold
• I care
• I listen
• I trust
• I own

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