Medical Affairs Manager Breast Cancer

AstraZeneca is pushing the boundaries of science to deliver live-saving breakthrough medicines that will improve patients’ lives. In that endeavour, Medical Affairs is a key strategic partner in shaping the optimal performance of the AstraZeneca brands. The Medical Affairs Manager Breast Cancer is a core member of the brand team and takes the medical lead in the therapeutic area (TA) through 1) providing key medical input to marketing-sales-market access interface 2) deliver strategic and educational medical affairs projects 3) engaging key external experts (KEE) 4) coaching Medical Science Liaison(s) (MSL) in TA. These outputs are guaranteed through continuously building robust scientific and medical expertise on the therapeutic area, AstraZeneca products and its competitors in combination with a business acumen attitude and strong communication skills.

Job Responsibilities

Maintain top-notch robust scientific and medical expertise:

• Keep track of relevant scientific peer-reviewed literature in the TA
• Attend international and national scientific and medical congresses in the TA
• Engage with KEE in the TA
• Assimilate customer insights obtained through different means
• Ensure excellent up-to-date scientific knowledge in product and therapeutic area of internal colleagues through knowledge updates, medical product training sessions 
• Respond to unsolicited Medical Information (MI) requests about approved or unapproved AstraZeneca products, or about unapproved uses of approved AstraZeneca products.
• Work together with External Service Provider for MI to meet the requirements set in the local MI procedure.

Deliver key medical input into the brand strategy:

• Works in a strategic partnership with the Marketing and Market Access Department
• Core member of the x-functional brand team
• High quality scientific and medical input in the Brand Teams, Brand Building Framework, strategic brand projects and Campaigns
• Participate in the development and evaluation of the local operational brand strategy by ensuring input of KEE, customer insights and competitive intelligence
• Responsible for reviewing and approving of promotional material - solution-driven with thorough understanding of the promotional standards code (company and local)
• Responsible for medical training of sales force

Deliver strategic and educational medical projects:

• Develop and execute medical affairs projects (eg. build evidence) of the brand plan according to budget and timelines
• Accurate retro-planning of projects with close follow-up in line with defined goals and KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators)
• Close follow-up of the project budget
• Excellent communication on the progress of projects to all stakeholders

Build partnerships with Key External Experts:

• Build and maintain visibility and excellent long-term professional relationships with Key External Experts
• Gather their insights and feed these insights back into the brand team
• Advocacy mapping and management
• Discussions with KEE on latest scientific news in therapeutic area
• Lead national advisory boards with KEE
• Involve KEE in medico-marketing projects and internal trainings
• Manage Real World Evidence projects (observational studies, local data collection)

Provide support to MSLs

• Coach and develop MSLs to be best in class (scientific expertise, communication skills, business acumen)
• Provide quarterly customer insights and status of MSL plans to the brand team

Education, Qualifications and Experience

• Medical or Pharmacist Degree or scientific degree with PhD
• Experienced in working within medical affairs
• Significant and robust experience with searching, handling, assimilating, synthesizing, reporting and presenting scientific data in the health care sector
• Working knowledge and understanding of relevant Legislation and Codes of Practice relating to promotional activities
• Knowledge of breast cancer or the ability to acquire this knowledge rapidly.
• Demonstrated understanding of patient needs
• Experience in moderation of meetings with Healthcare Professionals
• Knowledge of the Pharma and Belgian healthcare environment
• Medical integrity and ethical balance
• Highly collaborative mindset
• Languages: Fluent French, Dutch and English
• Experience in and knowledge of Pharmaceutical medical and marketing processes
• National mobility and flexibility
• At least 5 years of experience in a medical affairs role in the pharmaceutical industry
• Broad employability in other Therapy Areas is an asset.

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