(Sr.) Medical Advisor, Hematology

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Breda, Netherlands

Job Description:

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We are looking for a (senior) Medical Advisor Hematology, offices based in Breda, the Netherlands.

The role of a Medical Advisor (MA) is to be a therapeutic area scientific expert, a trusted scientific and collaborative business partner. The MA is responsible for translating the MAF strategy into country specific MAF tactics and implementing them together with the Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) team within the assigned therapeutic area (TA). The MA will be the MAF representative in the cross functional Country Value Team (CVT) and will support and adjust, if needed, the overall stakeholder mapping and CVT strategy.

The MA occupies a central role in medical affairs liaising with MSL’s, MTAL, CVT (functions) and the EMEA medical affairs functional network and is responsible for processing and circulating medical/scientific information and customer/market insights.

The MA reports to the Medical Therapeutic Area Lead (MTAL) of the assigned therapeutic area. The MTAL provides functional line management to MAs including setting objectives and performance review.

Profile / qualifications

The following qualifications for the function of Medical Advisor are required:

• Scientific degree: medical doctor, pharmacist or degree in biomedical/scientific sciences (with MD/PhD being an additional asset)
• Relevant experience within Medical Affairs and/or Clinical R&D in the pharmaceutical industry (preferably as MSL or MA) or equivalent significant experience in academic medicine, ideally within the specified therapeutic area
• Languages: Dutch & English, or French & English (when working in Brussels and/or Wallonia): spoken, read and written
• Integrity mindset, adhering to J&J Credo values, regulations and HCBI guidelines

For the function of Medical Advisor, the following competencies are of high importance:

• Strong communication skills and, ability to hold scientific/medical discussions with HCP’s on a peer-to-peer level, as well as business discussions with internal stakeholders/functions
• Ability to connect and build professional working relationships with internal business stakeholders/functions
• Understanding of scientific research, clinical trial design/conduct and interpretation of medical/scientific data (scientific acumen), and ability to translate this into information to inform strategy as well as into designing medical affairs activities
• Ability to understand and map clinical practice and resulting patient pathways (clinical acumen)
• Business acumen with proven understanding of basic business processes (e.g. finance, marketing, business intelligence, multi-channel customer interaction, etc.)
• Ability to link medical/scientific information with clinical practice in order to create insights and inform medical affairs/CVT strategy (strategic acumen)
• Ability to navigate in a matrix organization and the skill set to collaborate in a highly complex and rapidly changing environment
• Strong collaborative skills and team player mindset, (e.g. cross-functional team collaboration, cross-border collaboration, etc.)
• Ability to focus and define strategic and tactical prioritization when needed
• Learning agility to quickly build deep understanding and knowledge about the use of Janssen medicines within their approved indication
• Creative thinking and innovative mindset

For the function of Medical Advisor, the following competencies are preferred or constitute additional assets:

• Broad therapeutic area knowledge (beyond indication of use of J&J medicine)
• Broad medical/clinical knowledge in multiple therapeutic areas
• Knowledge of HEMAR (Health Economics, Market Access & Reimbursement) procedures and landscape
• Knowledge of legal and regulatory framework governing I&P, early patient access, etc...
• Healthcare system knowledge with understanding financing mechanisms (e.g. hospital financing)

Tasks and responsibilities

Therapeutic area scientific expert

• Recognized as a trusted scientific expert by both internal and external stakeholders, and considered a reliable and collaborative partner by Leading Specialists
• Demonstrates continuously updated knowledge of relevant products, treatment paradigms, clinical activities, studies, and healthcare landscape
• Translates new data, presented at congresses, to the local impact and dynamics.

Stakeholder management

• Independently develop stakeholder influence mapping and create a yearly stakeholder engagement plan, ensuring appropriate engagement of MAF team members to optimize resources and impact
• Recognize potential new leading specialists and rising stars
• Capture key medical insights in the appropriate tool to shape strategy

Data generation activities

• Be the primary contact person for Global Clinical Operations (GCO) or external service providers to discuss key target centers and contacts for new clinical trials for evidence generation activities
• Coordinates evaluation & approval processes of customer support requests (educational grants, quality improvement grants, investigator-initiated studies)
• Collaborate with real world evidence (RWE) team and HEMAR to identify RWE needs, gaps and opportunities; engage in discussions with key stakeholders to develop and execute RWE projects aligned with MAF strategy & tactical plan

Data dissemination activities

• Proactive and reactive communication of non-promotional medical scientific data using multichannel approaches for external stakeholders in accordance with healthcare compliance guidelines
• Create, review, discuss, and provide approval of proactive and reactive materials for non- promotional activities
• Review, discuss, and provide approval for promotional activities
• Builds MAF medical education plan and maintains overview, and supports MSL with focus on concept/content and internal processes for approval

Medical Affairs Leadership and Accountability

• Supports MTAL in building MAF strategy and responsible to translate MAF strategy into impactful country-specific tactics through regular alignment with MSL/MA team & MTAL
• Plan, coordinate and lead Advisory Boards, ensuring timely communication of key medical insights with internal stakeholders
• Provide content training and effective communication of data, key publications or other important scientific or clinical information across TA, together with the MSL
• Provide medical leadership at CVT, by providing a clear understanding of scientific trends and key medical insights to shape strategy
• Establish and internal network with EMEA MAF Functional Network and strong connect with EMEA MAs
• Provide cross-functional scientific and medical guidance to internal partners including (but not limited to):
  • Sharing of expertise with HEMAR and RWE teams to ensure data generation activity fills strategic gap to optimize patient access throughout product lifecycle
  • Collaborate with Strategic Account Management (SAM) to scientifically establish and deepen strategic alliances across the TA
  • In response to any customer service request, collaborate with Medical Information and EMEA Scientific Knowledge Management (SKM) as appropriate to meet customer needs
  • Marketing & Sales in Medical-Marketing-Sales meetings (MMS)
• Main internal business counterparts and stakeholders: brand manager, account & sales manager, patient engagement & advocacy manager, health economics and market access manager, real-world evidence manager, business unit manager
• Responsible to lead pre- and post-approval access process (CUP, NPP, MNP) in situations where patients cannot be treated with currently available and registered treatment options, and cannot be included in ongoing clinical trials
• Manage assigned portion of Medical Affairs budget
• Take on role of Study Responsible Physician/Scientist (SRP/SRS) where applicable for IIS or Company Sponsored MAF studies, including Clinical Study Reports (CSR) as appropriate
• Cultivates long-term professional relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, with keen ability to establish relationships that ensure business continuity, even beyond the individual

Please note that the proposed salary range is foreseen for a Senior Medical Advisor. We might anticipate an adjusted salary range for Junior profiles.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Communication, Compliance Management, Consulting, Content Evaluation, Critical Thinking, Developing Others, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Healthcare Trends, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Organizing, Product Strategies, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€81.000,00 - €127.765,00

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.