Senior Medical Manager(sr.MM) for Rare Disease (Fixed Term 1 year)

PURPOSE

• Senior Medical Manager (Sr. MM) is the in-house expert for the therapeutic areas to which they are is assigned. Sr. MM acts as local medical representative and core member of the Therapeutic Area (TA) and Brand team, where they provide medical input and expertise for overall TA/Brand strategy, with comprehensive understanding of Medical/ Clinical environment, brand lifecycle needs and overall global and local medical objectives. Sr. MM plays a key role in the strategic planning and implementation of the clinical/medical research program in line with Global Medical/ local brand strategies.

SCOPE
Scope of Sr. Medical Manager includes, but is not limited to;

• Medical strategies and initiatives
• Data generation (ex. Non-interventional studies, Investigator Sponsored Research, Research Collaborations etc.)
• Product life-cycle management including Rare Disease portfolio
• Medical expert in responsible TA/brand
  • Medical representative for in country working groups, TA/brand initiatives
  • Country representative for above country medical working groups, TA/brand initiatives
• Rare Disease portfolio management
  • Assess the medically necessity of products and provide medical insights for proper product supply management

Geographic area covered by the role
Korea
REPORTING LINE

• The Senior Medical Manager reports to Rare Disease Medical Lead

RESOURCES MANAGED

• Resources related to Medical activities and projects

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES

• Medical strategy development and implementation for effective lifecycle management

• Responsible for development and execution of medical strategy of TA products to enable effective approval, access, and commercialization
• Leads cross-functional colleagues and medical support for developing and implementing business strategies and programs
• Planning and execution of medical initiatives (local advisory boards, scientific exchange meetings, medical lead symposia, etc.) in collaboration with medical team
• Coordinate with medical team to communicate with HCPs based on medical strategies
• Medical leadership in creating scientific partnerships with medical institutions, associations, medical key opinion leaders, etc
• Manage scientific events aligned with medical strategies
• Medical leadership in product life-cycle management, collaborating with cross-functional team and risk management concerning safety issues
• Review of Promotional activities & media release etc. as a medical reviewer
• Provide internal scientific/medical training as a medical expert

• Data Generation

• Strategic planning of overarching of data generation plan for responsible TA/brand based on understanding of unmet scientific data and information needs
• Lead collaboration with local study operations & RWE/NIS teams to successfully Initiate and manage local data generation activities (Protocol/synopsis development, Investigator selection & Investigator meetings, Study execution, results & publication, review of Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) etc.)
• Lead collaboration with cross functional teams for implementation of local non-interventional studies (NIS), management of post-marketing surveillance (PMS), and risk management plan (RMP); investigator-sponsored research (ISR) opportunities, and support for local feasibilities of phase clinical trials
• Lead collaboration with external & internal partners to develop innovative digital & AI tools to support brand strategy

• In-House Medical Expert Role

• Develop and maintain medical expertise in responsible therapeutic area
• Participate as country representative in Glocal (Global-Local) Medical meetings, global study related meetings, etc.
• Provide internal scientific/medical training as a medical expert
• As Senior Medical Colleague; lead onboarding, training and development of junior Medical colleagues

• Rare Disease portfolio medical management

• Working with Medical Lead to evaluate the medical necessity of products periodically, and ensure the appropriateness of updating product label as a medical expert.
• Provide medical insights to support product supply management and proper decision.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Medical degree or relevant scientific degree with specialization and/or appropriate experience in the required therapeutic area
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry, especially in Medical Affairs (5+ years preferred)
• Previous or current experience in the Rare Disease or Gene Therapy will be highly preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of responsible therapeutic areas and the relevant medicines, and ability to assess unmet needs of these fields
• Comprehensive understanding of drug development process and related external & internal regulations and SOPs including clinical research, regulatory approval, pricing & reimbursement, pharmacovigilance, etc. especially for rare disease and rare disease drugs
• Full understanding of compliance framework for medical activities in relation to local regulations and internal regulations in general, e.g. Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, KRPIA Code of Conduct, Pfizer Green Guide
• Full understanding of the local health care policy and environment especially for rare disease
• Interest in a long-term career in the pharmaceutical industry
• Ability to understand and critically evaluate clinical study protocols, reports, and scientific/medical publications
• Strong managerial skills or potential
• Ability to lead matrix teams
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills
• Fluency in Korean
• Fluency in Business English

Work Location Assignment: On Premise
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