Global Medical Affairs Director - Flu Vaccines

Global Medical Affairs Leader - Flu - exciting new Global Medical Affairs role based in Cambridge

Role: Global Medical Affairs Leader - Flu
Package: Highly competitive, negotiable salary based on experience, car allowance, pension, healthcare and bonus and other benefits
Location: Cambridge UK - 3 days office, 2 days flex home based

Role Type: Medical Affairs, Medical Affairs Lead, Global Medical Affairs Leader

This is a great opportunity to join a global, science-led biopharmaceutical business whose innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. 
As the Global Medical Affairs Leader, Flu you’ll play a pivotal role in channelling scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients’ lives.

The Global Medical Affairs function ensures the best patient outcomes by providing healthcare decision-makers around the world with the evidence and confidence they need with the company’s product portfolio and supports our internal stakeholders with medical insight and expertise. This global role provides medical leadership with market participation and connectivity while also impacting the life cycle planning and execution of all our products. Medical Affairs aims to lead the company in achieving scientific leadership, being a great place to work, and keeping patients at the core of everything we do.

In order to accomplish our goals and enable the best patient outcomes, we look for medical leaders to have five (5) core capabilities and act as role models to our values.

These capabilities include:
Experience supporting an indication, promotional claim and scientific exchange including input into clinical development plan 
Track record of building and maintaining a deep and continued connection to Medical Practice/healthcare delivery
Collaborative/matrix management skills with a focus on leading diverse groups (e.g., cultural, geographical, functional) to achieve excellent results in shared goals
Well-developed communication and influencing skills with the ability to distil complexity down to what matters to our stakeholders
Strong financial/budget and project management skills/business acumen

Reporting directly to the Global Medical Head RSV/Flu, you will be charged with delivering bold medical strategies and life-cycle management for the flu assets. We are seeking candidates with experience with vaccines and/or infectious diseases and/or immunology and those who would flourish with swift and proactively engaging internal and external leaders. They are accountable for the development and execution of the coordinated medical affairs plan, including TA Strategy, Evidence Plans, Medical Transformation Initiatives, business development, interaction with the science units, life cycle management, labelling, and externally sponsored research. You will cross functionally lead a team, that through the Global Product Team (GPT), will implement the medical strategy globally. The role entails using high impact clinical evidence and medical materials as well as demonstrate premier scientific engagement with external experts and other key customers.

Key Responsibilities:
Craft and own the implementation of the Medical Vaccines and Immunotherapeutic (V&I) product strategy globally and regionally
Working with the Global Medical Head to build and develop the strategic direction, business/resource planning, and therapeutic strategy for Vaccines /infectious diseases
Pro-active member of the V&I Medical LT, where you will assist with portfolio strategy and collaborate with other brand heads.
Accountable for supporting effective launches, gathering customer insights, evidence gaps, publications plans, through the Global Medical Team (GMT).
Cross-functional leadership and collaboration across all Medical functions (e.g. Strategy & Operations and Medical Evidence) and the Global Product Team (commercial, R&D, regulatory, biostatistics etc)
Closely follows medical developments within Therapeutic area and disseminates new information to transform clinical trends and emerging data into new plans
Delivers medical plan that drives successful launch of innovative and differentiated new medicines within the TA
Accountable for engaging and cultivating relationships with leading global KEEs to gain: contribution/ participation in advisory boards, greater understanding of the therapeutic area and insights into unmet patient needs
Represents the company at scientific and medical forums, including medical education forums, scientific roundtables, congresses, and symposia
Ensure team effectively runs Science Advisory boards, accurate medical promotional materials and communication prior to submission to (GMQA Global Medical Quality Assurance) for the final approval.
Ensuring the alignment of the publication and medical evidence plans to the Medical Strategy and Medical plan
Ensures effective management of V&I Medical budget for defined activities within the assigned target

We are seeking a candidate who has strong technical, scientific and medical knowledge of the brand to drive understanding of the medical strategy across the organisation and to lead medical activities for the brand including advisory boards and symposia to advance clinical practice.
Our client is a global innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company specialising in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of prescription medicines that make a meaningful difference in healthcare.
 

Qualifications:

Essential: Doctorate level (MD, PhD or Pharm D or equivalent)
 

The Person/Experience:

Essential Requirements:
Strong expertise in vaccinology / immunology / infectious diseases/ Microbiology
Experienced in global Medical Affairs or similar function and working cross-functionally across a large product team (Preferably with country level experience as well as above country)
Strong technical/product knowledge (Infectious Diseases/Immunology/Microbiology)
Consistent track record in delivering new initiatives, capabilities and leading large scale impactful medical initiatives desired
Proven success in building and carrying out multi-year strategic roadmaps highly desired

Skills and Capabilities:
The knowledge of drug / vaccine development regarding preclinical, pharmacokinetic, dose-response, and Phase 3 development is critical to provide quality assessment
Strong executive presence and ability to work collaboratively with global teams and leadership
Understanding of the sophisticated and evolving Medical Affairs space with insights about trends, opportunities, risks, and an understanding of partners.
Ability to lead business and medical priorities while also being able to actively engage in more detailed execution discussions

Desirable for the role:
Experience launching new products (within vaccines / Infectious Diseases/ Microbiology/ immunology / rheumatology / biologics / Genomics preferred)
Experience advising on business development opportunities

To Apply 
If you are suitable for this position, please send a copy of your CV. Alternatively call the recruitment team at Chemistree Solutions Ltd. Chemistree is a pharmaceutical and healthcare recruitment specialist.