Medical Affairs Manager - United Kingdom - AstraZeneca GmbH

Description

Medical Affairs Manager - Rare Disease

The ideal candidate is a passionate, self-motivated, and detail-oriented team player who is committed to the success of our customers. Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you

About AstraZeneca and AstraZeneca Vietnam

AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN) is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines in Oncology, Rare Diseases and BioPharmaceuticals, including Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology. Based in Cambridge, UK, AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide. Please visit and follow the Company on Twitter @AstraZeneca.

AstraZeneca Vietnam

As a Foreign Invested Enterprise with over 550 members, AstraZeneca is investing into Vietnam 310 million USD from 2020 to 2030 with a focus on reducing the burdens of non-communicable diseases, developing local talent, and uplifting the domestic biopharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing capabilities.

Over the last three decades accompanying Vietnam's sustainable development, AstraZeneca has run several impactful programmes in collaboration with the Government, Ministry of Health and healthcare partners to promote disease awareness, prevention and early detection. In recent years, AstraZeneca Vietnam has received several certificates of merit from the Prime Minister and Minister of Health, for excellent contributions to Vietnam's vaccine diplomacy, fight against COVID-19 and advancement of cancer treatment and disease awareness. The company has also been recognized among Vietnam's Top 100 Best Places to Work (2018 – 2022) with various other industry awards from BritCham, EuroCham, and government agencies.

What you'll do

Job Description / Capsule

As AstraZeneca begins to build its position as Rare Disease leader and pursues its goal of bringing the first approved therapy to patients with PN NF-1, we seek a Rare Diseases Medical Lead (or Medical Value Lead or Associate Medical Director) to join our Medical Affairs team in 2023.

The RDML (Rare Disease Medical Lead or Rare Disease Medical Value Lead) is a full-time position, providing a single point of contact for the designated Disease Area (NF1) community within AZ in the country.

Around 50% of the time dedicated to office responsibilities :

• Executing all national medical activities;
• Providing medical expertise in areas such as presentation review, Abstracts & and publications, implementation of registries, cohorts or clinical trials (mainly non-interventional);;
• Cross-functional support for developing and executing of commercial initiatives
• Work with key internal and external stakeholders to identify optimal access pathways to the AZ product(s);
• Identify and highlight gaps in the care pathway as the catalyst for change to improve the SoC;
• Co-developing and co-executing reimbursement and HEOR activities.

The other 50% will be dedicated to field activities as following:

• Creating and maintaining relationships with thought leaders, other healthcare providers (HCPs), and Patient Association Groups (PAGs);
• Partners with HCP's and PAGs on patient identification initiatives that can be locally adapted;
• Elevate the awareness/profile of the designated disease area (NF1) as an important and debilitating disease.

The RDL will work very closely with the Country Medical Director (MD) or the Country Oncology TA Lead in HQ to deploying and adapting the AZ International Medical Affairs strategy to the local market, including tactics and execution. The RDL possess an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit. There's a lot to do - so high energy levels will require agility and flexibility.

RDL Reports to Country Medical Director Lead with dotted line to the International (Associate) Medical Directors for Rare Diseases.

Typical Accountabilities

Scientific Information Management and Dissemination and managing relationships with key stakeholders

• Identify and partner with national, regional/local Key External Experts (KEEs) and influence, advocacy groups and PAGs.
• Keep him/herself up-to-date in the therapeutic area and product knowledge (including competitors);
• Regular meeting with Key External Experts and Influence groups to build partnership, share data, request support and provide support including publications, slide sets;
• Respond to unsolicited requests for information about unapproved AZ products or unapproved uses of approved products, presenting such information in an objective, well balanced, substantiated manner that is scientific in tone and content, free of promotional messages, truthful, and is not misleading.
• Fulfil medical information request processes
• Appropriately share data with HCPs discussing all aspects of the data in a scientific, objective and balanced way;
• Facilitate continuous medical education events for HCPs;

Medical Value – Access

• Responsible for providing fair-balanced, objective, scientific/clinical information to external and internal customers across all the key products within our portfolio. External customers can include KEEs, Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), Private Health Insurances (PHI), healthcare decision makers, and influencers in the country
• Responsible for supporting and partnering with the Key Account Manager, ensuring to work on prioritised accounts
• Responsible for the technical discussion of access by payers to generate value
• Responsible for discussing access plans in key accounts and for ensuring that strategies and value propositions, are being applied with assertiveness to customers
• Bring insights from the field to the country access manager and the International network
• Support the Country Access manager for proposing innovative access model for different payer models
• Builds external relationships with recognized experts in managed markets/health care systems.
• Participation in Market Access and Medical Affairs meetings, providing customer insights to shape current and future value propositions
• Contribute to business planning and the Market Access strategy by providing strategic clinical input, Pharmacoeconomics/health outcomes input and customer insight.

Contribution to Brand Strategy by supporting cross-functional and regional team(s)

• Provide AZ with an understanding of the local medical community landscape, clinical practice trends and real and/or perceived gaps in current scientific knowledge and medical treatment;
• Support of pre-launch activities for new therapeutic area, products and line extensions;
• Share HCPs insight and customer needs with cross-functional and the International team;
• Share educational highlights and insight gathered while at scientific congress with colleagues;
• Monitor the competitors' activities.

Facilitate Local Clinical Research (as appropriate)

• Participate in development and conduction of local/regional studies (incl. non-interventional studies);
• Upon request, assist with various aspects of local clinical trials, including scientific support, site selection and operational issues or feasibility assessments.

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• MD, PharmD, or PhD in a scientific discipline
• Ability to understand and formulate plans in complex healthcare ecosystems
• Proven ability to effectively build partnerships, relationships and collaborate internally and externally.
• Excellent presentation and written and verbal communication skills
• Excellence in leadership, strategic mindset, project management, internal and external relationship management, analytical/problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and comprehend scientific, economic and humanistic concepts effectively with sophisticated and technical audiences required.
• Experience working in a managed care/ payer environment is highly preferred.
• Training or experience in health economics, Pharmacoeconomics or health care policy is highly preferred.
• Advanced English for reading scientific articles.

Desirable

• Experience of working in rare diseases, paediatrics and/or paediatric oncology would be highly desirable (either clinically or in pharmaceutical companies)

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and fuel your entrepreneurial spirit. There's no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and is always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. We're on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

What will you get?

We provide driven packages and benefits for proficient and qualified candidates; a winning dream team and colleagues who share ONE values, ideas, and goals.

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