Director, International Medical Affairs

Location(s): Zug,Switzerland

Level of position: Director

Position type: office-based

Reporting Line: VP, Medical Affairs International

How will your role help us transform hope into reality?

The Medical Director, International Medical Affairs will be part of the international Medical Affairs team based in Switzerland, responsible for the successful preparation and execution of a launch of avapritinib and subsequent lifecycle management activities in Systemic Mastocytosis, as well as supporting other pipeline programs.  S/he will report to the VP Head of International Medical Affairs and will play a key role in bringing a transformative therapy to patients in need across multiple geographies. In addition, this position will contribute to the growth and development of the international operations, bringing new perspectives and experience, as well as working closely with the US Medical Affairs team. This role requires collaborative capabilities within a matrixed environment as well as a commitment to “rolling up one’s sleeves”.

What will you do?

• Partner with global medical leads as international medical representative to develop and drive critical medical affairs programs across international markets, aligned to product, corporate strategies.
• Manage country medical leads and medical science liaison (MSL) team to establish or strengthen professional relationships with the medical and scientific community and compliantly exchange scientific knowledge with global and regional thought leaders, including 1:1 interactions, congress engagements, and advisory boards.
• Lead and participate in relevant Medical activities, e.g. data generation, medical communication, market access, medical training and education materials.
• Identify, drive and support strategies and initiatives to help stakeholders identify relevant patients (precision medicine).
• Support international Pricing & Market Access team by providing medical affairs’ perspectives and input, (including reimbursement dossier reviews, briefing books, etc).
• Collaborate with partners in distributor markets to coordinate, leverage and adapt medical activities, as well as be the point person for all medical activities.
• Contribute to building the Medical Affairs as a key strategic function, as well as represent the International Team on global teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with global and local country-base teams, including business partners.
• Identify and contribute to the development of product lifecycle opportunities, in alignment with disease area strategies.
• Evaluate potential collaborative research projects with centers of excellence, in collaboration with relevant internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate internally to clinical trial activities, including ensuring that appropriate institutions and academic centers have opportunities to participate in Blueprint’s clinical programs.
• Remain at the forefront of the relevant science knowledge, including competitor landscapes.

What minimum qualifications do we require?

• MD, PharmD or PhD with a minimum of 8 years of medical affairs experience within the pharmaceutical industry preferably both at country and above country roles
• Experience in people management is required
• Ability to think innovatively and accurately anticipate future consequences and trends.
• Ability to lead by example and influence others without authority.
• Have excellent English language ability – both written and verbally.
• Ability to present to senior management and external opinion leaders with gravitas and influence.
• Possess strong analytical skills, especially with regard to understanding and interpreting scientific and clinical research and literature and translating the data into value adding information for both internal as external stakeholders.
• Be a capable self-starter and team player, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Possess a collaborative mindset. Be adept, nimble, energetic and comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic and interdependent environment.
• Capable of taking a hands-on approach and willing to “roll up one’s sleeves” to get the work done

What additional qualifications will make you a stronger candidate?

• Previous Allergy/Immunology, or Hematology/oncology or rare diseases experience is preferred
• Demonstrated experience in launching products is highly desirable.
• Commitment to our Core Values: Patients First, Thoughtfulness, Urgency, Trust, Optimism

Why Blueprint? 

At Blueprint Medicines, we achieve impactful results because of our global crew of compassionate innovators – the Blue Crew. Through authentic relationships and our collective entrepreneurial spirit and action, we are each empowered to take ownership and execute with strategic prioritization. We put trust in our people to break through norms and conventions using their individual strengths and insights, which drives our success.

This is the place where the extraordinary becomes reality, and you could be part of it.

Patients are waiting. Are you ready to make the leap?

Blueprint Medicines is a global, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that invents life-changing medicines. We seek to alleviate human suffering by solving important medical problems in two core focus areas: allergy/inflammation and oncology/hematology. Our approach begins by targeting the root causes of disease, using deep scientific knowledge in our core focus areas and drug discovery expertise across multiple therapeutic modalities. We have a proven track record of success with two approved medicines, including bringing our medicine to patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM) in the U.S. and Europe. Leveraging our established research, development, and commercial capability and infrastructure, we now aim to significantly scale our impact by advancing a broad pipeline of programs ranging from early science to advanced clinical trials in mast cell diseases including SM and chronic urticaria, breast cancer and other solid tumors.

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