Summary

-In line with overall product strategy, the Medical Advisor is responsible for supporting the design, implementation and execution of Medical Affairs plans for assigned Therapy Area, providing scientific information, helping design & organise clinical studies, building educational dialogue with KOLs and regulatory stakeholders

About the Role

Key responsibilities:

Medical Expert (ME) Management

• Build Medical Experts Engagement Plan (MEEP) for strategic execution. Develop professional relationships with MEs with insight on launched and pipelines products. Proactively visit, track, analyze and reports on Medical Experts advocacy, contribution and publication status in required system management tool as appropriate. Develop and implement the medical strategy for assigned therapeutic areas by taking account of the latest country, regional and global developments, reflecting relevant patient, scientific and clinical insights.
• Shape treatment landscape, identify and fulfil unmet medical needs including diagnoses, provide early access (via clinical trials, MAP), embrace innovation/technology, collaboration with the region/China.
• Scientific support of speaker training activities as necessary with timely feedback. Prepare and tailor speaker slides in alignment with P3 and medical strategies. Use evolution of scientific knowledge to connect changes in clinical practices and to inform impact and tailor interactions

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and implement the medical strategy for assigned therapeutic areas by taking account of the latest country, regional and global developments, reflecting relevant patient, scientific and clinical insights.
• Design, conduct and publish local Phase IV studies to answer country relevant/scientific questions. Ensure key information about clinical insight needs of country medical experts and customers, is provided to internal partners, including marketing and clinical development teams.

• May function as the Novartis medical speaker to present at Novartis/Society sponsored activities for up-to-date data based scientific and clinical information on Novartis product(s).Implement, ensure execution of product-specific strategic and tactical plans under IPS aligned strategy. Liaise and provide up-to-date medical support to facilitate listing of products in medical guidelines, formularies as appropriate. Participate in cross functional meetings as appropriate and sharing feedback of targeting MEs advocacy and contribution.
• Manage unsolicited requests /objections comply with internal and local regulatory requirements. Respond to unsolicited requests from MEs and other key stakeholders by sharing data on Novartis products. Provide valid and timely interpretation of medical data from medical research in assigned therapeutic area and identify appropriate communication strategy for external and internal stakeholders. Serve as local medical resource for disease area and compound training to Novartis associates when necessary. Evaluate the impact of competitive information and share internally and externally as post meeting deliverables. Keep up to date with key developments in own assigned therapeutic areas, including Novartis and competitor products and broader developments. Provide and discuss scientific information and data regarding pipeline (when necessary) and new launched products to healthcare professionals to ensure quality and accuracy of key medical and scientific information on new treatment options by face to face visits speaker training and scientific communications. Provide speaker training to health care professionals to support the best use of new therapies developed by Novartis.
• Coordinate review and approval of medical materials and locally developed promotional materials; ensure medical materials provided from global or region for stakeholder engagement and events are tailored to local needs, and reviewed/approved per local/P3 guidelines

• Contribute to the identification and recommendation of appropriate ME involvement and participation in Novartis sponsored clinical trials (PMS, Phase III and Phase IV studies) from assigned region. Conduct or coordinate third party trials/animal studies/registry or epidemiology programs in assigned region and operation /follow-up the above program with Trial Master File to archive all relevant documents in align with Novartis SOPs. Evaluate requests to research fund as they pertain to Medical Affairs activities. Ensure key information about clinical insight needs of country MEs and customers, is provided to internal partners, including marketing and clinical development teams.
• Provide medical/scientific input into the development and execution of clinical trial or clinical research related activities, including initiation and oversight of clinical studies / clinical research within the respective therapeutic area. Support country strategy for Non Interventional Studies/Investigator Initiated Trial activities.

• Bachelor's Degree or above in Biosciences, life sciences or related subjects with at least 1-3 years of healthcare-related working experience. Fresh graduate with Pharmacy Degree, PhD, PharmD, MD is welcome. Proven competencies on influencing skills, clinical research insight, medical strategy, business and market acumen/knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with internal, external key stakeholders and in a cross functional environment. Ability to research, analyze and communicate scientific and medical information to a broad range of audiences. Understanding of ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Fluent in English and Chinese (oral and written).

• Above average communication skills both oral and written. Adaptable to a dynamic, fast-changing working environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills - can easily relate with people across different levels especially with investigators. Adept in identifying and solving problems.