Medical Manager Endo & Fertility

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As a Fertility Medical Manager you will be responsible for:
Strategy:

• Act as Local Medical Affairs TA expert in Fertility and Endocrinology
• Co-leading Local TA, Launch and Brand Strategies and lead the Medical Affairs Tactics
• Lead Medical Affairs activities in assigned territory along defined local Medical Launch / Brand strategies
• May manage a team of Medical Advisor, Field Medical Expert/ Medical Specialist TA/ Medical Science Manager and Medical Scientific Liaison.
• Responsible for assigning, tracking and monitoring relevant KPIs and metrics for Medical affairs
• Consolidate and communicate trends, market insights, and unmet needs identified in the field

Operations:

• Develop Medical material, review marketing material, trainings
• Ensure scientific and clinical accuracy for specific product or brand
• Comply to relevant training and SOPs
• Maintains up-to-date GxP knowledge by following internal and external trainings
• Conduct Local internal scientific training and ensure continuous Medical education of existing teams and new employees working in the Local TA
• Review and communicate insights collected by local Medical colleagues
• Develop Medical KTL scientific interaction plans
• Positively impact external perceptions and knowledge regarding company and company products
• Maintain and demonstrate comprehensive and in-depth scientific TA knowledge when executing assigned tactics
• Ensure operational excellence by sharing best practices
• Map treatment landscape and medical environment for new indications/ programs in the Therapeutic Area
• Responsible for the planning and tracking of the (TA-specific) medical budget

Data generation and Scientific Communication:

• Support Medical studies, assist to coordinate Local clinical projects and contribute to site selection for clinical projects
• Lead Local publication process, publication dissemination and alignment with Local, Regional and Global publication plan
• Support communications for ISS between investigators and internal stakeholders
• Coordinate with ClinDev and ClinOps in providing field support for research studies and assist in the selection of clinical study sites
• May lead presentation and discussion on local Studies at internal study review committee meetings
• Assimilate, process and share medical information with stakeholders

Stakeholder engagement:

• Provide training to HCPs and support in realizing Medical educational programs
• Interact with Local stakeholders in Medical community in TA
• Identifies and interacts with key members of the Medical community (external experts including Healthcare Professionals (HCPs/"thought leaders") and possibly other healthcare stakeholders such as (access decision makers, government organizations and patient groups within assigned territory and TA, with given frequency and pre-defined metrics, in accordance with local regulations
• Represent company at Medical Education programs, events, meetings and support patient advocacy related activities, as appropriate
• Facilitate partnership for Merck with external stakeholders on innovative research and healthcare solutions
• Engage with internal colleagues (Medical Affairs department, Clinical Operations, Commercial colleagues as appropriate, etc.) in developing and delivering and participating in Medical or cross-functional initiatives
• Key country interface for TA Regional and Global Medical Teams in addition to the MD or as delegate of the MD.

Education:

• University degree (Bachelor's) required, preferably in scientific field of relevance to position
• Secondary / advanced scientific degree (e.g., MSc, PharmD, PhD, DO, MD) required
• Scientific and / or clinical training in area of relevance to position strongly preferred
• Other advanced degree (non-scientific) and/or business degree/training is advantageous

Work Experience

Clinical or clinical research experience specific to therapeutic area preferred, advanced degree advantageous

• Substantial professional, clinical or research experience in a scientific or related field required (minimum of 5 years)
• Previous MSL, Medical Advisor or related pharmaceutical experience preferred
• Prior industry experience required
• Knowledge of regulatory, commercial and clinical issues affecting industry
• Knowledge and experience of methodology of clinical research and Good Clinical Practice required

Skills:

• Fluency in local language and English
• Clinical or clinical research experience specific to therapeutic area preferred, advanced degree advantageous
• Substantial professional, clinical or research exp