Sandoz

Leader in generic and biosimilar medicines

Field Medical Manager

Biology & BiotechUpdated on Nov 12

Full-timeDiegem, Machelen, BelgiumNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

An advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline.
At least 2 years of demonstrated experience in medical affairs and/or experience in a Medical Advisor or Medical Science Liaison function.
Excellent presentation and communication skills to convey complex medical and scientific information to diverse audiences.
Ability to develop and implement strategies for field medical activities, including identifying target territories, setting goals, and creating detailed action plans.
Strong medical and scientific knowledge relevant to the product portfolio to engage with healthcare professionals and internal stakeholders.
Ability to identify and engage Key Opinion Leaders, build relationships, and gain insights to drive clinical advocacy and education.
A solution-oriented, responsive, and flexible approach.
Teamwork and interpersonal skills, ownership, accountability, and proven project management experience.
Familiarity with applicable health authority, Good Clinical Practice, and International Council for Harmonisation requirements, including regulations for promotional materials.
Experience developing, implementing, and managing innovative programs and processes.
Interest in the commercial success of projects and products in the therapeutic area or business unit.
Willingness to travel at least 60% in the field, mainly in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Fluency in Dutch, French, and English, orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

Provide broad and deep therapeutic-area expertise cross-functionally and serve as a credible medical and scientific expert to internal and external customers.
Develop medical strategy aligned with Sandoz strategy, propose an annual medical plan, and ensure its deployment, including clinical studies, publication and communication plans, and scientific partnerships.
Coordinate and ensure high-quality product, disease, and therapy training for internal and external customers, including the field force.
Take responsibility for the therapeutic area's budget in the country.
Organize and lead expert committees to gather insights and inform strategic thinking.
Serve as a Medical Affairs point of contact for external experts and address their needs for scientific information and knowledge about the therapeutic area and Sandoz medicines, supporting safe, effective, and appropriate product use.
Collaborate as a Brand Team member with functions such as Marketing, Sales, and Tender Management to develop and implement materials and projects within strategic customer plans.
Integrate patients' perspectives into medical reflections and actions and engage with the medical community and patient associations as a scientific and medical partner within Sandoz strategy.
Develop and maintain external contacts with Key Opinion Leaders, influencers, key associations, and academic and regulatory communities to gain insights into market and clinical developments, including competitive intelligence, and organize Advisory Boards when appropriate.
Plan the congress strategy for the assigned therapeutic area.
Engage healthcare professionals in non-promotional medical and scientific discussions about Sandoz products in development or on the market and relevant disease topics.
Support development of new data through investigator-initiated trials, non-interventional studies, and research collaborations; analyze existing data and distribute it internally and externally where appropriate.
Identify new collaboration opportunities with healthcare organizations and healthcare professionals.
Develop, initiate, and follow up medical projects and clinical studies within the therapeutic area, such as research collaborations.
Ensure all materials and activities comply with applicable local, global, and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, company policies, and accepted standards of best practice.

Desired Qualifications

The desired skills list includes building construction, clinical practices, clinical research, clinical trials, drug development, hazard identification, health sciences, immunology, intensive care, internal control, internal medicine, medical information, organization skills, patient care, stakeholder engagement, TCP/IP protocols, and utilization management.

Job Description Summary

Translation of scientific and clinical insights into the overall success of the business through

- responsible for insights generation, scientific data analysis, generation and internal distribution (existing and new data)

- partnering with key opinion leaders through core medical activities

- driving high quality education related to emerging data and product knowledge with a focus on external contacts

Field Medical Managers are key members of the medical department. The role of the Field Medical Mangers is to interact significantly with external customers and they have therefore a field focused setting.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

Expertise and Medical Support: Provides broad and deep understanding of the therapeutic area cross-functionally. Seen as credible medical and scientific expert by internal and external customers

Developsthe medical strategy in line with the Sandoz strategy, propose an annual medical plan and ensure its proper deployment (clinical study, publication plan, communication plan, strategic axes of scientific partnerships, etc.).

Coordinates and ensures qualitative product / disease and therapies trainingson assigned therapy area and medicines to internal and external customers, including the field force.

Takes the responsibility of the Budget for their TA in their country

Coordinates and ensures qualitative product / disease and therapies trainings on assigned therapy area and medicines to internal and external customers, including the field force.

Organizesand leadsexpert committees to gather insights and enrich strategic thinking

Serves as a point of contact within the Medical Affairs team for external experts and in general in order to satisfy their needs for scientific information and knowledge in a therapeutic area relevant for Sandoz medicines, and support the safe, effective and appropriate use of Sandoz products.

Collaborates actively as member of Brand Teams with other functions (such as Marketing, Sales, Tender manager) to ensure development and implementation ofmaterial and projects part ofthe strategic customer plans.

Integratesthe patients' point of view into all medical reflections and actions and engage as a scientific and medical partner with the medical community and patient associations within the framework of the Sandoz strategy

Developsand maintainsexternal contacts with KOLs, influencers, key associations, academic and regulatory community to gain insights in market and clinical evolutions including competitive intelligence and organize Advisory Boards when appropriate.

Responsible for the planning of the congress strategy for their specific TA.

Engages HCP’s in non-promotional medicaland scientificdiscussions regarding all on-market and in-development Sandoz products or topics relating to disease states.

Supports developing new data (through e.g. IITs, NIS and research collaborations), analyze existing data and distributes this internallyand externally where appropriate

Provides new collaboration opportunities with HCOsand HCPs

Develops, initiatesand followsup ofmedical projects and/orclinical studies initiated within the therapeutic area of interest for Sandoz (e.g.research collaborations).

Ensures that allmaterial and activitiesare conducted with due regard to all applicable local, global and national laws, regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Company policies and accepted standards of best practice.

Minimum Requirements:

Advanced degree in relevant scientific discipline

Minimally2years of demonstrated experience in medical affairs and/or experience inaMedical Advisor/MSL function

Shows excellent presentation and communication skills to effectively convey complex medical and scientific information to diverse audiences.

Shows the ability to develop and implement effective strategies to support field medical activities, including identifying target territories, setting goals, and creating detailed action plans.

Demonstrates strong medical and scientific knowledge relevant to the product portfolio to effectively engage with healthcare professionals and internal stakeholders.

Exhibits the ability to identify and engage Key Opinion Leaders, build strong relationships, and gain insights to drive clinical advocacy and education.

Positive and ‘can-do’ approach; biased towards finding solutions and win/wins, responsiveness and flexibility.

Excellent team playing and interpersonal skills; strong sense of ownership and accountability, and proven project management

Familiar with respective health authority, GCP and ICH requirements, including regulations of promotional materials.

Successful development, implementation and management of innovative programs and processes.

Pronounced interest in commercial success of projects/products in TA/BU.

Willingness to travel a minimum of 60% in the field (Belgium – Luxembourg mainly)

Languages :

Fluent Dutch, French, English (oral and written).

Skills Desired

Building Construction, Clinical Practices, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Hazard Identification, Health Sciences, Immunology, Intensive Care UnIT (Icu), Internal Control, Internal Medicine, Job Description, Medical Information, Organization Skills, Patient Care, Stakeholder Engagement, Tcp/Ip Protocols, Utilization Management (Um)

About the Company

Sandoz

Leader in generic and biosimilar medicines

What does the company do? Sandoz is a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, with a broad portfolio of about 1,300 products that address diseases from the common cold to cancer. How does its product work? The medicines are off-patent (generics) or biosimilars that match the reference brands in safety, quality, and efficacy, offering affordable treatment options to patients and helping healthcare systems save money while expanding access. How is it different from competitors? Sandoz emphasizes scale, a long heritage dating back to 1886, and a sizeable global workforce dedicated to broadening patient access, aiming for large social impact and substantial healthcare savings. Its leadership in biosimilars and the breadth of its portfolio set it apart in the market. What is the company's goal? To pioneer access for patients by making high-quality medicines more affordable and widely available worldwide.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland
Founded: 1886

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