Director Medical Affairs

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Position at Seagen

Summary

The Medical Director Europe will function as a scientific and medical resource for the European Medical Affairs Department at Seagen as well as other groups across the company. They will work together with the Head of European Medical Affairs, to effectively develop the brand and or pipeline specific European Medical Affairs strategy and manage the cross-functional European Medical Affairs plan. This person will be responsible for providing medical expertise and leadership to the European Medical Affairs, commercial and other functional teams and have responsibility for execution of specific medical projects. The role will interface with multiple internal functions including medical information, medical communication, medical affairs operations, scientific collaboration, country medical teams, marketing, market access & health economic outcome research, regulatory, early & late stage clinical development, clinical development operations and drug safety as well as external partners and physicians in the community.

Principal Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a medical strategy for the assigned product or pipeline products
• Work with the Head of European Medical Affairs and other colleagues to serve on project teams as the Medical Affairs representative and medical expert
• Participate in cross-functional medical affairs teams with the goal of developing and implementing integrated medical strategies for the assigned indication and product / pipeline products
• Collaborate with the country medical teams to provide support for country medical strategy /activities. medical Collaborate with the Global Medical Affairs to evaluate and manage Investigator Sponsored Trial, Real World evidence generation and Translational Research Agreement efforts for the assigned indication and product
• Collaborate with Medical Information specialists on the development of medical information letters and documents
• Provide medical input and oversight of Patient Early Access Programs
• Provide appropriate medical input for HTA reimbursement discussions and submissions in collaboration with the country medical teams and value access payor teams.
• Provide literature reviews and summaries to support Medical Affairs activities
• Help identify and effectively interact with thought leaders to engage in scientific exchange to meet the needs of patients and advance the field of oncology
• Serve as a reviewer on the European Medical Affairs Review Committee
• Lead and coordinate assigned projects and related medical aspects
• Ensure appropriate close coordination with Commercial and Marketing teams adhering to compliance rules and high ethical standards
• Coordinate with Clinical Development Operations team on Clinical trial support activities in the European region
• Assist as needed in the preparation of manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations for scientific meetings
  

Qualifications

• Experience and understanding of drug development
• 5 to 10 years’ experience in a medical affairs role (and approximately 10 to 15 years’ overall experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech or healthcare organization), including hands-on involvement in pre-launch disease awareness and medical education campaigns, medical post-marketing programs, KOL relationships, and Phase IIIb/IV clinical trials in oncology
• Ability to think strategically, excellent leadership skills
• Collaborative mindset
• Good communication skills, fluent in English
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
• Proven track record of working effectively in diverse teams involving multi-functional disciplines
• Strategic thinking and prioritizing capacity
• Business and customer oriented
• Analytic and synthetic capacity
• Ability to understand and simplify scientific concepts
• Innovation/Creativity
• Ability to work in an international matrix organization
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills; able to address the scientific and non-scientific community as target audiences
• Team spirit and teamwork ability
• Adaptable and flexible
  

Education

• MD, PhD or PharmD
  

As a leading employer in our industry, Seagen is proud to offer a competitive total compensation package as well as a comprehensive benefits program designed to support the whole lives of our employees and their families. To learn more about Seagen, please visitwww.Seagen.com.

Seagen is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment.