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Senior Director, Medical Affairs Oncology - EMEA Job

Celgene

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Location: Boudry, Switzerland Posted Date: 5/3/2013 Position Type: Job Code: 2447114A2 Required Education: Bachelors Degree

Description

Job Title:
Job ID: 13883
Location: Boudry, Switzerland
Offsite Territory: Regular/Temporary:

Regular
Category: Clinical
Department: Hematology/Oncology - 3606


Celgene Corporation is committed to delivering innovative therapies designed to improve the lives of patients worldwide. We are a global biopharmaceutical company with operations in more than 70 countries that is helping to turn incurable cancers into chronic, manageable conditions. We are seeking talented professionals as we continue to grow and advance our efforts in oncology, hematology and immune and inflammatory disease. If you would like to join a company where you can make a difference, please consider the Celgene family.

SUMMARY:

The purpose of this position is to:

1. Provide leadership to and supervise the EMEA Medical Affairs Disease Leads for Oncology indications kto plan and execute the EMEA Medical Affairs strategy and tactics, the IIT program, KOL management.
2. Represent EMEA Medical Affairs in the respective regional and global governance bodies (e.g. the EMEA Disease Team, Global Franchise Teams) and contribute significantly to the development of Celgene’s strategy
3. Close collaborate with the Senior Director Marketing Oncology and the resp. function in Clinical Research and Development.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

I.  Work with the EMEA Medical Affairs Oncology Disease Leads (MADL)

1. To design and align comprehensive educational programs, scientific communication, cooperation with Key Opinion Leader in close collaboration with internal (affiliate Medical Directors and Oncology Head of Medical Affairs, Global Medical Affairs, EMEA Marketing, EMEA Clinical Development and others) and external (international key opinion leaders) stakeholders for the Oncology disease areas. This includes, but is not limited to, international stand-alone scientific meetings, satellite symposia at major international scientific conferences, publications and advisory boards.
2. Supervise and actively engage in the Investigator Initiated Trails (IIT) proposal discussion and submission process and to engage in the continuous quality improvement programs for IITs.
3. In developing the Medical Affairs Oncology staff  in the regional headquarter and the affiliates, incl. training, scientific and medical education, and career paths. Support the development of the Medical Affairs Oncology Disease Leads.
4. To plan, align and execute the contribution of Medical Affairs Europe to global and regional disease and priority teams and to European decision making bodies in the therapeutic area of Oncology.
5. To develop European open research questions (in close alignment with affiliate Medical Directors), to include these in the global strategy. To review proposals for investigator-sponsored trials and to follow-up on their progress.

II. Support Leadership of the EMEA Medical Affairs Department

1. Working with the VP Medical Affairs EMEA to assure integration within the EMEA Medical Affairs Leadership Team (EMEA MALT) and the whole EMEA Medical Affairs team, facilitating respective regular meetings, the development of appropriate Medical Affairs vision and culture and ensuring decisions are understood and communicated to relevant stakeholders within and outside of Medical Affairs.
2. Strong collaboration with the Medical Affairs Communication and Operations team to achieve and maintain excellence in these areas.
3. Working with key MA stakeholders (global, regional and affiliate) to assure integration in planning and execution of major MA programs
4. Identifying and addressing medium to long-term strategic opportunities to ensure a world class Medical Affairs organization
5. Liaising with Marketing (global and regional) as well as Medical Affairs (global and affiliate) to define and drive the execution of Regional Brand Planning and in close collaboration on all levels in the Oncology therapeutic area.
6. Work with the VP Medical Affairs, EMEA, to liaise with Clinical Development to ensure the best alignment and outcome for clinical development trials, for addressing open research questions, KOL support and more.

Required Skills and Knowledge

- Advanced degree in life sciences or medicine, preferably a Ph.D. and/or M.D.
- A good knowledge of the therapeutic area of Oncology
- Have the necessary medical, scientific and statistical skills to discuss, review and submit IIT proposals.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry or at least 7 years experience in a medical academic institution with at least 3 years of industry experience in a leading Medical Affairs role.
- Practical work experience in an international and an affiliate environment, open to and experienced in cross-functional collaboration
- Extensive experience and knowledge of Medical Affairs activities (scientific education and communication, advisory boards, investigator-sponsored trials etc.) with a strong record of successfully executed projects in Medical Affairs
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with and have scientific credibility with external opinion leaders
- Strong ability and at least 3 years experience with an excellent track record to effectively manage teams, preferably experience to manage manager level staff
- Excellent communication and organization skills including planning processes, budgeting, organizational development, project management experience helpful
- Interest in and affinity to the role of Medical Affairs in the pharmaceutical industry
- Regular travel will be required

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Celgene is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Celgene complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Celgene in the U.S.

Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek.  In no case should Celgene support of a potential employee’s temporary visa application be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the at-will employment relationship between the employee and Celgene.

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