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Job Description

Job Title: (Senior) Medical Advisor

Location: TWN - Taipei

About the role:

This position is an office-based position with approximately 30% of time in the field engaging KOLs and other external stakeholders as needed, and responsible for providing strategic and managerial leadership for medical affairs within a specific Therapeutic Area. He/She will contribute to the achievement of business success by putting the patient’s needs and safety into primary focus via:

•          providing scientific leadership both internally and externally through the creation and execution of the medical plan for the specific Therapeutic Area(s) in the country. Role includes collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders and serving as a medical and scientific expert within the company, with deep Takeda and competitor product and therapy area knowledge to advise effectively and appropriately the country’s commercial teams

•          providing leadership and direction for the Medical Affairs function, as well as helping to drive alignment between Medical and key cross-functional stakeholders across the Therapeutic Area

How you will contribute:

OVERALL

• Develop and oversee all local Medical Affairs activities in the relevant Therapeutic Area (TA) and subsequently execute those plans

• Maintain a very high level of updated medical knowledge and understanding of the overall treatment and healthcare environment in the Therapeutic Area(s)

• Leverage strong science to create compelling strategies for the Therapeutic Area (s) that fulfill unmet medical needs, support successful product registration, and increase accessibility of Takeda’s medicine to patients

• Represent the Therapeutic Area (s) Medical Affairs to senior cross-functional leadership as well as external stakeholders

STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Responsible for creating and executing the TA Medical Plan, aligned with both the Brand Plan and the Area / Regional / Global Medical Plan (where relevant)

• Provide medical/scientific input into the Brand Plan and is a member of the cross-functional Brand Team

• Utilize in-field insights to support medical and scientific strategy and business development

• Identify licensing opportunities and supports due diligence analyses as needed

• Develop medical strategies through effective and appropriate collaboration with MSL

• Responsible for budget planning, resource allocation and preparation of monthly / quarterly reports for relevant TA(s)

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

• Provide oversight and leadership to the MSL team by ensuring that appropriate competencies and values are developed

• Determine headcount requirements for the MSL team, and lead the identification, assessment, and selection of suitable candidates for MSL position

• Collaborate with direct reports to set and achieve appropriate KPIs

• Provide and/or facilitate regular coaching of direct reports to improve capabilities and identify areas for future training, including in-field coaching to MSL direct reports (if applicable)

• Support people development by ensuring all MSL team members have an Individual Development Plan (IDP), career development opportunities, dedicated time for personal career development, and create succession plans for key roles

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION

• Share medical insights in the relevant TA to cross-functional colleagues

• Provide medical and scientific input in the relevant TA(s) to cross-functional stakeholders, including marketing, regulatory, market access / alliance functions and others as required

• Advise Commercial Teams on medical and scientific matters, including but not limited to scientific approval of promotional materials

• Provide medical and scientific training to internal stakeholders as needed

• Participating in Area / Regional / Global Medical Affairs initiatives

EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Represent Takeda in the TA(s) by providing an expert medical voice with external stakeholders as needed

• Establish ongoing relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), government officials, healthcare organizations and ensure that significant developments in the field are identified and monitored

CLINICAL RESEARCH

• Develop and execute data generation/dissemination plan for the relevant TA(s) in line with the Medical Plan

• Collaborate with clinical development teams and provide medical expertise to development in TA(s) as needed

• Provide leadership and medical expertise in the development of clinical research programs in line with global strategies to support local product registration and marketing

• Develop and support local data generation programs to support product registration and marketing

• Proactively and reactively collaborate with clinical operations to ensure local patients are included in global trials as well as patient recruitment targets are met

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

• Contribute or provide medical reviews of promotional materials for scientific meetings, symposia and other Medical Education activities, in accordance with applicable Codes of Practice and regulations, as well as Takeda policies within defined timelines

• Ensure that the scientific-medical content of promotional and non-promotional material is fair, balanced, and based on appropriate scientific evidence, as well as compliant with local regulatory norms and internal compliance rules

• Ensure compliance of all responsible activities to relevant laws and regulations, as well as internal standards and SOPs

• Actively participate in local pharmaceutical industry association / societies committee meetings and discuss with internal colleagues and other industry participants on relevant issues under the guidance of the Country Medical Director

• Support the company reputation and profile by representing the company in meetings as needed

PATIENT-CENTRICITY

• Support the Medical Director in planning and implementing patient access programs as needed and as per local regulatory requirements for products within TA(s)

• Provide medical expertise in the review of adverse events locally and contribute to global pharmacovigilance activities

What you bring to Takeda:

Education

• Medical post-graduate degree (M.D.) or Medical graduate (M.B.B.S.)

Required Experience

Senior Medical Advisor

• 4 – 5 years of prior Medical Affairs experience in pharmaceutical industry

Medical Advisor

• 2 – 3 years of prior Medical Affairs experience in pharmaceutical industry

Preferred Experience

• > 2 years of experience in relevant Therapeutic Area

• Product peri-launch experience

• Expertise in developing strategic medical plans

• Experience conducting advisory boards

• Scientific publications in the Therapeutic Area

• In-depth experience in clinical research and development

Skills & personal characteristics       

• Excellent leadership, managerial, interpersonal and relationship building skills

• Very strong scientific expertise, specifically in the therapeutic area

• Strategic thinker, innovative, agile with the ability to drive multiple simultaneous initiatives, and able to work under pressure

• Independent and self-driven with a positive work ethic

• Highly collaborative, confident and with strong presence

• Able to drive consensus across diverse stakeholders to achieve goals

• Ability to identify and proactively address issues before they reach crisis points

• Goal oriented, focused, energetic, and enthusiastic

• Passionate and committed in all undertakings

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; fluency in other languages is a plus

• Excellent oral presentation skills

• Acts with integrity, fairness, honesty, and perseverance (“Takeda-ism”)

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and process oriented

• Good knowledge of healthcare systems

• A high level of knowledge of regulatory environment including key regulatory agencies and approval processes relevant to the country

As with all Takeda positions, the Medical Advisor is expected to conduct themselves in line with the Company culture and Takeda-ism.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Based on business needs

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Empowering our people to shine:

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

Taipei, Taiwan

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time