Medical Manager

The position is required to perform Core Roles and collaborates closely with the appropriate local, regional and global. This position will involve more than 50% time in field depends on product life cycle. The proportion of time spent on the field will depend on the local needs as determined by the line manager in accordance to the life cycle phase for the compound(s) in the Disease Area(s) of responsibility: Pre-Approval, Post-Approval, Mid-Life, or Maturity Major Duties & Responsibilities 1.
External / Field Activities: Collect and communicate Field Medical Insights (FMI) Scientific Exchange with Thought Leaders
• Develop and execute a local Thought Leaders /HCP engagement plan.
• Proactively and/or reactively interact with healthcare providers, as appropriate, through face-to-face meetings and other available means of communication (web conferences, teleconferences, e-mail, etc), by focusing mainly in prioritizing the activities described in the Medical Services role section, in alignment with the customer-centric model.
• Develop and maintain contacts with Thought Leaders, in accordance with the strategy developed by Global Medical to further understand and gain both insight and/or input into treatment patterns, unmet medical needs, patient needs and behaviors, including (1) the scientific activities taking place within the Disease Area and (2) the needs and treatment patterns of Health Care Providers.
• Ensure appropriate response to unsolicited scientific questions or requests posed by Health Care Providers for approved Products (in and off label ), and for products in development, by 1
- providing accurate scientific data in compliance with Company Policies, and legal and ethical standards or by 2
- liaising appropriately with Medical Information.
• Document the provision of such responses, and defer to the corresponding Medical Information department, questions for which he/she is not prepared to provide a fair-balanced and scientifically rigorous response. Provide Medical Services to External Customers
• Liaise appropriately and effectively with the Medical Information department that services the local market, to develop a systematic follow up interaction plan with Health Care Providers, in order to ensure customer satisfaction with the information received in response to their unsolicited scientific questions or requests; and is prepared to discuss these responses and/or expand on the content upon the HCP’s request.
• Exhibit a high degree of familiarity with, and proficiency in, centrally developed scientific resources and presentations. Present information to HCPs, as appropriate, ensuring medical accuracy and compliance with local procedures, ethical and legal guidelines and directives.
• Identify and propose to the brand(product) team appropriate candidates for the local speaker bureau. Revise candidates submitted by other brand(product) team members and make recommendations to the Management, as appropriate.
• Fully prepares SciGen-contracted speakers for promotional programs, by acting as a facilitator during formal Speaker Training meetings organized by the Commercial team, and/or through regular one-to-one education, ensuring speakers are skilled on the latest approved resources.
• Evaluates a sample of the promotional speakers throughout the year, and provides constructive feedback to speakers regarding accuracy and delivery of scientific data and adherence to the Company Compliance Policies. 2.
Provide Clinical Trial Support : Clinical Trial/Survey Identification, Planning and Execution
• Lead the identification, at an early stage, of potential opportunities for country participation in clinical development programs, by early mapping of centers of excellence, treatment trends and recruitment potential in untapped therapeutic areas / with new compounds.
• Contribute to the ‘early prioritization’ of development programs for the country by integrating data on disease incidence / prevalence, treatment patterns, unmet medical needs and interest from the scientific community.
• Responsible for the learning and development of the sales force with respect to product, competitors and disease state knowledge. Acts as a resource for the representatives and conducts meetings to educate specialist medical professionals/others on the specific therapeutic area and raise awareness.
• Foresees how decisions or communications may impact the rest of the organization. Is able to make sound decisions based on a balanced evaluation of available information. 3.
Internal / Medical Strategy Activities:
• Generate and execute the Local Medical Plan in alignment with the Global and Regional Medical Plans and contribute to the development of the Local Brand Plans and strategies by communicating his or her medical insight and knowledge about the product or disease area, in particular with reference to recent publications around patient’s needs and treatment trends, and as derived from contacts with Thought Leaders and other HCPs or payers.
• Identify the need for local Medical Consultants and/or Advisory Boards and execute engagements according to strategy.
• Contribute to the development of scientific publications or presentations, as appropriate.
• Propose to the Brand Team scientifically meaningful programs such as Non-IME Educational Programs and Symposia and ensure flawless execution of such activities, where permitted. 4.
Medical Support for Internal Stakeholders:
• As appropriate, contribute to the initial and ongoing medical /scientific disease area and product-specific training of internal and field-based SciGen personnel (Product team, commercial team, etc)
• Contribute to the execution of Medical Education activities by reviewing the proposed presentations for scientific rigor and accuracy, where Company policies, and applicable laws, regulations and ethical standards permit it.
• Contribute to, supervise and coordinate the development of the medical / section of pricing and reimbursement files.
• Provide medical insight for OR studies and advice on how to conduct trials.
• Contribute to the development of clinical data to be included in promotional materials and review the overall material (as appropriate, consistent with the Promotional Review SOP). Compliance
• Adhere to all internal and external rules and regulations.
• Convey a clear message on legal and ethical standards to Expert Physicians and Investigators
• Develop an understanding and competence of SOPs, GCP and ICH, as well as legal and ethical standards.
• Immediately alert management or the Compliance Department to any possible compliance issues Desired Knowledge
• Superior disease Area knowledge, including key scientific publications.
• In-depth knowledge of a scientific or clinical area
• In-depth knowledge of relevant SciGen products highly desirable.
• Knowledge of the National Healthcare System and the pharmaceutical industry
• Excellent English language skills, spoken and written basic statistical techniques. Desired Experience
• Experience in a specific Disease Area or with a broad medical background or Science graduate with substantial and relevant pharmaceutical experience.
• Bachelor’s in science
• Working in a scientific and/or clinical research environment
• Translating scientific or clinical data into compelling messages to help physicians best serve their patients.
• Effectively communicating and presenting scientific and/or clinical data to research or healthcare professional Recruitment Scam Notice We have recently become aware of fraudulent recruitment activities in which individuals have impersonated SciGen by using our company name, address and other company information to communicate with and interview candidates, and in some cases to issue fraudulent offer letters in SciGen’s name. Please be aware that SciGen does not require candidates to make any payment, purchase products or services, transfer money, or provide sensitive financial information at any stage of our recruitment process. All recruitment communications from SciGen will be conducted through our official company email channels, such as hr@scigen.com.sg, recruit.kr@scigen.co.kr or other authorised @scigen.com.sg or @scigen.co.kr email addresses, or through our authorised recruitment partners. Candidates are advised to remain vigilant and exercise caution when receiving recruitment communications that claim to be from SciGen or our recruitment representative. In particular, please be cautious of requests for payment, financial information, or other unusual requests made as part of a purported recruitment process. If you receive any suspicious recruitment communication claiming to be from SciGen, please verify its authenticity through our official company channels before providing any personal information or taking any further action. SciGen is not responsible for any communications, representations or transactions made by unauthorised third parties falsely claiming to act on behalf of SciGen.