Job Descriptions:

• Has and maintains deep scientific, technical and clinical expertise in the specific therapeutic area
• Understands and keeps updated with the pre-clinical, clinical pharmacology and data relevant to the molecule of interest
• Critically reads and evaluates relevant medical literature with deep understanding of the data and status from competitive products
• Maintains visibility within the therapeutic area to maintain credibility with internal and external stakeholders
• Oversees development planning,  execution and budget
• Owns the overall program strategy and leads the international cross functional team to meet program objectives
• Participates in life cycle management strategy planning in collaboration with marketing teams
• Proposes strategies for interactions with health authorities
• Establishes project goals in alignment with functional resource allocation, goals and objectives
• Responsible for generating support and implementation of clinical studies
• Ensures operational plans are integrated across all functions
• Responsible for annual budget deliverables
• Ensures that team members are adequately qualified and trained in the task they are required to perform. Including accountability and maintaining compliance training for direct reports
• Works cross functionally to select appropriate team members
• Sets team’s objectives, and works closely with direct reports to create individual performance and development goals
• Ensures clinical data meets all necessary regulatory standards
• Supports registrations, label submissions and modifications
• Manages Advisory Committee preparation and participation
• Scientific data dissemination
• Ensures timely submission and dissemination of clinical data
• Supports the planning of advisory board meetings
• Establishes and maintains appropriate collaborations with knowledge experts

Job Requirements:

• Strong scientific and academic background with deep understanding of the disease
• Experience in or demonstrated evidence for the capacity to lead and manage groups of professionals
• Strong leadership skills to manage international, cross-functional teams of highly skilled professionals
• Good networking ability in cross-cultural environment.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills across all levels of the organization
• In depth knowledge of global drug development activities including the development of other health care solutions along the whole value chain from research up to market access. Skilled in project and/or budget/resource management
• Strategic thinking in combination with understanding science and technologies
• Performance oriented with ability to work along agreed timelines and a focus on strategy and execution
• Outstanding communicator. Excellent problem-solving, conflict-resolution and decision-making skills
• Medical Doctor
• Must have completed education and training at a medical school that meets the requirements of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
• More than 5 years of clinical or scientific, or more than >10 years industry, experience within the field of the specific therapeutic area compounds
• Fluent in English (verbal and written communication)