About This Role
As the I-CoE Medical Director for SMA, you will be based in Baar, Switzerland, leading innovative medical initiatives within the International Center of Excellence (I-CoE). This pivotal role is essential in shaping the medical strategy across the European and BIR regions. You will drive the implementation of above-market medical initiatives, ensuring a unified medical voice that aligns with the therapeutic area (TA) vision and strategy. Collaborating with key market affiliates, your contributions will be vital in co-creating content and driving region-specific insights. You will work alongside cross-functional teams, including commercial, corporate affairs, and value & access, to ensure a consistent application of scientific narratives. This position offers a unique opportunity to enhance the understanding of the medical landscape concerning SMA and contribute to strategic execution during pre-launch, launch, and integrated customer planning phases.
What You’ll Do
- Support the development and strategic execution of the I-CoE Medical Plan, including pre-launch, launch, and integrated customer planning.
- Implement assigned I-CoE medical initiatives within agreed timelines and budgets.
- Evaluate the use and perceived value of medical initiatives, providing suggestions for improvement.
- Collaborate with affiliates to co-create content aligned with critical path priorities in key markets.
- Work with cross-functional partners to ensure consistent application and understanding of the scientific narrative.
- Analyze and interpret clinical data and published real-world evidence for integration into the TA scientific narrative.
- Identify critical gaps in data or patient journeys across Region Europe and BIR key markets.
- Drive the evolution of the TA scientific narrative, incorporating new data and insights from the clinical landscape.
- Provide scientific and medical leadership to enhance understanding of the medical landscape in relation to the therapeutic area.
Who You Are
You are a strategic thinker with a profound understanding of the medical landscape. Your exceptional communication and presentation skills enable you to influence and lead teams effectively. With a collaborative mindset, you value cross-functional partnerships and demonstrate cultural awareness and interpersonal sensitivity. Your self-motivation and initiative drive you to manage multiple priorities within a dynamic environment. You stand out as a leader in the field by optimizing resources and modeling compliant and ethical behaviors.
Required Skills
- MD/PhD/Science degree.
- Ideally, 3+ years of experience in a medical role within rare diseases.
- Experience working at both affiliate and above-market levels across multiple regions and countries.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Collaborative and cross-functional mindset.
- Demonstrates cultural awareness and interpersonal sensitivity.
- Self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Ability to optimize and allocate limited resources effectively.
- Models compliant and ethical behaviors.
- Strategic planning and execution across multiple markets.
- Experience in liaising with senior leadership.
- Skilled in managing group dynamics and resolving conflicts.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to identify critical gaps and propose solutions.
- Strong influencing and leadership skills with a proven ability to lead internal and external teams.
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