Medical Affairs Director Canada

We are seeking a Medical Affairs Head at our office in Canada, within the medical affairs organization. The person will be responsible for KOL management, creating and executing Canada medical affairs strategy, and creating effective medical education and engagement programs.

In addition, the candidate will help to establish patient advocacy with patient communities and champion the patient perspective within the company.

The right candidate will be an excellent communicator with an ability to develop meaningful relationships, a strategic thinker that can bridge the complexities of patient care and drug development and access, a collaborator who can successfully lead and influence external and internal stakeholders, and a highly motivated self-starter who is comfortable innovating in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced company environment.

Responsibilities

• Build a network of key opinion leaders through enhanced scientific interfaces and best practices
• Engage and build robust relationships with HCPs, and KOLs on value, access, and pharmaco-economic areas, also seek advice on unmet needs for patients and other stakeholders
• Safeguard patient benefit at all times through the application of relevant knowledge of science, regulations, and compliance in all initiatives undertaken by the organization To develop and tailor a broad range of project proposals including cost-neutral activities that serve to highlight the merits of the biosimilar opportunity and the company specific portfolio of products.
• Draft and publish scientific manuscripts as they pertain to the biosimilar environment in general and / or specific aspects thereof in Canada.

These may cover a wide range of topics depending on the opportunities identified, including real-word-evidence, health economics, clinical audits and health care delivery research, case studies and case series etc.

• Develop a solid understanding of the products in the company portfolio and be able to apply this understanding to all other activities.
• Collaborate constructively cross-functionally with all internal and external stakeholders with respect to the assigned responsibilities.
• Ideate evidence generation through IITs and registries in line with strategy, addressing concerns / feedback from the HCPs, patients, and other stakeholders
• Author publications / blogs / white papers related to the value and differentiation of our products
• Collaborate with the training team in updating and reviewing slide decks / manuals and other relevant materials
• Provide valid scientific responses to all the medical queries from the customers regarding the products and therapy area involved

Together with the global clinical development team, formulate meaningful real-world evidence studies, and support clinical strategy and execution related to registration and post-registration clinical trials.

Other basic requirements include :

Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel

Attention to detail and taking accountability

Ability to work across more than a few therapy areas

Create sense of purpose and inspiration in the team

Must be able to work in a team environment, working closely with cross-functional teams

Collaborate with medical affairs colleagues in other countries / regions and share knowledge and learnings

Functional expertise in MS office, Veeva Vault

Substantial knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to medical affairs operations

Substantial knowledge of HCP policies and regulations

Proven understanding of the needs of individuals living with cancer and chronic diseases like diabetes or other autoimmune diseases as well as pressing public health issues, including at the pharmacy and HCP levels.

Biocon Biologics is an Equal Opportunity, EEO / Affirmative Action Employer committed to excellence through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and no employee shall be discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.