Job detail for Medical Advisor Onco - Melanoma / ENT cancers

Job Description

General Description – Functions and :

The Medical Advisor / Deputy Medical Director is the scientific expert for the following 3 roles:

• Medical point of contact for medical and scientific knowledge of the pathology and related medications

• Relations with national scientific experts

• Collaboration with other departments: Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Information and Validation, , Marketing, Market Access.

Main Activities:

As a medical point of contact:

• Is recognized internally and externally as the primary contact in a therapeutic area

• Ensures they are the specialist in their therapeutic area by following the bibliography, participating in congresses, and meeting scientific leaders in the field to transfer medical knowledge to teams and meet the needs of various clients

• Keeps up to date with recent publications, analyzes the relevance of information, and shares information as necessary

• Participates in the validation of training materials and proposes necessary documents for medical information to ensure scientific quality

• Is a permanent member of the Product Core Team

• Provides input on products in their therapeutic area and on competitors

• Has privileged relationships with identified scientific leaders

• Works in coordination with the Product Manager to propose value-added scientific programs

• Proposes speakers based on programs, works with speakers, and provides them with the information necessary for their preparation

• Develops scientific communication for Regional Scientific Directors to meet the scientific needs of healthcare professionals

• Participates in regular meetings of Regional Scientific Directors to ensure information/training

• Continues to exchange necessary medical and scientific information regarding the pathology and medications

• Is actively involved in pharmaco-economic activities by participating in analysis and strategic discussions with the various departments concerned (internally and externally)

• Is the scientific contact for journalists; prepares and validates external communication

• Is the guarantor of processes and compliance; verifies FCPA for their operations and for international matters

• Is in charge of one or more already marketed medications as well as one or more products in development

In the context of relations with national scientific experts:

• Is responsible for the relationship with national scientific leaders in accordance with identified strategic needs

• Works with the franchise and the RDMA (Regional Director Medical Affairs) to establish lasting, high-quality relationships with national leaders

• Is an active and permanent member of the RSAT and contributes to validating the medical strategy by identifying the needs and expectations of national scientific leaders

• Establishes a high-quality relationship with leaders

• Is responsible for organizing national boards, which they facilitate while ensuring scientific content is in line with international strategy

• Contributes to drafting and implementing the regional medical action plan and prepares and implements the therapeutic area medical action plan

• Integrates the country's medical and marketing needs into their medical plan to identify local IISP projects to address unresolved scientific questions

Collaboration with other departments:

• Collaborates with our Research and Development division to validate the feasibility of clinical trials in the country; validates and answers questions based on the indications or products studied

• Participates in Clinical Research meetings in their field to answer medical questions and monitor the progress of studies as well as investigator involvement

• Submits IISPs and verifies they are in line with the strategic guidelines defined by the GDMA/RDMA

• Proposes observational or non-observational clinical study protocols to address identified questions

• Ensures follow-up of processes to validate studies at the international level and ensures monitoring

• Collaborates closely with the Regulatory Affairs, , Medical Information, Pharmaco-Economics, and Marketing departments (non-exhaustive list) to ensure the medical perspective is taken into account, particularly regarding Ethics

• Works regularly with the RDMA (Regional Director Medical Affairs) corresponding to the medications they are in charge of to receive information from International, communicate the subsidiary's needs, and share information from their exchanges with scientific experts

Required Degree, Experience, and Language Level:

• Holder of a Doctor of Medicine degree or possibly a Pharmacist with at least 5 years of clinical experience

• Experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Required Skills:

ABPI Code of Practice, ABPI Code of Practice, Adaptability, Clinical Affairs, Clinical Development, Clinical Reporting, Clinical Research, Clinical Sciences, Clinical Trial Development, Drug Development, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Innovation, Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS), Medical Affairs, Medical Knowledge, Medical Marketing Strategy, Medical Operations, Oncology, Oncology Nursing, Oncology Trials, Patient Advocacy, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, Presentation Delivery, Professional Networking {+ 9 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Job Posting End Date:

10/2/2026

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