Global Medical Research Lead (Therapeutic Area)

Hobson Prior currently have an opportunity for a Global Medical Research Lead (Therapeutic Area) to join a leading patient-focused pharmaceutical organisation in Switzerland. Our client is focused on offering life-changing treatments to enable people all over the world to live a healthier and brighter future.

Job Responsibilities:

• Accountable to support strategic discussions for each assigned therapeutic area to identify research gaps and develop aligned strategic and tactical plans to address these gaps.
• You will drive, build and maintain the strategic evidence generation plans, closely partnering with the GML, PVPA and GORE with input from multiple stakeholders (regions, SQS, etc).
• Establishes GMA framework (i.e. subteam to asset strategy team) to support evidence generation needs.
• Co-operates with cross-functional team members to define global evidentiary needs of key stakeholders (Regulatory bodies, HCPs, Patients/caregivers, Payers, and HTA bodies) to serve the evolving healthcare environment.
• Supports collaborative strategic planning and mapping of evidence generation activities with key internal stakeholders to develop aligned and integrated generation strategies and plans.
• Partakes as a functional expert on other cross-functional leadership teams.
• Enhances collaboration between various groups within the organisation through sharing of data and best practices.
• Delivers strategic leadership and scientific direction on medical evidence activities in order to.
• Set standards for utilization of medical data.
• Maximize patients' access to our innovative medicines.

Key Skills:

• Superior communication, strategic, interpersonal and negotiating skills.
• Ability to proactively predict issues and solve problems.
• Able to drive decision-making within a multi-disciplinary, multi-regional, matrix teams.
• Diplomacy and positive influencing abilities.

Requirements:

• An advanced degree in a health sciences related field is required, with PharmD, PhD or MD, or geographic equivalent, preferred.
• A minimum of 8-10 years in Medical Affairs, Clinical Research or Outcomes Research within a biopharmaceutical industry setting is preferred.
• Previous experience in Medical /Real World Evidence Generation is preferred.
• An understanding of research methodology and its application to medical research planning is preferred.

Apply now:

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