The Scientific Advisor (Hybrid) is instrumental in providing strategic medical and tactical expertise and ensuring its implementation in the assigned therapy area and territory coverage. The candidate will be expected to know and develop close contact with Thought Leaders (TLs) within the defined disease areas and actively contribute to developing medical and business programs for the Country Brand Operating Plan.
The role also includes providing non‑promotional, high‑level scientific, medical, and educational support to Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and other stakeholders to help them make clinical decisions in the treatment of their patients and gain practical insights into the management of their patients. This role helps to position IPSEN as the scientific partner of choice for HCPs and other stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Provide Scientific Information and Support
- Respond professionally and quickly to documented unsolicited requests from the field and external stakeholders for clinical information and data about IPSEN’s products and therapy areas.
- Communicate on scientific, clinical, and technical topics in line with IPSEN SOPs and the Medicines Australia code of conduct.
- Lead the organisation and scientific support of key local events, e.g., satellite symposia, round‑table meetings, etc.
- Develop and maintain knowledge
- Maintain a deep understanding of IPSEN’s products and therapy areas for external HCPs/TLs and internal stakeholders.
- Contribute to external HCP/TL engagements (e.g., round‑table meetings and/or advisory panels) to stimulate scientific exchange and respond to evolving evidence.
- Medical Affairs Excellence and Business Support
- Set and align Medical Affairs strategy with medical/marketing/sales teams on brand strategies and Country Brand Operation Plans, including medical tactics and budget management.
- Collect actionable insights from stakeholder interactions to develop strategies that benefit patients.
- Support Market Access/Patient Affairs by providing relevant clinical and HEOR data to ensure optimal access and reimbursement conditions for IPSEN products.
- Advise the Brand teams on the most suitable approach for supporting the company’s products from the medical/regulatory point of view.
- Support the marketing department in reviewing and approving promotional materials from a medical point of view, ensuring compliance with all local legal requirements and IPSEN SOPs.
- Develop and execute KOL engagement plans for the relevant therapy areas, identifying and developing KOLs to be IPSEN’s national or international speakers.
- Ensure the timely and accurate delivery of medical training to internal staff, ensuring a high level of medical knowledge and understanding aligned with IPSEN requirements.
- Supervise and successfully manage the execution of data generation projects
- Propose clinical centres for participation in company‑sponsored studies (CSS) and local data generation of study concepts.
- Ensure appropriate design, monitoring and reporting of clinical/epidemiological/data studies.
- Act as the key contact person for HQ Clinical Operations and/or contracted CRO companies.
- Lead and supervise the proper execution of Grants, CSS, ISS and other data generation projects.
- Regulatory and Pharmacovigilance
- Support Regulatory to meet all requirements, including timely and quality submissions to relevant authorities by communicating scientific information in the pre‑registration phase.
- Provide required medical support to pharmacovigilance.
- Report spontaneous adverse events and technical complaints for all IPSEN products on time.
- Serve as a backup for LMI (local medical information) and PV (pharmacovigilance) activities, ensuring seamless support and continuity of operations when needed.
- Compliance and Governance
- Ensure scientific support is informed, balanced, current, and complies with EFPIA codes, regulatory rules and IPSEN SOPs.
- Maintain high professional standards of conduct in line with IPSEN Company Standard Operating Procedures, with a duty of care to the company’s reputation.
- Build strong relationships across functions and work closely with all people across the business.
Knowledge & Experience
- At least 5 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry (specialisation in neuroscience and speciality care preferred) in a medical role.
- Strong existing network of KOLs, especially in neurology and rehabilitation medicine.
- Knowledge of and current training in international/local studies and GxP (GCP, GPvP, GMP, GDP and other applicable instruments and regulations governing clinical research, medical information and scientific communication).
- Understanding of the drug development process and positive knowledge of the therapeutic area; experience in neurology and rehabilitation medicine is an advantage.
- Demonstrated experience in successfully working with a cross‑functional team of people (mix of experience, skill sets and roles).
- Ability to elicit the knowledge gap in the audience and customise presentation to communicate appropriate scientific data.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Provide constructive advice and feedback on strategies and actions to bring better outcomes to patients.
- Knowledge of Medicines Australia Code of Conduct.
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and influencing skills.
Education / Certifications
- Medical/Pharmacy/PhD degree.
Location: South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
Employment Type: Full‑time
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