Senior / Manager, Medical Affairs - Field Based, Oncology

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Job Description

Specific Responsibilities and skills for Position

The Sr./ Manager and field-based for Oncology is a Medical Affairs position whose mission is to foster collaborative relationships with scientific leaders and to facilitate the exchange of unbiased scientific information between the medical community and the company.

This position will focus on Oncology and breast cancer. Serves as field medical expert on this therapeutic area.

Execute and implement of medical strategies, tactics, and initiatives at local and provide support to the region on a need basis

Collaborate with Oncology Medical Lead and Country Medical Director for local advisory board meetings, scientific education programs, patient engagement/centricity program and digital initiatives in Taiwan

Provide scientific support at local, regional, and international congresses as well as post-congress workshop/training

Communicate medical narratives and insight gathering plan in responsible accounts/territory and exchange at field matrix meetings

Establish and maintain on-ongoing professional and scientific relationship with opinion leaders and societies in Oncology and breast cancer areas in Taiwan

Utilizes scientific resources for impactful presentations in a variety of different settings

Responds to clinical inquiries (including managed access programs) regarding marketed or developmental Gilead products

Works collaboratively with Medical Affairs counterparts across Asia and locally across multiple functional areas, including Commercial, Marketing, Clinical Research and Operations, Pharmacovigilance and Epidemiology, Public Affairs, Government Affairs, Regulatory, and Legal/Compliance

Continually monitor the disease state environment to sustain expertise in disease state management and new therapies, competitive intelligence, and features

Support identification of data gaps. Bridge communication between investigators and global team in data generation including the development of phase 4 studies, real world evidence, and publication plan

Travels to internal trainings, HCP appointments, meetings, and scientific conferences on a regular basis, occasionally with short notice

Essential Duties and Job Functions

Work with Oncology Medical Lead, Country Medical Director and Oncology medical counterparts in the affiliate/region/global on early development of a variety of projects, he/she provides independent thought and drive in the further development of specific projects and ensuing presentations and reports

75% of field interaction, insights collection and scientific communication with identified external key stakeholders including medical societies chairperson, committee members, opinion leaders, consultants, epidemiology experts, foundation/NGO chairperson and PAG leaders

Collaborate with Oncology Medical Lead and Country Medical Director for consolidated medical activities including advisory board programs, scientific communication, medical education, congress symposia support, policy forum, data generation and dissemination, patient engagement and digital initiatives

Attends local major conferences and helps coordinate medical affairs activities at conferences and post-congress training/workshop

Present to HCPs on a regular basis

Attend and exchange insights at regular field matrix meetings

Must be fully cognizant of all relevant and the most updated scientific data

Must be cognizant of regulatory and compliance requirements for field-based personnel

Must be committed to continuing education to maintain knowledge base

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

The ideal candidate will be an MD, PharmD, PhD or MS with relevant training or professional background (preferable)

2 years of pharma industry experience and track record in Medical Affairs and Oncology (must)

Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills

Strong analytical skills, demonstrated ability to identify and understand complex issues and problems and identify and query key findings from study data and publications

Able to think outside the box, work with a level of autonomy and independence

Must have demonstrated organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Travel 15% regionally and internationally which will include occasional weekend travel

Fluent in written and spoken English (must)

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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