Medical Information and Scientific Advisor - Oncology

Passion for Innovation. Compassion for Patients.

With over 120 years of experience and approximately 19,000 employees in more than 30 countries/regions, Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering new standards of care that enrich the quality of life around the world.

In Europe, we focus on two areas: The goal of our Specialty Business is to protect people from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Europe, and help patients who suffer from it to enjoy every precious moment of life.

In Oncology, we are driving innovation in solid tumours and blood cancers, founded on breakthrough science from our own labs in Japan. We aspire to create better tomorrows for people living with cancer and their loved ones.

Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 15 European countries and Canada.

Medical Information and Scientific Advisor - Oncology

Grade: 6

Location: Hybrid Head Office and Home Based

Purpose: Working closely with the medical advisors, Medical Information and Scientific Advisor will be responsible for managing medical information enquiries and implementation of policies and processes related to medical information. They are responsible for the effective delivery of internal and external scientific support providing a technical review of promotional and non-promotional materials and advising on Code compliance issues where necessary. They will work closely with the medical advisors on medical affairs projects, delivering medical affairs activity under supervision of the medical advisors/managers

Accountabilities / Measures:

1. Provide an effective and high quality medical information service to external and internal customers

Deal with all enquiries in an accurate, timely and appropriate manner providing realistic deadlines.

Work with the Medical Information Manager in the UK to ensure appropriate implementation of policies and procedures in their business unit.

Work in collaboration with the European Medical Information function to ensure consistency and alignment in communication of medical information.

Provision of product related, clinical information to sales and marketing teams.

Copy review responsibility for promotional and non-promotional materials to ensure scientific and medical accuracy and compliance with the ABPI Code of Practice.

Lead process and change management for copy approval and medical information function.

Active member of brand team working closely with marketing and sales to ensure strategic alignment and communication of medical/regulatory activities.

Formulate standard letters for the product range with primary focus on the key promoted products.

Manage the relationship between DSUK and external providers of Medical Information / PV / copy approval services as appropriate.

Managing the SRD database and adapting EU documentation to UK use.

Working with the wider DSE team on medical information projects.

Ensure prescribing information and abbreviated prescribing information is kept up to date under the supervision of the medical manager.

2. Undertake administrative tasks for the Medical department at the request of the Medical Director

Ensure all key internal and external communications and documents are filed effectively and are easily accessible.

Liaise effectively with all other departments in the Company to reflect the "customer focus" values of the Medical department.

Formulate and share examples of best practice with colleagues both in the same department, and across other departments in the UK and Europe if appropriate, and implement best practice in own department.

3. Medical affairs project activity

The scientific advisor will form an integral part of each medical head office therapy area team and work closely with an assigned medical advisor who leads each team.

They will work closely with the medical advisor to deliver medical affairs projects as per the brand strategic plan.

Such activity will include, but is not limited to, advisory activity related to strategy development (ad boards, market research and consultancy), supporting delivery of brand strategy (promotional materials and training), undertaking RWE generation projects etc as necessary.

Technical/Professional Knowledge:

Essential

Significant experience of review of promotional and non-promotional material for medical and scientific accuracy.

Thorough knowledge of ABPI, EFPIA and IFPMA Codes of Practice.

Dedicated to continuous professional development.

Working knowledge of MHRA regulations.

Experience of working in the pharmaceutical industry in a medical information role.

Experience of Zinc and/or Veeva Vault PromoMats and Veeva Vault MedComms.

Proven ability to effectively project manage.

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

Confident and professional communication style.

Proven ability to manage a busy and varied workload.

Degree in life sciences and/or post graduate qualification.

Advanced user of Microsoft Office software products.

Desirable

Previous experience within the relevant therapy areas.

Qualified Pharmacist.

Postgraduate in scientific discipline.

Why work with us?

Working at Daiichi Sankyo is more than just a job – it is your chance to make a difference and change patients’ lives for the better. We can only achieve this ambitious goal together. That is why we foster a culture of mutual respect and continuous learning, with a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity. Here, you will have the opportunity to grow, think boldly, and contribute your ideas. If you have a proactive mindset and passion for addressing the needs of patients, we eagerly await your application.

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