Senior Medical Lead Dermatology, Rare Diseases, Europe & International

Purpose

Chiesi Rare Disease medical affairs, in partnership with other rare disease functions, helps generate and communicate scientific data to inform medical practice across our rare disease therapeutic areas and pipeline to improve measurable and meaningful patient outcomes.
As an agile and focused group within a world-class organization, we are the dependable bridge between R&D, the healthcare community, and patient care. As a trusted partner alongside R&D and Commercial, we collect scientific and medical insights to design and collaborate on research studies across the full lifecycle of drug development. By generating high-quality data insights about diseases and treatments and communicating those findings, we help HCPs, payors, and regulators make informed decisions for people with these serious conditions.
The patients are the beginning and the end of our journey. We aspire to become a point of reference for patients affected by rare diseases. We commit to offer patients, and those who take care of them, innovative solutions in the management of their needs, exploring new frontiers in treatment and care. 

This position is an important member of the Global Medical Affairs team who will contribute to the design of the global medical affairs strategy for the product/s in the dermatology area, and will lead on the development and execution of Medical Affairs strategies and tactics in the Europe and International (EU&Int) region, in alignment with overall business goals. This individual will report to the Global Medical Director, Dermatology, Chiesi Global Rare Diseases.

Main Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and execution of the Global Medical Affairs strategy and lead on the development and execution of the EU and Int regional medical strategy by ensuring short- and long-term medical objectives are aligned with the global medical strategy and overall business goals (for dermatology)
• Closely collaborate with Regional Medical Leads, local affiliates and business partners/distributors with the implementation of the EU&Int regional medical plans ensuring alignment with global strategies and regional EU&Int business goals
• Collaborate with both the Global Medical Director and the Clinical Program Leader to proactively identify evidence gaps, define data generation plans to orient and support company-sponsored research and to allow for prioritization of investigator-initiated research
• Lead on the implementation of insights collection within the EU&Int region in close partnership with Regional Medical Leads, country affiliates and business partners and ensure actionable insights are incorporated in strategic planning processes
• Contribute to the development of publication and communication strategy in close collaboration with Global Scientific Communication team and Global Medical Director ensuring regional needs are included in the global scientific communication strategy
• Maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, in collaboration with medical affairs teams in the country affiliates, with field visits, medical and research collaboration with specific investigators and institutions
• Represent Chiesi at meetings and conferences, and interactions with KOLs in collaboration with other functions
• Participate in meetings and proactively contribute as a medical affairs core member to represent the EU&Int region in the brand team, core team meetings and other relevant cross functional working groups, as assigned
• Establish a close partnership with the regional EU&Int brand team and proactively contribute to the development of the integrated regional brand strategy ensuring alignment of the integrated plan with current medical and scientific unmet needs 
• Collaborate and support patient advocacy in the definition of patient related activities aimed at fulfilling patients’ specific unmet needs 
• Collaborate and proactively contribute with multiple stakeholders (internal & external) to design and implement projects aimed at increasing disease awareness and improving patient identification 
• Collaborate with the Global Scientific Communication team to design and update disease-focused and product-focused training materials and drive high quality training sessions for relevant audiences within local affiliates and business partners in EU&Int
• Develop and maintain the best expertise of the assigned therapeutic area through self-study, company-provided training and scientific meeting attendance in order to enhance the contribution to the company
• As a subject matter expert, review medical and promotional materials to ensure scientific accuracy and overall alignment with strategy and messaging in compliance with corporate standards and industry regulations
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory guidelines, code of practices and company SOPs to ensure adherence with corporate standards and government/industry regulations
• Provide medical support to global value & market access & local affiliates during pricing & reimbursement activities
• Manage resources and budget related to specific product initiatives, programs and activities in the EU&Int region

Experience Required

• At least 5-8 years of medical affairs experience 
• Prior working experience in rare diseases is preferred
• Previous experience in clinical research will be considered a plus 
• Experience in managing multiple priorities in combination with great attention to detail as well as the ability to prioritize in a changing environment with a sense of urgency

Soft Skills

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced team environment, work independently, and complete tasks in a timely fashion
• Strong strategic thinking and decision-making abilities while keeping hands-on approach
• Strong interpersonal skills in nurturing positive and successful stakeholder relationships (internal and external)
• Business acumen and ability to work effectively in multi–disciplinary teams in order to achieve desired outcomes
• Maintains a positive attitude when under pressure or during challenging situations
• Effective communication skills in combination with the ability to analyse and summarise data, as well as to think critically
• Proactively seeks feedback and continuously strive to improve performance and expand professional skills while remaining updated on current trends and new information

Education

Completion of an advanced degree is preferred - MD, PhD, PharmD

Languages

Fluent in written and spoken English 

Location and Travel

This position is based in Europe, with expected international travel of 30-40%