Senior Manager, Global Medical Affairs - Senior Manager, Global Medical Strategy & Communication

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Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Global Medical Strategy Team with a focus on Multiple Myeloma. In this role, you will have an opportunity to be part of one an impactful medical advancement in patient care and work towards better outcomes for patients with hematological malignancies.

Your focus will be to partner with the Global Medical Multiple Myeloma Strategy Lead and be responsible for a range of key projects that are aligned to business needs. The Senior Manager will be responsible for the Medical Review of Promotional and/or Medical Affairs materials to ensure the communication is accurate, consistent, and aligned. You will be empowered to serve as an internal medical expert on medical review for promotion or drug products.

These could include but not be limited to strategic development and overall tactical implementation of Medical Affairs activities related to the lifecycle management of the product & where relevant early and late-stage pipeline launch indications. This role will report to the Global Medical Affairs Strategy lead and will work in partnership with the Multiple Myeloma team to perform all aspects of the role.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Communicates and collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams to cultivate a positive relationship
• Provide medical review to ensure statements are scientifically valid and accurate, truthful and not misleading, and promotional claims are scientifically supported including, appropriateness of references cited
• Provide solution oriented feedback and work collaboratively with cross-functional team members such as: legal, regulatory, marketing
• Fully comply with Kite/Gilead policies and applicable laws, regulations and ethical standards, and make decisions within guidelines and policies
• Maintains therapeutic area and product knowledge through ongoing assessment of relevant published literature, treatment guidelines, internal resources and data

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong operational capabilities, detail oriented and commitment to advance and adhere to processes
• Able to network with internal and partner stakeholders embracing cross-functional collaboration in a compliant manner
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to evaluate scientific data and medical literature
• Ability to work well in a team and collaborate in a complex matrix environment
• Ability to critically evaluate literature, interpret complex data, clear communication (written and verbal), able to articulate information to a variety of audiences and negotiate with counterparts from cross-functional areas with a solution oriented approach
• Completes work in accordance with regulatory requirements and industry standards

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate Degree and 2+ years of medical affairs or oncology experience

OR

Master’s Degree and 6+ years of medical affairs or oncology experience OR

Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of medical affairs or oncology experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced Medical/Life Science degree (M.D., Pharm. D, PhD or qualification in Life Sciences, Immunology, or Oncology)
• Relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally with an expertise in cell therapy and Multiple Myeloma
• Demonstrated experience within Medical Affairs with emphasis on content management s