Sr.) Medical Advisor, Hematology

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Medical Affairs Group

Medical Affairs

Scientific/Technology

Breda, Netherlands

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We are looking for a (senior) Medical Advisor Hematology, offices based in Breda, the Netherlands. The role of a Medical Advisor (MA) is to be a therapeutic area scientific expert, a trusted scientific and collaborative business partner. The MA is responsible for translating the MAF strategy into country specific MAF tactics and implementing them together with the Medical Scientific Liaison (MSL) team within the assigned therapeutic area (TA).

The MA will be the MAF representative in the cross functional Country Value Team (CVT) and will support and adjust, if needed, the overall stakeholder mapping and CVT strategy. The MA occupies a central role in medical affairs liaising with MSL’s, MTAL, CVT (functions) and the EMEA medical affairs functional network and is responsible for processing and circulating medical/scientific information and customer/market insights.

The MA reports to the Medical Therapeutic Area Lead (MTAL) of the assigned therapeutic area. The MTAL provides functional line management to MAs including setting objectives and performance review.

The following qualifications for the function of Medical Advisor are required:
Scientific degree: medical doctor, pharmacist or degree in biomedical/scientific sciences (with MD/PhD being an additional asset). Relevant experience within Medical Affairs and/or Clinical R&D in the pharmaceutical industry (preferably as MSL or MA) or equivalent significant experience in academic medicine, ideally within the specified therapeutic area.

Languages:

Dutch & English, or French & English (when working in Brussels and/or Wallonia): spoken, read and written. Integrity mindset, adhering to J&J Credo values, regulations and HCBI guidelines.

For the function of Medical Advisor, the following competencies are of high importance:
Strong communication skills and, ability to hold scientific/medical discussions with HCP’s on a peer-to-peer level, as well as business discussions with internal stakeholders/functions Ability to connect and build professional working relationships with internal business stakeholders/functions Understanding of scientific research, clinical trial design/conduct and interpretation of medical/scientific data (scientific acumen), and ability to translate this into information to inform strategy as well as into designing medical affairs activities Ability to understand and map clinical…