Senior Manager Medical Affairs, Epilepsy/Neuroscience, Germany (Remote)

Commercial – EU/International              ·            München, Germany             ·             Full time

Senior Manager Medical Affairs, Epilepsy/Neuroscience, Germany (Remote)

• München, Germany
• Commercial – EU/International
• 11094

Job Description

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) is a global biopharmaceutical company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases – often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines and novel product candidates, from early- to late-stage development, in neuroscience and oncology. We actively explore new options for patients including novel compounds, small molecules and biologics, and through cannabinoid science and innovative delivery technologies. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has employees around the globe, serving patients in nearly 75 countries. For more information, please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com and follow @JazzPharma on Twitter.

Reporting directly to the Medical Director the Epilepsy/Neuroscience Senior Medical Affairs Manager is responsible for supporting the development and execution of the country Medical Affairs strategy and programs that support the development, commercialization and life cycle management of in-market and future Jazz Pharma products. 

The Jazz mission is to bring meaningful medicines to patients with high unmet need. Epilepsy/Neuroscience is a major strategic driver for the business with significant opportunities in current and future indications, making this role critical to the success of the organisation. As a key member of the German Medical Affairs team, the role will demand high levels of cross functional collaboration.

The incumbent has responsibility for ensuring all activities are executed in accordance with regulatory and legal frameworks including but not limited to local, EFPIA, GCP and IFPMA regulations as well as Jazz Pharmaceuticals Policies and Healthcare compliance procedures.

Essential Functions

• Support Medical Affairs Team
  • Review and critically appraise scientific literature to provide support and advice to medical and marketing groups in developing strategy and tactical implementation plans
  • Work closely with the department head to develop and execute the medical affairs strategy
  • Ensure the KOL and educational activities are of a high scientific quality
  • Provide guidance regarding appropriate speakers for national/international congresses and workshops in order to expand and enhance legitimate scientific exchange
  • The incumbent will develop and maintain a high level of knowledge of Epilepsy/Neuroscience and related scientific literature in order to position them as an expert in the field.
  • Contribute to the development of and maintain awareness of the competitive landscape and communicate intelligence to the medical and marketing team as appropriate
  • Support adaptation of EU/RoW training material and other scientific materials in collaboration with marketing and other appropriate internal stakeholders
  • Provide scientific education and in-house training for MSLs and Key Account Managers and other appropriate staff as required
• Strategic and Tactical Planning                     
  • Develop and implement the German medical affairs strategy aligned to commercial growth drivers
  • Support preparation of tailored clinical data packages for advisory boards, investigators and other key external experts’ request to deliver scientifically credible messages for your products
• Data Generation and Publication Planning           
  • Development of publication plans covering country/regional data generation needs
  • Facilitate and support investigators, who wish to conduct investigator sponsored, collaborative or Jazz sponsored studies in line with Jazz strategy
  • Support the approval and implementation of these projects in line with relevant pharmaceutical regulations and Jazz SOPs as appropriate.
  • Development and execution of study plans to provide data to support the portfolio of Jazz Epilepsy/Neuroscience products in phase IV, observational and pharmaco-economic studies.
• External Relationships                   
  • Development of Jazz positioning as the scientific authority in their therapy areas
  • Develop KOL advocacy through the provision of scientific and clinical information via the MSL team
  • Deliver non-promotional clinical/scientific presentations relating to Jazz’s portfolio and its development or differentiation as required
  • Lead and coordinate congress reporting and summaries to stay abreast of developments
• Cross-functional collaboration
  • Close collaboration between medical and commercial by being an active member in supporting the development of brand plans, the execution of the brand plans and key account excellence 
  • Input into local regulatory strategies and input into local documents.
  • Support local reimbursement and NUB procedures, including dossier preparation for IQWIG
  • Ensure up-to-date knowledge of German health care environment

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to critically analyse complex data
• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Team-worker, good cross-functional collaboration
• Knowledge of specialty Epilepsy market
• Experience developing and implementing Medical Affairs plans at a country level
• Experience of working in an affiliate Medical Affairs role
• Experience in German reimbursement procedures
• Experience in establishing strong influential relationships with academic societies
• Good command of English both spoken and written

Required Education and Licenses

• Relevant scientific degree required (medicine, pharmacy, biology, chemistry or other live-science degree)
• Experience working in the Epilepsy/Neuroscience field

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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