Medical Advisor Oncology
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Site Name: Ireland - Dublin Posted Date: Apr 26 2024 Job Purpose As product and therapy area expert, the Medical Advisor exists to provide non-promotional, medical support that helps to ensure the safe and effective use of GSK’s medicines. The Medical Advisor achieves this through effective scientific interactions with external stakeholders, provides support for physicians wishing to conduct investigator sponsored studies and/or participate in relevant compassionate use programmes, and by providing medical and scientific support for GSK internal stakeholders, including Commercial. The Medical Advisor ensures that they are at all times aware of the latest medical, regulatory and scientific insights through appropriate scientific exchange with external experts, attendance at key scientific meetings, literature review, and participation in internal cross-functional teams. In addition, the Medical Advisor develops and implements medical strategic and operational plans in the designated therapy area and is the primary internal medical/scientific training resource. Finally, they are the principal GSK Medical contact for external stakeholders such as physicians, pharmacists, and patient organisations. We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme. We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work. Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK Key Responsibilities,
- Medical Advisors are expected to interface and provide value across a continuum of both External and Internal Stakeholders: e.g., Key External Experts and other healthcare professionals within assigned therapy area, (potential) investigators, professional societies, patient organisations, formulary decision makers payors, GSK Commercial Teams, Sales Team, North West Europe Medical, and GSK Franchise Teams
- Proactively seek and collect the medical voice of the customer. Through appropriate scientific exchange and Scientific Engagement with external stakeholders, secure advice that informs and assists GSK in the development of medicines of value, for the ultimate benefit of patients.
- Conduct balanced, peer-to-peer, scientific dialogue with external experts and deliver affirmative presentations to HCPs and formulary decision makers or payors within the scope allowed by the external engagement policy.
- Lead GSK advice seeking activities (e.g., Advisory Boards) in accordance with the GSK Scientific Engagement Policy.
- Attend both national and international scientific/medical meetings to gain the medical voice of the customer from recent data being presented on products and disease states of interest to GSK.
- Support clinical development activities, including Investigator Sponsored Studies by providing general insight into GSK research interests. Coordinate internal review of any ISS proposals through the ISS management system.
- (If applicable) Management of Irish compassionate use programmes in the designated therapy area.
- (If applicable) Work closely with clinical colleagues (Ireland or UK) to ensure Irish involvement in the development and implementation of research studies.
- Provide documentation for all interactions with HCPs according to applicable policies.
- Work closely with Commercial colleagues to provide proactive input into the strategic management of branded medicines.
- Science Degree/Professional Qualification.
- Evidence of Clinical knowledge/experience.
- Expert therapy knowledge in Oncology clinical trials
- A good understanding of the changing Irish health care environment.
- Knowledge of the legal and ethical issues and Industry Codes affecting the promotion of new and existing products and apply these appropriately.
- A Medical Council registered medical doctor with the right to work in Ireland.
- A Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland registered Pharmacist with the right to work in Ireland.
- Residency and/or Post-doctoral training in a clinical practice/pharmaceutical industry setting
- Wide breadth of experience of working on products at different stages of the lifecycle
- Previous industry experience in variety of Medical Affairs roles in Oncology in particular
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