Senior Medical Advisor

Job Summary

BeiGene is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Medical Advisor to join our team in a field-based role. As a key member of our Medical Affairs team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the development and execution of local medical strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and Maintain Relationships
  • Develop and maintain credible peer-to-peer scientific relationships with national and regional key opinion leaders and medical experts.
  • Provide education to the medical community on BeiGene products and disease areas of focus.
• Medical Planning and Execution
  • Work closely with internal stakeholders to develop and execute a medical plan designed to meet shared objectives.
  • Facilitate responses to unsolicited requests for medical information, often in direct collaboration with BeiGene Medical Information Services personnel as appropriate.
• Scientific Communication and Education
  • Develop and execute tactics for communicating complex scientific information to the healthcare community.
  • Provide impactful feedback, information, and insights to internal stakeholders on emerging clinical and scientific trends from external interactions to help shape company strategy and research, and to ensure the safe and appropriate use of BeiGene products.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Act as a scientific resource with professional and advocacy organizations with the objective of developing relationships and identifying potential collaborative opportunities.
  • Build specific excellence and integrity within the healthcare community. Develop contacts with key clinicians, university teaching hospitals, and other medical/scientific groups and stakeholders.
• Support and Training
  • Develop speakers through one-on-one clinical training on approved clinical slide sets.
  • Assist in the development and execution of clinically relevant regional medical meetings (e.g., advisory boards, consultancies, and investigator meetings) as required.
  • Identify and verify investigators and sites for company-sponsored clinical trials. Scientifically support clinical trials and investigator centers for ongoing clinical studies as needed.
• Additional Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary territory liaison for the submission and review of Investigator-Research proposals, facilitating the process from concept submission through publication and uncovering scientific data that may have the potential for publication and/or abstract presentation.
  • Support Healthcare Professionals with Expanded Access to individual requests or programs as needed.
  • Provide scientific training and medical support for internal Medical Affairs and Commercial colleagues as needed.

Requirements

• MD, PharmD., or Ph.D. within a clinical and/or scientific profession (or an equivalent level of professional, clinical, and/or scientific education, training, and experience) preferred.
• >5 years of existing experience as a Medical Science Liaison, Medical Advisor, or similar field-based Medical Affairs role within other Biotech/Pharmaceutical companies.
• Experience in hematology is strongly preferred.
• Exposure to Clinical Operations and Drug Development is also preferred.
• Knowledge of applicable treatment, compliance, and regulatory guidelines within the given therapeutic area and country or region.

Competencies

• Impactful verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively disseminate and present complex scientific information in a dynamic and global environment.
• Strong comprehension of disease states, knowledge of differential algorithms for treatment decisions, and experience in disease states of interest to BeiGene.
• Understanding of the design and execution of research studies and strategic implications.
• An expert in understanding the Country's health care delivery system, including the managed care arena and its impact on patient care, local medical care, and the pharmaceutical industry. Ability to identify the unmet medical, educational, and research needs at a local (& regional) level in the medical community.
• Able to lead training initiatives and best practices.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Able to engage in work-related travel.

Computer Skills

• PC and iPad literacy, proficient in Microsoft Office required.
• Experienced with electronic CRM systems.

Other Qualifications

• High Level of English Communication (verbal and written).
• Valid Drivers License.

Travel

The majority of work involved in this role pertains to customer-facing field-based activities.