Medical Writer jobs in Germany

Duties and Responsibilities

• Constantly build and maintain expertise in the assigned areas IAI areas (dermatologic entities, drugs), regarding available literature, treatment options, disease environment and product data; key contact for external and internal stakeholders, including for training and educational approaches
• Serves within his/her area of responsibility as the primary point of contact internally and externally notably to provide a first-level assessment for all IIR requests with regards to scientific value and fit with the company strategy
• Actively contributes to the advancement of the national development program within his/her area of responsibility
• Actively participates – whenever feasible - in medical & scientific exchanges within medical/scientific community and fosters collaborations with key external stakeholders
• Identifies scientific questions relevant to the German healthcare landscape and develops and executes a strategy to address them within the (dermatology) medical affairs program to ensure the full value of our drugs is recognized by key external stakeholders
• Anticipates relevant changes in national treatment patterns (i.e. future approvals, updated guidelines) and provides timely input into the national medical affairs plan to ensure ongoing patient and scientific benefit
• Defines – in collaboration with the medical director – medical pre-launch and launch strategy and tactics for all dermatological products and aligns cross-functionally with all relevant functions (commercial, MA) to ensure launch excellence
• Supports publication strategy within the country dermatology medical affairs program to ensure that scientific results stemming from the national IIR projects are acknowledged within the scientific community in a timely manner

• Provides oversight and contributes to the preparation and delivery of high-quality content and all educational and medical communication materials (e.g. planning for medical society presence, abstracts and publications)

• Streamlines product communication, works with external and internal resources on the development of materials (for internal and field/external use) and medical event planning

• Participates in relevant cross-functional working-groups and taskforce on a national and international level

• Manages and lead the implementation of the medical/non-promotional plans for assigned products and therapeutic areas
• Ensures appropriate execution of medical content elements of the tactical plan for assigned product(s) and therapeutic area(s)
• Contributes positively to a strong culture of business integrity and ethics and embraces the Mission, Vision and Values of the organization
• Acts within compliance, regulatory and legal requirements as well as within company guidelines

Strategy and expert interactions

• Works in a goal/objective oriented manner within a formalized process to plan and execute annual goals in alignment with the corporate annual goals and core business strategy
• Demonstrates medical and scientific expertise to core business strategy and marketing/business development plans, strongly contributes to the development of and updates to the strategic medical plans
• Ensuring that strategically aligned scientific communication points, elements from other internal guidance and resource documents, and key data are included appropriately in tactics, and that statements and conclusions are accurate and supported by appropriate data
• Accountable for creating and managing resources within the annual medical affairs brand budget
• Provides medical leadership and actively contributes to market access dossiers
• Oversee the agenda development, content creation, and execution for educational symposia, internal meetings/summits and advisory boards
• Supports advisory board meetings and investigator meetings. Provides support for content development and delivering clinical presentations at medical meetings
• Develops and delivers presentations to colleagues and management as needed, provides strong input to briefing documents, written communications, Frequently Asked Questions documents, backgrounders, newsletters, slide decks, and medical information letters etc.

Requirements

• MD, PharmD or PhD in life science
• Long standing experience in the pharmaceutical industry, in the field of Immunology
• Prior experience notably in the therapeutic areas of dermatology (preferred)
• Leadership experience is a plus
• Experience as information officer as per §74a German Drug law is a plus
• Proven track record of successful cross-functional pre-launch and launch execution notably within the area of inflammatory diseases
• Launch expertise within the company´s key therapeutic areas (Atopic Dermatitis) is considered a plus
• Excellent communication skills including in complex and business-critical situations towards regulatory authorities, GBA/AMNOG hearings
• Ability to identify scientific questions and data gaps within the development program, notably those relevant for the German treatment and reimbursement landscape and to address them within the country medical affairs program
• Prior experience in a role with budget responsibility (planning, accuracy) is considered a plus
• Ability to work independently and effectively in complex, rapidly changing environments
• Sense of urgency
• Interested in new ways of thinking and innovative approaches
• Flexibility, diplomacy, and the ability to manage expectations
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of working time
• Language: German, English fluent
• Proficient in Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required.

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During the process, you may be asked to respond to questions that will screen out your application if you do not meet certain objective criteria required by the job. You can learn more about this process .

Duties and Responsibilities

• Builds expertise in the assigned IAI areas (dermatologic entities, drugs) and creates/ summarizes medical insights for Germany in these areas regarding available literature, treatment options, disease environment and product data
• Gives medical input into local brand planning processes and is part of respective brand teams
• Manages and lead the implementation of the medical/non-promotional plans for respective products
• Reviews and critically appraise scientific literature and provide support and advice to medical and marketing groups in developing strategy and tactical implementation of planned activities
• Provides medical and scientific input to projects and manage related activities (e.g. educational programs, communication campaigns, scientific symposia etc.)
• Ensures that Health Care Professionals (HCP) and educational activities are of high scientific quality and are in line with compliance regulations
• Demonstrates ability to strategically engage with and manage networks of Key External Experts (KEEs), professional association, patient organization, and other vital healthcare stakeholders in the region
• Designs and implement clinical research projects within defined standards and budgets (e.g. Phase IV, post marketing clinical activities such as registry/database projects, epidemiological surveys, and PMOS studies). Provide the required oversight to manage review, approval and conduct of IIR studies
• Collaborate with clinical trial teams and support investigator engagements (e.g. review new clinical study protocols, identifying potential investigators/ sites, conducting feasibility surveys)
• Supports adaptation of international/local training and scientific material in collaboration with marketing and other internal stakeholders
• Supports development of publication plans and covers country data generation needs
• Provides scientific in-house training for MSLs, Key Account Managers, Clinical Operation and other departments including preparing or performing appropriate presentations
• Screens relevant literature and other information from relevant scientific societies meetings and conferences and develop summaries of key messages for use within the Company (e.g. key areas of scientific/company interest, new trends in diagnosis, monitoring and treatments in the therapeutic area)
• Manages planning, preparation and execution of advisory boards
• Works in a cross-functional team on a national and international level
• Contributes positively to a strong culture of business integrity and ethics and embraces the Mission, Vision and Values of the organization
• Acts within compliance, regulatory and legal requirements as well as within company guidelines

Requirements

• Relevant scientific degree (medicine, life sciences or equivalent), MD or PhD preferred
• 3-5 years medical affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in Dermatology / Immunology (preferred) and understanding of customer- and market needs
• Launch expertise within the company´s key therapeutic areas (dermatology) is considered a plus
• Excellent written and spoken communication and presentation skills
• Ability to identify scientific questions and data gaps within the development program, notably those relevant for the German treatment and reimbursement landscape and to address them within the country medical affairs program
• Knowledge in development and implementation of clinical trials and RWE programs preferred
• Ability to work independently and effectively in complex, rapidly changing environments
• Sense of urgency
• Flexibility, diplomacy, and the ability to manage expectations
• Interested in new ways of thinking and innovative approaches
• Ability to travel up to 25% of working time
• Language: German, English fluent
• Proficient in Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required.

Learn more at:

During the process, you may be asked to respond to questions that will screen out your application if you do not meet certain objective criteria required by the job. You can learn more about this process .

Duties and Responsibilities

• Constantly build and maintain expertise in the assigned areas IAI areas (dermatologic entities, drugs), regarding available literature, treatment options, disease environment and product data; key contact for external and internal stakeholders, including for training and educational approaches
• Serves within his/her area of responsibility as the primary point of contact internally and externally notably to provide a first-level assessment for all IIR requests with regards to scientific value and fit with the company strategy
• Actively contributes to the advancement of the national development program within his/her area of responsibility
• Actively participates – whenever feasible - in medical & scientific exchanges within medical/scientific community and fosters collaborations with key external stakeholders
• Identifies scientific questions relevant to the German healthcare landscape and develops and executes a strategy to address them within the (dermatology) medical affairs program to ensure the full value of our drugs is recognized by key external stakeholders
• Anticipates relevant changes in national treatment patterns (i.e. future approvals, updated guidelines) and provides timely input into the national medical affairs plan to ensure ongoing patient and scientific benefit
• Defines – in collaboration with the medical director – medical pre-launch and launch strategy and tactics for all dermatological products and aligns cross-functionally with all relevant functions (commercial, MA) to ensure launch excellence
• Supports publication strategy within the country dermatology medical affairs program to ensure that scientific results stemming from the national IIR projects are acknowledged within the scientific community in a timely manner

• Provides oversight and contributes to the preparation and delivery of high-quality content and all educational and medical communication materials (e.g. planning for medical society presence, abstracts and publications)

• Streamlines product communication, works with external and internal resources on the development of materials (for internal and field/external use) and medical event planning

• Participates in relevant cross-functional working-groups and taskforce on a national and international level

• Manages and lead the implementation of the medical/non-promotional plans for assigned products and therapeutic areas
• Ensures appropriate execution of medical content elements of the tactical plan for assigned product(s) and therapeutic area(s)
• Contributes positively to a strong culture of business integrity and ethics and embraces the Mission, Vision and Values of the organization
• Acts within compliance, regulatory and legal requirements as well as within company guidelines

Strategy and expert interactions

• Works in a goal/objective oriented manner within a formalized process to plan and execute annual goals in alignment with the corporate annual goals and core business strategy
• Demonstrates medical and scientific expertise to core business strategy and marketing/business development plans, strongly contributes to the development of and updates to the strategic medical plans
• Ensuring that strategically aligned scientific communication points, elements from other internal guidance and resource documents, and key data are included appropriately in tactics, and that statements and conclusions are accurate and supported by appropriate data
• Accountable for creating and managing resources within the annual medical affairs brand budget
• Provides medical leadership and actively contributes to market access dossiers
• Oversee the agenda development, content creation, and execution for educational symposia, internal meetings/summits and advisory boards
• Supports advisory board meetings and investigator meetings. Provides support for content development and delivering clinical presentations at medical meetings
• Develops and delivers presentations to colleagues and management as needed, provides strong input to briefing documents, written communications, Frequently Asked Questions documents, backgrounders, newsletters, slide decks, and medical information letters etc.

Requirements

• MD, PharmD or PhD in life science
• Long standing experience in the pharmaceutical industry, in the field of Immunology
• Prior experience notably in the therapeutic areas of dermatology (preferred)
• Leadership experience is a plus
• Experience as information officer as per §74a German Drug law is a plus
• Proven track record of successful cross-functional pre-launch and launch execution notably within the area of inflammatory diseases
• Launch expertise within the company´s key therapeutic areas (Atopic Dermatitis) is considered a plus
• Excellent communication skills including in complex and business-critical situations towards regulatory authorities, GBA/AMNOG hearings
• Ability to identify scientific questions and data gaps within the development program, notably those relevant for the German treatment and reimbursement landscape and to address them within the country medical affairs program
• Prior experience in a role with budget responsibility (planning, accuracy) is considered a plus
• Ability to work independently and effectively in complex, rapidly changing environments
• Sense of urgency
• Interested in new ways of thinking and innovative approaches
• Flexibility, diplomacy, and the ability to manage expectations
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of working time
• Language: German, English fluent
• Proficient in Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required.

Learn more at:

During the process, you may be asked to respond to questions that will screen out your application if you do not meet certain objective criteria required by the job. You can learn more about this process .

Duties and Responsibilities

• Builds expertise in the assigned IAI areas (dermatologic entities, drugs) and creates/ summarizes medical insights for Germany in these areas regarding available literature, treatment options, disease environment and product data
• Gives medical input into local brand planning processes and is part of respective brand teams
• Manages and lead the implementation of the medical/non-promotional plans for respective products
• Reviews and critically appraise scientific literature and provide support and advice to medical and marketing groups in developing strategy and tactical implementation of planned activities
• Provides medical and scientific input to projects and manage related activities (e.g. educational programs, communication campaigns, scientific symposia etc.)
• Ensures that Health Care Professionals (HCP) and educational activities are of high scientific quality and are in line with compliance regulations
• Demonstrates ability to strategically engage with and manage networks of Key External Experts (KEEs), professional association, patient organization, and other vital healthcare stakeholders in the region
• Designs and implement clinical research projects within defined standards and budgets (e.g. Phase IV, post marketing clinical activities such as registry/database projects, epidemiological surveys, and PMOS studies). Provide the required oversight to manage review, approval and conduct of IIR studies
• Collaborate with clinical trial teams and support investigator engagements (e.g. review new clinical study protocols, identifying potential investigators/ sites, conducting feasibility surveys)
• Supports adaptation of international/local training and scientific material in collaboration with marketing and other internal stakeholders
• Supports development of publication plans and covers country data generation needs
• Provides scientific in-house training for MSLs, Key Account Managers, Clinical Operation and other departments including preparing or performing appropriate presentations
• Screens relevant literature and other information from relevant scientific societies meetings and conferences and develop summaries of key messages for use within the Company (e.g. key areas of scientific/company interest, new trends in diagnosis, monitoring and treatments in the therapeutic area)
• Manages planning, preparation and execution of advisory boards
• Works in a cross-functional team on a national and international level
• Contributes positively to a strong culture of business integrity and ethics and embraces the Mission, Vision and Values of the organization
• Acts within compliance, regulatory and legal requirements as well as within company guidelines

Requirements

• Relevant scientific degree (medicine, life sciences or equivalent), MD or PhD preferred
• 3-5 years medical affairs experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in Dermatology / Immunology (preferred) and understanding of customer- and market needs
• Launch expertise within the company´s key therapeutic areas (dermatology) is considered a plus
• Excellent written and spoken communication and presentation skills
• Ability to identify scientific questions and data gaps within the development program, notably those relevant for the German treatment and reimbursement landscape and to address them within the country medical affairs program
• Knowledge in development and implementation of clinical trials and RWE programs preferred
• Ability to work independently and effectively in complex, rapidly changing environments
• Sense of urgency
• Flexibility, diplomacy, and the ability to manage expectations
• Interested in new ways of thinking and innovative approaches
• Ability to travel up to 25% of working time
• Language: German, English fluent
• Proficient in Outlook/Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Management reserves the right to change or modify such duties as required.

Learn more at:

During the process, you may be asked to respond to questions that will screen out your application if you do not meet certain objective criteria required by the job. You can learn more about this process .