Teva Medical Lead 

Bulgaria, Sofia 

785083947

The Medical Lead is a hybrid office and field based medical role responsible for:
• Execution of all medical activities and projects for the products of interest of TEVA.
• Providing scientific/medical leadership, strategy, and support for Teva products in all therapeutic areas.
• Actively participate in strategic medical and brand planning, and execution of all medical activities and projects for all products within Medical Affairs Bulgaria, together with strategic partners in Commercial, HEOR, R&D, Regulatory, Market Access, Country Pharmacovigilance Department, and other x-functional partners.
• Representing Medical Affairs Bulgaria in strategic discussions regarding brand strategy, lifecycle management, business development, clinical research, RWE, and HEOR planning as needed.
• Providing necessary support and oversight to country teams via close collaboration and follow-up on a timely basis.

• Works to ensure that any unsolicited request for information from HCPs is provided in an accurate, unbiased, and non-promotional manner and most importantly in accordance with the local country/ regional code of practice (for example ABPI/ EFPIA) and Teva internal policies and SOPs
• Provides scientific and technical support for, and maintains, credible, professional relations with clinicians, local decision-makers, external experts and academic centers
• Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the designated disease area/Teva products and its competitive landscape along with their local healthcare economy
• Document field generated scientific insights within appropriate system
• Participate in the discussion of scientific insights gathered by the Therapeutic Area team, to understand the breadth of insights, potential impact, and to stimulate scientific exploration across the company organization
• Works collaboratively and cross-functionally with other internal colleagues to deliver excellent customer experience
• Contributes to the content of updated scientific materials/presentations for the assigned therapy area, as appropriate
• Attend national and international congresses as needed
• Provides (or support the trainer) therapy area and product specific training to appropriate office and field based Teva personnel
• Understands the broader business strategy and provides scientific support to enable compliant delivery aligned with the medical plan
• Actively participates in launch planning and execution of new product launch in Medical Affairs.
• Responds to HCP request for scientific information in relation to on and off-label or disease state, on existing or future products/ pipeline in a professional and timely manner
• Delivers credible, fair balanced and unbiased clinical/ scientific presentations during but not limited to face-to-face meetings with Scientific Leaders and perform Hospital meetings on demand
• Provides information and technical support to HCPs
• Works closely with Teva clinical operations to identify/propose potential study sites for Teva sponsored studies and contribute to any necessary follow-ups
• Conduct clinical trial site visits to provide medical support and handle any potential trial related queries where appropriate
• Serve as a point of contact for HCPs proposing investigator sponsored studies (ISS) and acts as a conduit between Teva medical affairs and the HCPs
• Works closely with marketing, regulatory and market access teams to provide strategic medical input and support
• Identifies and maps key external experts/ institutions in specific disease areas and share the information appropriately
• Contributes to the development of brand medical plan in line with the brand strategy and effectively executes the plan at a local territory level
• Maintains compliance
• Collaborates with Wider medical affairs team, Wider commercial organization, Market access, Health Outcomes, Government affairs, Clinical Studies Unit and other relevant field or office-based team members
• Contacts regularly with the appropriate Healthcare Professionals, Healthcare Organizations, Patient Organizations (as per local guidance), investigator sites, academic institutions, and other relevant clinical networks

• MD, Pharm D, PhD, or educated to a degree level or equivalent with a scientific qualification
• Ideally 1-5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and regulations related to patient access, regulatory process, local/ national healthcare economy and the pharmaceutical industry code of conduct (such as ABPI/ EFPIA Code)
• Deep understanding and thorough knowledge of the relevant disease area
• Evidence of successful career in an Medical affairs or other non-promotional role within the pharmaceutical industry, or equivalent experience from outside the industry would be ideal
• Fluency in written and spoken professional English.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to synthesize complex scientific information and communicate it effectively at a peer-to-peer level with HCPs
• Ability to collaborate and share information to contribute to the planning process and execute the agreed medical plan in line with the brand / therapy area objectives
• Able to work effectively in a matrix organization
• Knowledge, ability, and willingness to engage with customers using traditional as well as novel digital channels
• Excellent IT skills with the ability to work effectively with and leverage modern technology
• This is a hybrid office and field-based role with domestic (and occasional international) travel exceeding 10-20% of the work week and occasional weekend for conferences/ meetings
• Full and clean driving license issued by the relevant local government authority

• Dynamic and challenging work environment in one of the world leading pharmaceutical company and the biggest pharmaceutical company in Bulgaria
• Competitive remuneration bound with performance
• Additional healthcare insurance
• Transportation allowance and other flexible benefits
• Option to work from home as per the company policy
• Opportunity for development

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