Medical Affairs Tender Evidence Manager

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs – Marketed Products

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Hamburg, Germany, Pomezia, Roma, Italy

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Medical Affairs Tender Evidence Manager DS EMEA, located in Leeds, UK, Pomezia, Italy, and Hamburg, Germany.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific countrys that align with your preferred locations:

St. Anthony's Road, Leeds, UK - Requisition Number:  R-093344

Pomezia, Italy and Hamburg, Germany - Requisition Number: R-094052

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

In a highly tender-driven commercial EMEA region, the function of Manager Scientific Excellence is crucial to assure the delivery of timely, optimal, customized, and compliant tender clinical evidence packages fulfilling the individual tender request, and assure the highest number of quality points are awarded to the DePuy Synthes submissions. Therefore this role will manage the full tender clinical evidence process across the region and emphasize the scientific and clinical strengths of the company products.

Furthermore, this role is focused on providing medical and scientific information related to the safety and efficacy of the DePuy Synthes portfolio to healthcare professionals, and healthcare institutions.

The role reports to the Director, Medical Affairs, UK/Northern Europe and is part of  the DePuy Synthes EMEA Medical Affairs team.

This role will manage amongst others EMEA Medical Affairs Specialist Scientific Excellence, and is accountable for conducting effective performance management.

This role will facilitate cross-functional collaboration with other functions, such as Medical, Clinical, HEMA & commercial on the commercialization efforts for pipeline and marketed products.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for the tender clinical evidence process in EMEA;

Ensuring tender submissions receive the best possible clinical evidence package in a timely fashion.

Identifying and reviewing scientific literature to aid the products’ evidence packages.

Ensuring copy approval and copy right compliance.

Advice management on critical issues, provide insights on proactive tender shaping.

Highlight evidence gaps upstream to global Medical Affairs.

Maintain relationships with (global) departments for further streamlining of process.

Act as DePuy Synthes EMEA first point of contact for tender clinical evidence.

Facilitating close collaboration between Medical, Clinical, HEMA & commercial teams to drive success.

Assure awareness and tender readiness, coordinate training.

Support of medical-scientific projects for EMEA DePuy Synthes marketing teams around evidence based medicine (EBM) and evidence based selling (EBS).

Coordinating and responding to all medical and scientific inquiries from medical staff and patients;

Across the full product portfolio, in EMEA region.

Liasing with the appropriate (global) Subject Matter Experts

Document inquiries and responses accurately and completely in our global system according to the relevant SOPs and Work Instructions

Ensure critical issues are escalated appropriately

Maintain related EMEA SOPs and Work Instructions

Training and communication on the MedInfo processes in EMEA countries, to drive further adoption.

Responsible for managing operational aspects of the team (e.g., workflow, performance, and compliance), as well as ensuring achievement of team goals within established timelines and budgets.

Presents to, and partners with, Medical affairs leadership and business leaders and provides insights and successes (using reports, metrics, other).

Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level

Integrates Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives into team goals and decision making.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Finished BSc or MSc degree in relevant area such as Biomedical science or related, resulting in knowledge and understanding of:

Human Physiology and Anatomy

High level of scientific understanding

Evidence based medicine, scientific and clinical research terminology

Minimum of 1-3 years of prior work experience in comparable role

Fluent in English (written and spoken) and strong communication skills across multiple media

Business proficiency in additional language(s) is a distinct advantage.

Demonstrable time management and organizational skills

Very independent with a proactive approach to finding solutions and problem solving

Proven experience in evidence evaluation and communication

IT-skills (MS office)

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES and AFFILIATIONS

Self-motivation and independence

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Detail-and process oriented.

Understanding of compliance, privacy and confidentiality

Excellent research skills and highly analytical

Adaptable and able to work with a wide range of different personalities

Networker and flexible and adaptable team player

Able to prioritise and manage workload autonomously

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Communication, Developing Others, Healthcare Trends, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, People Performance Management, Product Strategies, Program Management, Scientific Communications, Strategic Thinking

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€78,300.00 - €135,700.00

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.