Senior Global Medical Affairs Director, Medical Asset Lead, Hematology - Oncology (6 months Fixed Term Contract)
About this opportunity
Title:
Senior Global Medical Affairs Director, Medical Asset Lead, Hematology - Oncology (6 months Fixed Term Contract)
Company:
Ipsen Pharma (SAS)
About Ipsen:
Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.
Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!
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Job Description:
About the Role: This is a 6-months Fixed Term Contract
The Senior Global Medical Affairs Director, Medical Asset Lead, Hematology - Oncology (6-months Fixed Term Contract) is a key strategic leader responsible for shaping the global medical vision and optimizing the full lifecycle of high-impact medical assets. In this senior role, you will drive the alignment of medical deliverables with the goals of the Global Asset Team.
Your leadership will extend to spearheading cross-functional Medical Asset sub-teams (MEG – Medical and Evidence Generation Team), where you will define, drive, and deliver a comprehensive, integrated medical strategy that aligns seamlessly with R&D, access, commercial, regulatory, manufacturing and key local market plans to support the global asset strategies.
This is a unique opportunity to influence pivotal decision-making and elevate our global impact through every phase of the asset lifecycle, ensuring its value to patients, healthcare providers, and stakeholders worldwide
Main Responsibilities
Key Deliverables:
Congress: booth content finalization, including unbranded campaign launch, TL touch plan coordination
EHA 2027 congress sponsorship finalization & preparation
Early IEGP finalization & support to PFR process
Publication plan coordination (manuscripts, abstracts/presentations)
Insight collection plan: urothelial cancer (ad board at ESMO), MDS (ad board before year end), US ad board at ASH
Data generation: research collaboration to be finalized for melanoma PoC, UC and ISS review coordination
Development of 2027 training plan
Coordination of thought leader interactions and insights, cooperative groups, scientific societies & investigational site mapping in collaboration with R&D and country medical affairs
Publication plan coordination: results for presentation at ASH & related Q&A materials, manuscripts
Study supervision
Publication plan coordination: Results for presentation at ASH & related Q&A materials, manuscripts
Study supervision
Medical Asset Lead responsibilities:
Define and deliver an integrated medical asset strategy and plan for both assets to address patient needs
Own the overall medical strategy, establishes project goals and leads a cross-functional team to meet the medical objectives.
Outline an integrated evidence generation plan (IEGP) that shapes the competitive and prescription landscape.
Integrate and influence the medical content of Knowledge Transfer, Medical Education and Information, Congress Management and KOL/TL engagements.
Translate the medical plan into an efficiently executable high-level roadmap with clear priorities.
Oversee GMA-led clinical trial executions, ensure a strong alignment with all functions, and drive operational excellence in execution.
Accountable for leading MEG in coordination with R&D, market access and commercial activities
Develop and manage strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Role model and ambassador for the Medical Asset Plan and for IPSEN with our internal partners and external collaborators, with representatives from the scientific community and health authorities, and in any interactions with health care practitioners and patients
Serve as the spokesperson for the Medical Asset Plan, reporting progress, risks and issues to functional and executive leaders.
Represent the interests of the Medical Asset at the Governance Committee
Manage the respective medical asset budget
Oversee the medical asset budget, from planning and reporting
Manage projects prioritization within the budget
Provide strong insights for arbitration within the activities
Ethics & Compliance
Complete all above activities within the framework and in compliance with all relevant Ipsen SOPs, external GCPs and guidelines as well as other relevant policies in force within the Ipsen Group or under national and/or international authorities under which jurisdiction Ipsen is operating.
Qualifications
MD; PhD with strong relevant industry experience
Extensive experience in Hematology-Oncology
Extensive pharmaceutical experience in significant clinical/medical leadership or general management positions including working with R&D, market access, commercialization and manufacturing teams leading and influencing teams, both in a direct and indirect setting
Experience between in-country marketing roles and regional/global brand or franchise leadership positions preferred
Market-relevant experience of hemato-oncology therapy area, including the competitive landscape and Key External Experts
International experience preferred.
Track record of successful product launches within the respective therapy area.
Strong business and/or medical experience in one of the top 5 European markets (UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy) or in North America (US, Canada)
Fluency in Englis
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