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Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction.
At Cytokinetics, each team member plays an integral part in advancing our mission to improve the lives of patients. We are seeking tenacious, compassionate, and collaborative individuals who are driven to make a positive impact.
As a subject matter expert in Medical Affairs, the Senior Director Medical Affairs Europe will provide support to internal colleagues and collaborate closely with the Country Medical Affairs teams to ensure high strategic and scientific standards by resolving medical issues and providing critical input in the development of medical documents (publications, external scientific communications, standard response letters, product materials, research ideas, internal training materials, etc.). The Medical Director, under the guidance of the VP of Medical Affairs Europe to whom s/he will be reporting, will ensure strategic partnerships with key external opinion leaders and academic institutions, and represent Medical Affairs externally through presentations at advisory boards, key scientific meetings, and interactions with our key investigators. In addition, the Medical Director will work cross-functionally with other colleagues to provide expertise on varied workstreams, including pre-launch and launch activities related to late-stage assets.
The role is hybrid in our Zug office 2-3 times per week, with the rest being home-based in Switzerland.
Responsibilities
Serves as an integral component of the Medical Affairs contribution to launch of our late-stage cardiovascular clinical compounds, including:
Implementation of the European Plan of Action based on the Global Medical Affairs Plan,
Execution of medical pre-launch and launch activities,
Education of Cardiovascular HCPs (heart failure and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) regarding the clinical profile of our CV compounds and their place in therapy
Can speak to the mechanism of action of the compounds and their development, including Phase I-IV studies, at a detailed scientific level in a reactive conversation with key opinion leaders.
Provide day‐to‐day medical guidance while working closely on joint projects with other members of the Medical Affairs team and other departments within Cytokinetics and our business partners.
Projects may include scientific congress/conference strategy and planning, advisory boards, field force training, review of medical information standard response letters, health economics and epidemiology analyses, and marketing/policy related projects.
Represent Cytokinetics at Medical Congresses and ensure Medical Affairs coverage, including scientific session attendance and reporting, and information booth support.
Represent Cytokinetics in patient groups and associations.
Provide scientific input into publication strategy and review abstracts and posters for presentation at scientific meetings and manuscripts for publication.
Participate in appropriate cross‐functional and cross‐company Medical and Commercial teams to inform brand strategies and tactics and represent Medical Affairs.
Liaise with Global Medical Affairs and R&D colleagues to develop and maintain timely and relevant product expertise for the region.
Provide input into medical education, grant, and sponsorship review.
Provide clinical and scientific support in responding to inquiries from healthcare professionals.
Participate as medical reviewer in the Medical Review Committee and the Promotional Materials Review Committee
Data Generation and Presentation
Present data at company advisory board meetings and training programs
Collaborate with R&D and HEOR in data generation projects to address identified medical data gaps for the region.
Help identify and effectively interact with opinion leaders to engage in scientific exchange to meet the needs of patients and the medical community.
Collaborate with Market Access and the HEOR function to define research strategy and design of studies, including the generation of real-world evidence and cost-effectiveness analyses.
Provide support for and collaborate with the field medical teams in different countries and support reactive material development to address healthcare professional inquiries.
Upon initiation of a Phase 4 program, participate in the review and adjudication of investigator-sponsored study research proposals.
Qualifications
MD/MBBS with strong Medical Affairs experience. Cardiovascular experience preferred, clinical experience desirable. [position will be filled at Sr Director or Executive Director level based on the experience). Min 7+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience preferred for Sr Director level.
Medical Affairs experience in the European region with medicine approvals and peri-launch and launch activities.
Background in academic medicine, clinical research, and familiarity with study design, biostatistics and epidemiology desirable.
Proven ability to work independently and as a member of an integrated, interdisciplinary team in carrying out assigned responsibilities.
Must be analytical and articulate in both oral and writing skills, possess excellent presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate well with others at varying professional levels.
Familiarity with EFPIA code (other country codes also desirable) and key regulations in the pharmaceutical industry.
Ability to think broadly about scientific communications and the impact on medical content.
Business fluent in European languages other than English desirable.
Ability to travel across Europe and internationally (~35% of time)
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