Field Medical Advisor - Uro-Oncology

Job Description:

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world.

Our Commercial teams collaborate as trusted partners with patient groups, clinicians, policy makers and the scientific community to identify and develop new opportunities to help patients. Customer centric, we offer an empowering, entrepreneurial culture – and a place to thrive and grow.

Ferring+You

As Field Medical Advisor, you will provide scientific leadership to ensure professional and credible relationships with key opinion leaders and external experts. In this role, you will ensure a strong medical and scientific presence for the organisation through facilitation of educational and research initiatives, supporting medical and scientific requests on oncology products.

You will partner closely with other cross-functional colleagues to support a robust medical and cross functional strategy, and to deliver tactics including medical education, scientific exchange, data generation, insight generation and ensuring compliance, governance and ethical practices.

Your day at Ferring

Field Activities (60%):

• Develop and maintain a high level of knowledge regarding therapy area and Ferring products including the competitive landscape 

• Support development and execution of the medical and scientific strategy for current and future pipeline indications

• Engage with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, and other external stakeholders to provide scientific and medical information.

• Supporting and developing partnerships with external customers / external opinion leaders (national or international) and patient organisations

• Deliver scientific presentations and educational sessions to healthcare professionals, and other key stakeholders: Reactively - on products (on‐label and off‐label indications), on compounds in development, and Proactively: on disease area management

• Provide Medical information services and support to customers as needed and reactively responds to unsolicited and documented queries from HCPs.

• Organise and participate in external education and training events as appropriate

• Facilitate and support clinical research initiatives and investigator-initiated studies

• Deliver educational presentations, and support events with Patient Organisations as appropriate

• Gather and report insights from the field and share with teams

• Identify and develop strong stakeholder engagement plans aligned with strategy

• Organise and develop meetings with appropriate HCPs to gather insights and stimulate scientific exchange as appropriate

• Collaborate with field cross functional field team colleagues

• Provide guidance regarding appropriate speakers for events, national and international, as well as working cross-functionally to deliver high quality education Attend appropriate scientific congresses to interact with KOLs and key stakeholders

Project Management: (40%)

• Lead and manage head office medical projects (advisory boards, symposia, regional meetings etc.)  from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including global R&D, regulatory affairs, and marketing, to support product launches and other initiatives

• Ensure that any study proposals are aligned with medical objectives locally, regionally and globally, and local execution carried out in timely and is legally compliant

• Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and implement mitigation strategies Compliance

• Ensure all activities and materials comply with relevant regulations, guidelines, and company policies, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry standards and regulatory requirements 

• Train and comply with the SOPs indicated in the SOP training matrix for the respective job

• Review and Approval of materials in accordance with appropriate regulations in Veeva systems e.g. ABPI, IPHA, EFPIA

Behind our innovation…There’s you

• A biosciences higher degree (MSc, PhD) or medical related degree (e.g., PharmD, MD) is required

• Experience in oncology product launches

• Previous experience (3+ years) in field medical affairs, with a proven track record of engaging with external stakeholders

• Strong understanding of the biotech or pharmaceutical industry Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in data collection and analysis, RWE, publications, project management and compliance-related activities is desirable

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and networking skills and ability to translate complex scientific information into clear, actionable insights

• Open minded, solution oriented, creative thinker

• Well-developed ethical business standards, ability to take and give feedback.

• Ability to travel as required

People come first at Ferring

• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love

• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role. Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents

• Extended support on family building journey

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you

If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

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Location:

Ferring UK