Manager, Medical Affairs (Hematology)

Job Description

Translate the Global Medical Goals and Strategies into research, data analysis, scientific communication, educational, and other tactics and solutions that improve patient outcomes and enhance access in China.

• Build trust with the external scientific community via peer-to-peer scientific exchange, research and educational collaborations, interactions with scientific societies and health organizations, publications, or other.

• In charge of the defined therapeutic area and is taking the overall responsibility to provide medical input to brand strategy, including new product launch, product positioning and differentiation, mature product’s life cycle management, product crisis management, reimbursement, listing, bidding, and market access, etc.

• Provide medical input to the medical information team in setting up medical query responding systems in a defined therapeutic area.

• Provide medical input in feasibility studies for global trials.

• Provide medical support to the clinical study initiated by the company's R&D and Commercial department; provide medical input in the local clinical evaluation (LCE) study.

• Study concept generated in local data generation (LDG).

• Provide medical support and input to the company-initiated study program.

• Identifies, evaluates, and recommends potential investigators/sites on an ongoing basis to assure placement of planned clinical studies with qualified investigators.

• Regular communications with national external stakeholders to share the most updated balanced medical information and gain input from external stakeholders in the defined therapeutic areas.

• Provide medical support on guidance/consensus generation or updating in a defined therapeutic area based on requests or needs from external customers.

• Regular lecture, both internal and external, to share the most updated clinical trial data, interpret treatment guidelines, and provide a summary of product efficacy and safety profile under local laws and company regulations.

• Proactively provide the latest medical information to the MSL team on a regular basis. Provide product training to the internal commercial team.

• Review and approve promotional materials and promotional activities.

• Review and approve FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act).

• As a medical representative in the PRC (Project Review Committee), to review and approve the programs under the PRC.

• Review and approve local product labeling.

• Collaborate with HQ (Head Quarter) or RDMA (Regional Director of Medical Affairs) to figure out our company's China medical strategy.

• Formulate country medical plan (cVIP) and implementation of activities identified in the cMAP. Cascade cVIP to the MSL team and collaborate with the MSL team to develop a regional MAP (rMAP).

• Support the company's central marketing team by providing on-label or disease state scientific training and medical support to key central marketing-initiated events in the therapeutic area.

MAIN REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, and SKILLS

Education:

• Master’s degree or above in Clinical Medicine preferred

Experience:

• Medical Affairs background required

• Relevant experience in Oncology

• Hematology background preferred

Skills:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Strong cross-functional collaboration capability and ability to lead complex projects

• Good English reading and writing skills for global communication

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Clinical Trials, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Evidence Generation, Healthcare Education, Hematology, Medical Affairs, Oncology, Product Launches, Project Management, Scientific Communications

Preferred Skills:

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

07/31/2026

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