Medical Affairs Manager - Biosimilar

<p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><h2><b>JOB DESCRIPTION:</b></h2><p><b>Core Job Responsibilities:</b></p><p><i><u>Commercial Teams Business Partner (Marketing, Sales, Trade)</u></i></p><ul><li>Medical Strategy Execution </li></ul><ul><li>Implement medical plans aligned with product lifecycle goals (pre-launch, launch, post-marketing).  </li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Clinical Development, Marketing, Market Access) to ensure medical insights inform business decisions.  </li></ul><ul><li> Scientific Exchange &amp; KOL Engagement</li></ul><ul><li>Build and maintain relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), HCPs, and academic institutions.  </li><li>Organize and lead advisory boards, scientific meetings, and medical education programs.  </li></ul><ul><li>Evidence Generation </li></ul><ul><li>Support the design and execution of Phase IV/post-marketing studies, real-world evidence (RWE) projects, and investigator-initiated trials (IITs).  </li><li>Interpret clinical data and contribute to scientific publications, abstracts, and congress presentations.  </li></ul><ul><li>Medical Content Development</li></ul><ul><li>Review and approve medical materials (e.g., slide decks, FAQs, training documents) to ensure accuracy and compliance.  </li><li>Provide medical input for promotional materials and ensure adherence to regulatory guidelines (e.g., FDA, PHAP).  </li></ul><ul><li>Medical Support</li></ul><ul><li>Act as a medical resource for internal teams (Sales, Marketing, MSLs) and external stakeholders.  </li><li>Address unsolicited medical inquiries from HCPs, ensuring timely and evidence-based responses.  </li></ul><ul><li>Continuing Medical Education</li></ul><ul><li>Work with the Medical Affairs Director and CME personnel in planning for medical modules for use in CME activities like round table discussions, expert’s forum.</li><li>Work with the Medical Affairs Director, CME Personnel, Therapeutic/Brand Managers in deliberating with KOL and Advisory Board members the contents of medical module for specific products.</li><li>Review contents of medical modules, invitations to CME activities, CME AVP to ensure compliance to internal and external regulations.</li></ul><ul><li>Compliance &amp; Risk Management</li></ul><ul><li>Ensure all activities comply with industry regulations (e.g., FDA, PHAP), company SOPs, and ethics and compliance standards. </li><li>Mitigate risks by maintaining up-to-date knowledge of therapeutic area guidelines and competitor landscape. </li></ul><ul><li>Cross-Functional Collaboration</li></ul><ul><li>Partner with Clinical Operations on trial recruitment and data dissemination. </li><li>Support market access by raising disease awareness and securing national and institutional formulary inclusions in relevant therapeutic areas.</li></ul><ul><li>Patient Support Programs</li></ul><ul><li>Provide scientific and ethical guidance to marketing managers in conceptualizing programs that will enhance benefits to pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to patients.</li><li>Review contents of patient-centric materials disseminated by Abbott and specific programs that aim to assist patients, family members and community cope with diseases.</li><li>Inventory and tracking of patient support programs, market research programs to ensure compliance to ethical guidance and monitor for any pharmacovigilance issues.</li></ul><ul><li>New Product Introductions</li></ul><ul><li>Assist the Senior Medical Manager in providing the business development unit, medical input in evaluating products for potential introduction into the local market.</li><li>Provide medical support to the marketing team during the early planning/strategies for new products, line extensions, and/or new indications.</li></ul><p></p><p><i><u>Medical Education &amp; Training</u></i></p><p>Actively provide support to the training manager (Commercial Excellence)</p><ul><li>Provide disease knowledge training, training in understanding the patient journey from pre-diagnosis, diagnosis, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options.</li><li>Provide training on basic pharmacology, clinical uses of Abbott products.</li><li>Create and update training materials on patients, disease, and products.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Minimum Education:</b></p><ul><li>A Doctor of Medicine graduate and with license to practice in the Philippines as given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Minimum Experience/Training Required:</b></p><ul><li>Preferably at least three years of pharmaceutical industry experience and at least one year of postgraduate clinical experience.</li><li>Knowledge and Experience:</li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge of disease diagnosis and rational treatment, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological</li><li>Clinical experience in managing patients: skills in doctor-patient communication, doctor-patient relationship,</li><li>Knowledge and experience in the pharmaceutical industry:<ul><li>Scientific and ethical standards governing pharmaceutical products</li><li>Teaching skills on the patient’s illness, the patient journey, and available treatment options</li><li>Research: access relevant journal articles from indexed databases, interpretation of data and results of clinical studies</li><li>Presentation skills synthesizing relevant medical concepts obtained from peer-reviewed references</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Competencies Required:</li></ul><ul><li>Must have intense attention to details, able to work in a team environment, good organizational skills, and has a multi- tasking ability</li><li>Strong communication skills</li><li>Influencing and Leadership Skills</li><li>Skills on synthesizing and integrating medical concepts from different sources/references and create a teaching module for specific disease/products</li><li>Knowledge and skills in communicating medical concepts to marketing and sales team with or without medical background</li><li>Core competencies essential in education which include: integrity, adaptability, collaboration, initiative, innovation</li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p><b>The base pay for this position is </b></p>N/A<p style="text-align:left"><span>In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.</span></p><p style="text-align:inherit">     </p><h2><b>JOB FAMILY:</b></h2>Medical &amp; Scientific Affairs<p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><h2><b>DIVISION:</b></h2>EPD Established Pharma<p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><h2><b>LOCATION:</b></h2>Philippines &gt; Taguig City : Venice Corporate Center<p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><h2><b>ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:</b></h2><p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><h2><b>WORK SHIFT:</b></h2>Standard<p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><h2><b>TRAVEL:</b></h2>Not specified<p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><h2><b>MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:</b></h2>Not Applicable<p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><h2><b>SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:</b></h2>Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Not Applicable<p style="text-align:inherit">&nbsp; 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