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About the Role

This role is responsible for academic communication, including establishing and maintaining relationships with opinion leaders, collaborating with external experts in urology, uro-oncology, and gastroenterology, sharing new data with medical experts, and providing medical expertise training to colleagues. The position also involves close collaboration with the marketing and promotion team to offer scientific support at both strategic and daily levels.

Responsibilities

Collect and manage medical insights, maintaining a deep understanding of the therapeutic area.
Develop the annual medical strategy under the supervision of the line manager.
Supervise, develop, and manage Phase IV studies and Investigator-Initiated Studies (IITs), ensuring alignment with local and global medical objectives and adherence to SOPs.
Ensure project needs align with commercial objectives.
Stay updated on medical insights within relevant therapeutic areas.
Communicate the annual medical strategy plan with peers and reconcile periodically.
Develop an action plan based on the medical strategy.
Implement the annual action plan and ensure sufficient communication with stakeholders.
Lead medical knowledge management within the company, facilitating the distillation of scientific programs at all levels.
Identify creative and innovative channels for various medical trainings.
Represent the company as a scientific expert for KOL engagement and connections with scientific organizations and institutes.
Cooperate with internal stakeholders to ensure medical compliance and that all medical communications are neutral, balanced, and non-misleading, including the review and approval of promotional and non-promotional materials.

Requirements

Master's degree or above in medical science or clinical medicine; Ph.D. is preferred.
Minimum 2-3 years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience in medical affairs within one or more related therapeutic fields.
Experience in formulating and executing clinical studies is preferred.
Ability to understand complex scientific information and communicate it effectively.
Team player with the ability to work independently, possessing a high work capacity and the ability to balance priorities.
Business fluency in English and Japanese.

Skills

Scientific acumen
Statistical and data interpretation
Medical paper writing
Strategic acumen
Scientific exchange
Effective communication
Relating skills
Process management

Location

Ferring Japan

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

2-3 years

Education Level

Master's degree
Ph.D.

About the Company

Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a privately owned, research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to building families and helping people live better lives.
We are leaders in reproductive medicine with a strong heritage in gastroenterology and urology, and are at the forefront of innovation in uro-oncology gene therapy.
Ferring was founded in 1950 and employs more than 7,000 people worldwide.
The company is headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, and has operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries which market its medicines in over 100 countries.
Our focus on Patient Advocacy drives our commitment to create more equitable health outcomes for all, at every stage of their healthcare journey.
We believe in everyone’s right to access the best treatment, pioneering into new therapeutic areas, and developing innovative ways to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases.