Medical Scientist Lead

Medical Scientist Lead

Gilead

Madrid, Spain

his is a field-based Medical Scientist (MS) Lead position and will require national and international travel (including internal meetings and external scientific conferences) once travel restrictions are eased. The focus will be on the team delivering high quality scientific exchange with specialist hospital staff working in the field of Breast Cancer and other solid tumours. There will be opportunities for input into strategy and tactics, as well as other project work in addition to management of the team.

Responsibilities:

• Provides the MSs with a clear vision of the strategy and field goals and objectives in close alignment with the head office TA Lead and foster a collaborative team environment.
• Executes the strategy and regional/national Plan of Actions (POAs) in the field.
• Is responsible for ensuring successful scientific exchange about treatment landscape and therapeutic options with external stakeholders.
• Acts as the interface between the field and the office, ensuring field insights, local research initiatives and data generation are appropriately communicated and discussed within the organization at national and international level.
• Manages the planning of MS activities and ensures cross functional alignment within the Organization and that the MS team works collaboratively with Gilead personnel in Sales, Regional Market Access, Marketing, Clinical Research, Global Safety and Medical Communication.
• Conducts regular MS field visits with each team member.
• Ensures the MS team maintains excellent professional relationships through facilitation of their training and development with each having an individual development plan. Provide continuous constructive feedback (performance and personal development). Periodically meet with MS to conduct performance evaluations.
• Provide the MSs with projects and responsibilities to increase their visibility and boost their professional development.

Critical Competencies:

• The candidate must have a strong scientific background with a medical or pharmacy degree, preferably a higher (e.g. MSc or PhD) degree.
• Good knowledge of the Spanish healthcare environment and management of solid tumours (ideally breast cancer) is required. Knowledge of Portuguese and the health system would be an asset.
• Previous Medical Scientific Liaison management experience and as an MSL is highly preferable.
• The individual must have excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills.
• The ability to work well in a team, proactivity and personal initiative are key attributes as is a willingness to take ownership of and deliver specific projects.

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