Global Lead Medical Information

Global Lead Medical Information

Sobi

Remote, Switzerland

Job Description

The scope of the function “Global Lead Medical Information” is to:

• Ensure the creation of high quality medical information content in a consistent and unbiased manner, while adhering to all applicable rules, regulations and SOPs;
• Develop and maintain material such as (Non)Standard Response Letters and Frequently Asked Questions and/or support the development of that material;
• Build and maintain Sobi’s scientific literature capacity and provide literature analysis using various tools available.

Key Responsibilities:

MedInfo Processes

• Keep overview over processes and agreements involving medical information at HQ, affiliates, as well as service providers contracted;
• Stay informed about Medical Information related systems available.

General MedInfo tasks and inquiry management

• Presence at Medical Affairs/Information booth at scientific congresses if needed;
• Ensure that provision of scientific literature to internal and external customers is compliant with copyright regulations;
• Follow current medical information processes for the creation and timely provision of high quality medical information responses to internal and external customers;
• Identify, escalate and record, adverse events and product quality complaint associated with medical information inquiries;
• Build and maintain deep knowledge and understanding about Sobi’s product portfolio;
• Responsible for the collection and handling of incoming medical inquiries in collaboration with subject matter experts in adherence to all applicable rules, regulations and SOPs;
• Maintain appropriate documentation/tracking of inquiries and responses;
• Responsible for the identification of areas that are the subject of frequent medical information inquiries;
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of standard response letters (SRLs) and frequently asked question (FAQs) documents, as well as for the creation of Non Standard Responses;
• Provision of reports and listings to partners and internally;
• Contribute to medical educational activities (eg training material, literature updates, journal clubs) and development of non-promotional material in collaboration with the Medical & Scientific Affairs team if needed;
• Keep abreast of scientific information and knowledge in assigned areas;
• Builds and maintains cross-functional relationships.

Literature analyses

• Create product-specific literature databases, maintain these databases, and create metrics analyses of articles published to support the work of several cross-functional teams within Medical Affairs and beyond.

Backfill capabilities

• Backfill Global MedInfo colleagues in case needed.

Training

• Train relevant functions and subject matter experts in the Medical Information procedures (shared activity).

Qualifications

Desired Experiences/Competencies

• PhD or Master’s degree in Life Sciences or equivalent;
• Experience of at least three years within the Pharmaceutical Industry;
• Demonstrated ability to accurately and effectively evaluate and analyze medical/scientific literature;
• Presentation skills;
• Experience in Medical Writing;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;
• Experienced in working with Literature databases (Embase, Medline);
• Experienced in MS Office, specifically MS Excel.

Personal attributes

• Collaborative team player with interpersonal skills, able to work effectively in a team setting and interact respectfully with people of different cultural, seniority and functional backgrounds;
• Sense of accountability and ownership;
• Results oriented;
• Entrepreneurial, driven and engaged;
• High scientific and ethical integrity;
• Flexible and able to operate in a quickly changing environment;
• Strong attention to detail and diligence;
• Able to work independently;
• Ability to engage with key external stakeholders;
• Prioritization and time management skills.