Medical Advisor – Novartis Oncology

Job description

Job Description

Medical Advisor – Novartis Oncology
Business Unit - Chronic Myeloid Leukemia – (CML)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Medical Advisor to work within a major business area within Novartis Oncology.

The main purpose for this position is:
• Provide Medical expertise for the Oncology Business Unit.
• Provide scientific and medical expertise to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide ABPI code of practice input to all therapeutic and brand related matters.
• Medical expertise for OGD/GMO/local trials.

Marketed Product Support:
• Medical expertise for developing brand strategies and key marketing messages in line with ABPI / NP4 / WPs and other compliance guidelines.

Development Product Support:
• Medical expertise for OGD/ GMA/ RE / local studies; responsible for provision of PPS / OLS; pre-license activities including advanced notification documents and formulary packs.

Local Study and Third Party Trial (TPT/IIT) leadership:
• To provide medical expertise and clinical governance oversight for local studies and IIT, providing direction for set-up, execution, maintenance, budget / drug forecasting as well as clinical study report disclosure within GCP, NP4 and Novartis WP requirements.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Trial Leader, legal team and the Franchise area team on IITs.

Therapeutic Area Support:
• To provide medical expertise into the design and delivery of training.

Health Technology Reviews:
• To provide medical expertise on all submissions.

Medical advocacy:
• To lead upon internal and external facing activities to include advisory boards, KOL development plans and publication planning.

Medical expertise:
• To provide medical input and expertise to both internal and external stakeholders.

RE / Global interface:
• To represent OBU at RE / Global for relevant medical therapeutic area / brand matters.

Patient advocacy:
• To collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide patient

GMO clinical trials:
• Is responsible for the success of clinical trial delivery (using the standard ICRO metrics for start up times, recruitment to target etc)

Desired profile

Essential
• Qualified Medic / Pharmacist with final signatory status
• Bachelors' or Masters' degree or equivalent in a relevant degree discipline (Medical, Pharmacy, Medical Science, Scientific Affairs)
• Prior medical / scientific affairs experience in a relevant therapeutic setting.
• Background in clinical research with working understanding of GCP.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Demonstrable commercial acumen
• Project management capability



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