Director Medical Affairs Solid Tumors

BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description

The Director Medical Affairs Solid Tumors, Medical Affairs, EU is the internal key expert within the indication area(s), directly supporting the respective products through development, pre-marketing, launch, marketing support and lifecycle management. This includes all areas of medical affairs activities such as support of safe and appropriate product use, data-generation, data-dissemination and HCP interactions. Subject matter expertise is essential.

The role is part of a matrix organization, reporting to the Executive Director Medical Affairs Europe, but with collaboration with the European Medical Affairs group, other Regional/Country Medical Directors and regional medical affairs functions as well as Global Medical Affairs and Global Clinical Development Functions. It requires close interaction with local (country) medical directors with respect to allocated disease area(s) (currently ideally GI and lung cancers, but this may evolve) to assure strategic dialogue considering local specifics and input as well as regional guidance.

The Director Medical Affairs Solid Tumors has accountability for the regional input into the product and indication strategies and works closely with local country medical directors to assure alignment across global, regional and local strategies, messaging as well as tactical implementation.

The Role Includes, But Is Not Limited To

• Matrix leadership in the disease area
• Proactive contribution to regional and global brand and disease area strategies
• Including gap analyses
• Identification of areas of interest with respect to ISR
• Publication planning
• Regional data-dissemination (e.g. company sponsored symposia, congress submissions, medical education activities)
• Regional HCP interactions / outreach (e.g. investigator meetings, advisory boards)
• Close collaboration with regional commercial teams regarding pre-launch, launch and commercialization support, assuring timely medical input and accuracy of medical / scientific content

As a subject matter expert for the assigned disease area, the incumbent will be accountable to develop regional strategies to support enduring and compliant relationships with Opinion Leaders, Research Collaborators, and Key Organizations in support of BeiGene’s pipeline development across the allocated disease area.

The incumbent will play a key role in the establishment of BeiGene as a valued collaborator and best-in-class biopharmaceutical company.

Essential Functions Of The Job

• Establish and maintain scientifically credible peer-to-peer scientific relationships with key national & regional opinion leaders in addition to other healthcare providers
• Viewed as a Scientific Partner by KOLs
• Facilitate & monitor strategic partnerships with scientific/clinical experts and serve as a regional-level point of contact with organizations including but not limited to:
• Guideline development
• Cooperative groups
• Other (Regional / National Cancer institutions)
• Facilitate & monitor strategic partnerships with other functional areas within BeiGene
• Leadership in the development and execution of clinically relevant regional medical meetings (e.g., advisory boards, consultant, and investigator meetings), as requested
• Develop, track, execute and report on goals and objectives
• Support disease area Medical Affairs budget planning and management
• Be accountable for compliant business practices

Qualifications & Experience

• MD, or scientific degree with relevant clinical / scientific experience in the indication field
• Minimum 5 - 10 years of experience and success within other biotech/pharmaceutical companies, incl. a minimum of 3 years of work on international level
• Track record of experience (clinical and industry) in the field of Oncology
• High level of communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, organizational, and cross functional collaboration skills
• Flexibility to work with colleagues in a global setting
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Other European languages are an advantage
• Able to engage in work-related travel

Computer Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experienced with electronic CRM systems

Travel

A significant amount of travel is expected. Participation at major congresses.

BeiGene Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeiGene does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.