Senior Regional Medical Advisor​/South Germany

Overview

Amicus Therapeutics is a global, patient-dedicated biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and delivering high-quality medicines for people living with rare metabolic diseases.

Position Summary

The Senior Regional Medical Advisor (SRMA) will work as a member of the Medical team to support Amicus portfolio with products in different phases of lifecycle and relay field-based clinical/medical insights back to Amicus to impact the future strategy so Amicus can continue to bring innovative medicines to patients with rare diseases.

€0 - €0 a year

Based on the Director Medical Affairs advice and in close cross-functional alignment, the SRMA will help to execute the Medical Affairs strategy and support the German cross functional activities for all Amicus products. The position will provide operational support for activities related to Medical Information and Communication, Medical Education and Training, Investigator Initiated Trials, Key Opinion Leader outreach bringing value via scientific exchange.

The position will also provide Research & Clinical Development support as needed. The SRMA will support the Director Medical Affairs Germany in all aspects, i.e. representation of Amicus in scientific presentations, conferences, and support for the Commercial Organization while ensuring compliance with all Amicus policies and procedures as well as local regulatory and legal requirements.

• Systematically identify and develop new as well as maintain and enhance existing scientific collaboration and exchange with external physicians, genetic counsellors, nurses, payers, pharmacists, scientific experts, hospital teams, educators and investigators within a defined geography (Central/South Germany) and therapeutic area.
• Serve as the primary Amicus external medical affairs representative for assigned key stakeholders, providing deep and advanced disease state and product information as well as facilitating collaborations aligning with Amicus’ strategic goals.
• Independently and responsibly organize standalones, satellite symposia and AdBoards (full project and content management).
• Function as Medical operational lead in Market Access proceedings.
• Drive ongoing clinical trial execution at study sites as directed by internal clinical operations colleagues.
• Consistently collect, report and represent clinical insights and unanswered questions received from external contacts to the appropriate channels internally.
• Understand and effectively communicate current scientific knowledge.
• Build and maintain technical and clinical expertise across therapeutic areas to engage in deep scientific discussions.
• Engage in continuous learning within the therapeutic area.
• Attend appropriate scientific meetings, conduct routine literature searches, and communicate regularly with the Medical Team to share learnings.
• Establish oneself as a reliable, trusted resource of accurate, up-to-date medical and scientific knowledge for clients.
• Promptly respond to personal or electronic inquiries with any available information which may include reprints or posters, medical letters, literature citations, access to internal and external experts, slides and other related material.
• Manage relationships with hospital pharmacy directors, Medical Directors and payer thought leaders to provide requested disease state, epidemiologic, diagnosis and relevant treatment education. Work with the commercial team to communicate science and clinical trial results in a fair and balanced manner.
• Partner and collaborate with Amicus Patient and Professional Advocacy (P&PA) in developing and maintaining partnerships with advocacy groups across therapeutic areas.
• Seek clarification from management and/or Compliance & Legal when uncertain whether a proposed activity could violate Amicus policy or the law.
• Facilitate access to educational grant request process and align Investigator-Initiated Program (IIP) activities with internal areas of scientific interest.
• Prompt intake and responses for medical information and requests for Medical Affairs support.
• Provide ongoing disease and product training to internal and field personnel.
• The SRMA role entails not only scientific and customer expertise, but also requires the ability to understand and effectively utilize approved resources to fulfil administrative, procedural, and legal requirements in order to address customer needs. These activities may include proficiency in computer skills and database entry, continual compliance of all procedural requirements of the role and appropriate utilization and best practice sharing of available resources.

• Educational Requirements
• Advanced biomedical sciences degree (Dipl., MD, Pharm
  
  D, PhD)
• Medical Affairs experience within biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry and a record of significant accomplishment (e.g. project management) is preferred
• Experience in rare diseases is preferred
• Embrace the Amicus Mission Based Behaviours and Core Values as a…