Immunology Medical Advisor MYSG

Job title: Immunology Medical Advisor, MYSG

• Location: Singapore

About the job

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

The SE Asia & India MCO Pharma Team at Sanofi is a high-performing team of Medical leaders who are a trusted source of scientific and Medical information and shared insights; effective and innovative strategic partners to our internal and external stakeholders; and dedicated to public health. We represent diverse experiences and backgrounds which strengthens our team and mirrors the healthcare communities we engage.

Main Responsibilities:

• The Immunology Medical Advisor, MYSG will Develop and execute country medical plans for Respiratory indications (Asthma and COPD) for Malaysia & Singapore.

• Utilise strong business acumen, acting as a key strategic business partner to the organisation.

• Lead creation and implementation of medical plans (Asthma and COPD indications) for Malaysia & Singapore

• Drive collaborative relationships with above-country colleagues to ensure the MCO / country involvement and strategic input into global and regional plans.

• Initiate and drive projects to raise standards of care and change clinical practice.

• Champion the patient voice when developing and implementing medical strategies.

• Create industry leading digital, educational, and scientific content that is timely, relevant, interactive and innovative.

• Deep therapy area expertise and product knowledge including competitor data, and drive adjustment to strategic brand plans as required to available new information.

• Ability to rapidly assimilate new data and integrate into new therapy area.

• Attend appropriate local and international symposia, disseminating key learnings to the brand teams upon return.

• Drive agile adoption of global medical initiatives including medical transformation.

• Provide cross-TA support to medical education and ensure sharing and implementation of best practices.

• Perform effective additional Risk Minimisation Measures (RMM) implementation at country level (Malaysia & Singapore) in collaboration with PV team and/or other cross-functional team, if any

• Good understanding of the impact and evolution of healthcare systems.

• Ability to work independently with a solutions-oriented and balanced approach to ambiguity.​

• Work with Medical Managers and MSLs across the MCO to drive key medical activities for the Immunology portfolio.

• Drive strong collaborative relationships with commercial and cross-functional teams, including marketing, value & access, health economics, regulatory and clinical.

• Demonstrate strong leadership influencing across networks and by coaching and mentoring members of the team.

• Develop and implement stakeholder engagement strategy for Respiratory indications (Asthma and COPD).

• Develop and lead collaborations/ partnership with key professional societies and key experts.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with external experts.

• Provide guidance as a Subject Matter Expert on Asthma and COPD  and related Medical issues and seek impactful insights.

• Provide scientific education on disease states, epidemiology, and clinical trials of Asthma and COPD indications when relevant.

• Lead external advisory boards focused on Respiratory Indications.

• Provides high-quality, accurate, balanced and directed information to key customers and stakeholders in response to unsolicited requests for information, supports investigators in IIR submissions, management of Managed Access Program (MAP).

• Lead and drive rapid integrated evidence planning and execution through deep understanding of internal and external stakeholder evidence needs and robust data gaps analysis.

• Work with relevant functions to coordinate the local and global approval process of new study proposals. 

• Review and /or approve promotional and non-promotional materials in accordance with internal procedures.

• Provide medical guidance and scientific education to internal stakeholders.

• Ensure medical activities are executed according to franchise budget and cost-effective approaches are used to achieve strategic objectives.

• Ensure medical compliance in alignment with global policies and ensure medical activities are implemented with respect of the highest ethical standards.    

About you

• Doctorate level education: MD or equivalent Medical degree preferred, PhD or PharmD

• Industry experience (including medical affairs field or office) and/or clinical experience mandatory, preferably with relevant Immunology / Respiratory experience.

• Good understanding of the continuum of data generation including clinical development, Real World Evidence (RWE) and data gaps analysis

• Strong business acumen to create compelling and effective Medical strategies that serves to benefit patients, HCPs, and other key external stakeholders.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, influencing, and networking skills with an ability to work as part of a cross-functional and multicultural team.

• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously; plan, prioritize and implement actions using a self-dependent and structured working style.

• Ability to embrace innovation and analyse information and emerging trends, including social, policy and access-related information, incorporate them into the MCO/ Country Medical Plans.

• Ability to effectively engage with key external stakeholders and build long-term partnerships with Medical authorities, hospitals, physicians/specialists, opinion leaders and pharmacists.

• Excellent communication skills including driving challenging discussions. Develop a good understanding of HCP communication preferences to adapt communication style and optimise use of relevant channels to suit.