Medical Science Manager - Poland

Sobi offers the opportunity to work at an international pharmaceutical company focused on specialty pharmaceuticals meeting the high medical needs of rare disease patients and providing treatment and services to them. Our employees come from a variety of backgrounds within research, healthcare, industry and the academic sphere.

Under the guidance of the Line Manager, Medical Science Manager (MSM) drives the implementation of the Country medical affairs plans related primarily to KOL engagement, scientific data generation support and data dissemination.

Major/Key Responsibilities

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• Perform responsibilities according to GxP (GCP, GVP, HCC, SOPs)
• Report to Line Manager in accordance with Sobi requirements and standards

Scope of the Job 

KOL Engagement :

• Through compliant scientific exchange, builds and maintains professional relationships with external stakeholders to expand Sobi’s research, advisory and educational partnership opportunities
• Ensure high standard of professionalism to develop and maintain “peer-to-peer” scientific relationships with key opinion leaders in healthcare, academia, payer, and government organizations per strategic territory plans and as requested by KOLs, including the management of strategic scientific partnerships and scientific exchange
• Provide scientific liaison support to Investigators currently involved in the Sobi’s studies (company sponsored interventional or non-interventional studies and investigator initiated studies)
• Participate in KOL engagement planning, and maintain KOL plans and update medical customer relationship management system (CRM) in a timely, accurate, and compliant manner
• Serve as a liaison between healthcare practitioners (HCPs) and Sobi medical affairs

Data Dissemination:

• Contribute to effective and compliant data dissemination according to country medical affairs plan.
• Ensure appropriate scientific exchange with HCPs by fostering fair and balanced medical and scientific communications that are not misleading
• Present clinical and disease-related information to a variety of audiences (KOLs, HCPs, hospital/decision making teams, etc.) upon requests and/or according to country medical plans
• Support data dissemination at congresses/seminars/workshops according to country medical plans
• May be involved in responding, within defined timelines and quality standards, to unsolicited medical inquiries from HCPs and other stakeholders received by Medical Affairs and referred to MA by other Sobi functions;
• Conduct therapeutic training for Sales and Medical colleagues upon request

Medical leadership and strategic planning

• Communicate key medical insights from KOLs/HCPs to inform refinement of medical strategies or tactics
• Provide scientific input and participate in local medical and cross-functional initiatives
• Provide field-based medical support to Sobi’s clinical research programs, registries, and facilitation of the investigator initiated research process.
• Participates and/or leads on internal project teams according to assignment by Line Manager(s)

Knowledge, expertise and insights management

• Maintain awareness of and access to internal and external information sources available to support high-quality scientific exchange with HCP
• Develop/increase knowledge of medical literature and critical appraisal of scientific publications
• Maintain knowledge base and scientific expertise on all assigned Sobi´s disease areas and products
• Maintaining personal expertise in MSM best practices.
• Develop and update knowledge of applicable pharmaceutical guidelines and regulations, Code of Ethical Practices and company policies
• Gain customer insights, opinions and feedback and share internally

Principal Interfaces / Relationships

Internal:  Cross-functional international internal Sobi team, CEERJ and affiliate staff

External:  partner market staff, clinicians, nurses and biomedical scientists; Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), decision-makers and decision-influencers, including patient advocacy groups, payers

Education/Learning Experience

• University Degree level education in a medical-science background or other, related and relevant discipline;
• Demonstrated scientific/medical reading, presentation and communication skills;
• Experience in both pre-launch and launch activities
• Experience of strong engagement with KOL network in local country and/or internationally;
• Multi-stakeholder project management and leadership experience, with demonstrated ability to deliver results on time and within budget;
• Knowledge of health system and healthcare decision making , including regulatory, safety, legal and compliance environment;

Skills/Knowledge 

• Focus on personal accountability and ownership – constantly challenging oneself to take responsibility for continuous performance improvement and operational excellence
• Ability to exchange scientific ideas and information effectively with KOLs and other HCPs;  excellent presentation skills of scientific and medical data to small and large audiences
• Demonstrate in-depth therapeutic competency and expertise of the leading science in designated disease state
• Effective listening skills, ability to work effectively in virtual teams, and in multi-disciplinary teams
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of reimbursed patient access related projects highly desirable.
• Knowledge of health system and healthcare decision making , including regulatory, safety, legal and compliance environment;
• Average computer skills (MS Office, databases, etc.)
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Other languages are an asset.

Personal Attributes

• Highly motivated and self-driven with ability to think innovatively & strategically, skillfully plan, manage and prioritize multiple projects independently; demonstrates resilience and flexibility
• Ability to work independently, while still maintaining a team and corporate approach to the function;
• Ability to make effective prioritization to deliver business-critical items in complex and fast-paced environment
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, and the ability to build and maintain networks externally and internally
• Structured and organized approach, in a flexible and adaptable spirit
• Highest levels of personal integrity, with a strong personal commitment to adhere to all rules, regulations, Standard Operating  Procedures and the Sobi values and ethics, compliance to rules and regulations

Additional Comments 

• Medical and Scientific excellence
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Analytical skills and strategic thinking
• Continuously expanding medical and scientific knowledge as well as market knowledge 
• Strong customer orientation, science based and business acumen, negotiation skills
• In addition to local language excellent in English
• Frequent travel is required. Availability to travel approx. 30% - 50% of time, predominantly domestically
• Availability to attend meetings on holidays and weekends with advance notice
• Clean and valid driver’s license

• While this role primarily involves office-based responsibilities, occasional travel may be necessary, primarily for internal meetings, training sessions, or attendance at congresses.
• Flexibility to be available during weekends and bank-holiday days when required is essential for this role.