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CSL Vifor is a world leading Nephrology, Iron Deficiency and Cardio-Renal pharmaceutical company experiencing rapid growth due to pipeline realization and optimization. Due to this we are looking to appoint a Senior Medical Manager within Global Medical Affairs in our HQ in Glattbrugg. You will be a seasoned Medical Affairs professional with experience in shaping medical plans and tactics, ideally working cross functionally with global brand teams and internationally with local US &  EU affiliate medical colleagues. On offer is an opportunity to be Medical Product Owner for a specialist product which will bring significant life-improving treatment to the patients we serve. Your role and responsibilities will be the following: 

Tasks 

• Develop compliant, high-quality Medical content in line with global Medical strategy for brand/ TA
• Lead the development, coordination and compliant execution of medical education programs such as symposia and speakers programs, including agenda development, review of content, slide review and speaker management 
• Develop medical and scientific presentations and training materials for internal and external stakeholders
• Contribute to the development and compliant implementation of the global brand publication plan by working with external authors on abstracts, posters, oral presentations, manuscripts, review articles and slide decks 
• Conduct literature searches and interpret scientific literature for internal stakeholders, including competitor assessment
• Support the Global Medical Lead with identifying, developing and maintaining effective engagement with external stakeholder (clinical and non-clinical) and professional organisations in close collaboration with regional and local medical teams 
• Support the organization and execution of global advisory boards 
• Manage advocacy groups and medical societies aligned with global Medical strategy
• Manage the review and approval process of Medical deliverables
• Support Marketing by providing scientific input and expertise in the development of Marketing deliverables and contributes to the review and approval 
• Provide medical/scientific expertise to Market Access (e.g. global value dossier, payer belief map, reimbursement dossiers, Market Access advisory boards)
• Participate in and contribute to medical trainings of global, regional and local medical, marketing and market access staff
• Provide guidance and support to the affiliates 3M teams and acts as subject matter expert
• Support global Medical information with the response to medical enquiries and the generation of medical information documents (e.g. GKIDs)
• Support creation and implementation of evidence generation plan

Minimum Requirements

• Scientific (Ph.D., Pharm. D.) or Medical education (M.D.)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in Medical Affairs 
• Demonstrated availability to accurately and effectively evaluate medical scientific literature. 
• Experience with educational programs and communication tools
• Knowledge of study design and conduct
• Proven relationship building skills with key opinion leaders
• Basic understanding of medical aspects of nephrology/cardiovascular therapeutic areas along with willingness to develop in-depth expertise
• Professional level in English, both in oral and in written communications
• Excellent user of Office Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Requirements

• At least 7 years industry experience including Medical Affairs at affiliate as well as at regional or global HQ level 
• Experience with regulatory, safety and legal implications of Medical Affairs activities
• Medical experience in brand/ assigned therapeutic areas 
• Track record of scientific and medical publications 
• Experience managing cross-functional projects and teams
• Fluent in other language(s), e.g. German, French or Spanish