Senior Medical Director

Role: Medical Director (Medical Affairs)

Location: London only- hybrid (40% in the office)

Company: Small Global Pharmaceutical Company

Contract: Full time Permanent Contract + Benefits

COMPANY SUMMARY

We are supporting a well established Global but Small Pharmaceutical company in Central London with a focus on Pain, Women's Health, Oncology & Inflammation & Anti-Infectives with the objective of becoming the biggest anti-infectives company globally.

The average tenure at the company 7 years which means employees tend to stay with the organization for a relatively long period of time due to high employee satisfaction, good work-life balance, and great opportunities for professional growth.

ROLE SUMMARY

This role is just covering 3 territories (UK, Netherlands and Nordics), so would suit someone who has some above country experience ideally, but they would also consider someone with strong UK & Ireland experience. Any experience with Netherlands and / or Nordics would be a huge bonus. Additionally, candidates must have final signatory experience and have worked in a similar role (Medical Director, Medical Affairs Head, Therapeutic Area Lead)

You will be line managing 2 people in the UK (1 MSL & 1 Medical Advisor) and 1 MSL in the Netherlands, so previous line management of MSLs and / or MAs is really important (they want to see good evidence of strong leadership).

Responsibilities;

• Develop affiliate medical objectives and plans aligned with the EU and affiliate strategy.
• Monitor changes in medical/clinical practice and communicate updates to the affiliate.
• Evaluate and optimize strategic and tactical approaches, considering local and global trends.
• Participate in the EU affiliate medical leadership group to align affiliate needs with the EU medical team.
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams to achieve affiliate and EU objectives.

Requirements;

• Experienced MD with GMC Registration or Final Signatory experience
• At least 3 years in a similar role (Medical Director, Medical Affairs Head, Therapy Area Head)
• Several years in a pharmaceutical company in relevant innovative healthcare sectors
• Can travel, incl. international trips (20-30% on average, but could be more at times)

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further or to discuss your career options in confidence, please contact Femi Olubodun via telephone on +44(0)2039288387 or email: folubodun@planet-pharma.co.uk

If this role isn’t suitable for you, please let us know if you can refer anyone – any recommendations are much appreciated! Planet Pharma offers a competitive referral scheme so you will be rewarded for your help!

ABOUT PLANET PHARMA

Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its head-quarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.

Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognized by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.

We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

www.planet-pharma.com