Global Medical Affairs Director Rare Diseases

Ipsen is a dynamic and growing global specialty-driven biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care. We aim to make a sustainable difference by significantly improving patients’ health and quality of life and providing them with effective therapeutic solutions for unmet medical needs through differentiated and innovative medicines in Oncology, Neurosciences and Rare Diseases. The patient is at the heart of everything we do, and we also care for our employees because they are the ambassadors who truly make the difference. We attract and develop bold, agile, entrepreneurial individuals who take full ownership of their decisions; leaders drawn by a purpose to make a direct impact through their work in people’s lives. We offer employees a wealth of fulfilling challenges & growth opportunities, and the chance to contribute within a fast-moving organisation, an organisation that is genuinely game-changing. The Global Medical Affairs Director Rare Diseases supports the Global Brand Plan, product development and lifecycle management, in driving late-stage projects and global trials, coordinating local ones, and providing medical guidance and expertise across organization and externally, on a specified scope of Franchise products/projects. Main Responsibilities: Drive and manage all medical affairs activities in close collaboration with the global and local medical affairs as well as cross-functional teams. Represent medical affairs as a proactive contributor in various cross-functional teams. Development and execution of annual global medical plan incl. integrated evidence plan, TL engagement plan and MSL external communication strategy. Drive global and / or international studies in close cooperation with Clinical Operations, regions, and centers in charge of implementation. Ensure GCPs, Ethics and medical compliance are applied within all programs, set-up and coordinate appropriate monitoring processes, in coordination with regions. Identify key collaborative groups or scientific societies to associate in line with GMA strategy, in cooperation with countries / regions and TAs in Development, and set-up and execution of action plans. Develop strong and sustainable relationships with KOL, in line with Franchise global KOL engagement plan. In order to be considered for this role you must have an advanced Clinical/Science degree (ideally MD or PharmD) coupled with extensive experience in Medical Affairs in Specialty Care developing and executing medical/scientific strategies and plans demonstrating a value-add capability and mindset. You will have exceptional communication and influencing skills. If you feel that this could be the right next step for you, we would be delighted to engage with your application. #LI-HYBRID #J-18808-Ljbffr