Associate Director, International Medical Operations

Location(s): Zug, Switzerland

Level of position: Associate Director

Position type: office-based

Reporting Line: VP Medical Affairs, International

 

How will your role help us transform hope into reality?

This position reports into the VP of International Medical Affairs and will work very closely with the country medical affairs teams.

This position will be involved with the implementation of regional advisory boards, regional congress management, budget planning -and forecasting,  medical activity monitoring/tracking and pooling insights against the annual strategy/budget.

The successful applicant will be highly organized and structured (good project management skills), highly analytical with a strong attention to detail and will possess an understanding of field Medical operations, advisory boards, congress logistics, and support for successful operational support of international Medical teams.

 

What will you do?

Responsibilities of this position involve the day-to-day support of Field Medical activities in collaboration with a dynamic cross-functional team across multiple countries.

• Oversight and management of medical operational activities across the international region (i.e., contracts, budgets, invoice management, FMV, etc.).
• Lead and coordinate regional meetings and congresses (i.e., exhibits/booths).
• Coordinate International team meetings and logistics, including advisory boards
• Assist and collaborate with Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) s at the country level
• providing CRM/operational support
• Lead Planning and Project management activities across International Medical and ensure integration with global activities
• Ensure country development, monitoring, and delivery of Medical Affairs plans to ensure projects and programs are on-time and on-budget, including investigator-initiated research (IRS) activities.
• Establish performance indicators for Medical Affairs programs and generate status reports to keep partners informed in collaboration with Global Medical
• Management and administration of SharePoint and other document repositories.
• Plan and develop regional training and onboarding plans from a functional perspective.
• Track performance through goal setting and tracking, monthly and quarterly metric reports and analytics dashboards.
• Identify, contract, manage and monitor third-party vendors to perform medical activities in the region
• Develop and implement business process and SOP development, as well as ensure training and process improvement of medical business business tools
• Partner with IS/IT to development and implement software solutions/data platforms to support business needs.
• Develop, track and manage budget forecasting, long-range planning and tracking operational expenses.
• Member of the International Medical Leadership team (iMLT)

 

What minimum qualifications do we require?

• Bachelor’s degree in business /or science degree (preferable) with 7-10 years of related experience within the pharmaceutical industry preferably in a medical affairs environment.
• Experience in field medical operations, advisory boards, and congress logistics and support in multiple therapeutic areas is required.
• Experience in vendor oversight is required.
• Strong familiarity with the role of country affiliates and roles therein is preferred (eg Former MSL)
• Having worked in an above country structure is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with Veeva CRM
• Knowledge of MedVault platform

 

What additional qualifications will make you a stronger candidate?

• Motivated self-starter and team player who will thrive in a fast-paced company environment.
• Positive, solutions-oriented mindset, capable of taking a hands-on approach and willing to “roll up one’s sleeves.”
• Seizes opportunities in service of patients & corporate priorities
• Results centered, outcome focused, and consistently reliable
• A creative problem solver who brings a “we’ve got this” attitude to obstacles and challenges
• Very strong relationship builder with strong interpersonal and organizational skills and demonstrated ability to work    well with individuals at all team levels. (authentic relationship builder)
• Serves as a unifier, taking opportunities to enhance collaboration (internal and external, where relevant)
• Knowledge of country regulations and knowledge of relevant global regulatory requirements, a plus.
• Commitment to our Core Values: Patients First, Thoughtfulness, Urgency, Trust, Optimism

 

Why Blueprint? 

At Blueprint Medicines, we achieve impactful results because of our global crew of compassionate innovators – the Blue Crew. Through authentic relationships and our collective entrepreneurial spirit and action, we are each empowered to take ownership and execute with strategic prioritization. We put trust in our people to break through norms and conventions using their individual strengths and insights, which drives our success.

This is the place where the extraordinary becomes reality, and you could be part of it.

Patients are waiting. Are you ready to make the leap?

Blueprint Medicines is a global, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that invents life-changing medicines. We seek to alleviate human suffering by solving important medical problems in two core focus areas: allergy/inflammation and oncology/hematology. Our approach begins by targeting the root causes of disease, using deep scientific knowledge in our core focus areas and drug discovery expertise across multiple therapeutic modalities. We have a proven track record of success with two approved medicines, including bringing our medicine to patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM) in the U.S. and Europe. Leveraging our established research, development, and commercial capability and infrastructure, we now aim to significantly scale our impact by advancing a broad pipeline of programs ranging from early science to advanced clinical trials in mast cell diseases including SM and chronic urticaria, breast cancer and other solid tumors.

*Blueflex is our operating model which optimizes culture, productivity, & flexibility by maximizing the critical strengths of in-person work with the benefits of added flexibility.  Blueflex allows for mix of in-office and remote work, enables flexibility to meet individual and business needs and makes effective use of our facilities and resources.  It is a culture enhancer.

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