The position requires proven abilities to drive both strategic and measurable business outcomes. The incumbent's neuroscience diseases track record expertise is required to be extensive and ensure recognition as peer of their Pharmaceutical Industry equivalents. This position is playing a key part in the future business success of PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, as it seeks to continue its track record of successful growth and expand Industry leading position within the neuroscience therapeutic area.
Medical Science & Strategy physicians are subject matter experts who support sales for proposals and bid defenses, engaging clients senior medical / scientific leadership in discussions and training internal staff on medical ad therapeutic requirements of the proposals.
The role comprises four major functions:
First, the incumbent is responsible for ensuring the highest possible quality of input into significant requests for proposals (RFPs), including:
Development strategy and regulatory issues
Drug class issues
Protocol and indication considerations, including safety
Team education on indication
Interactions with clients physicians and / or clients pneumology area leaders prior to and during bid defenses
Identifying business opportunities for PPD
Secondly, the incumbent is responsible for supporting outstanding input into other areas of PPD's business activities, including:
Pro-active client engagement: peer-to-peer interactions with therapeutic area leaders and senior directors of companies whose portfolio contains drugs of business interest to PPD
Strategic alliance development & support
Client governance and advisory boards
Through PPD's consulting practice, the incumbent will provide Industry gold standard product development plans, and top-level design of clinical trial protocols that are required in the development plan.
Thirdly, the incumbent will be responsible for providing therapeutic and developmental expertise to internal PPD's teams, including:
Indication specific trainings for clinical teams
Guidance during clinical trials executions
Investigator Brochure, clinical study report, NDA / MAA clinical packages development, and other regulatory briefing documents authoring and review
Contribute to design and reporting of feasibility studies
Liaise with investigators and KOLs
Mentor and supervise PPD's clinical scientists
Finally, the incumbent participate in multidisciplinary teams and working groups to contribute to innovative PPD's initiatives based in their specific knowledge, expertise and interest.
Education and Experience:
Certified neurologist with at least 10 years' experience in pharmaceutical industry leading clinical development of at least one asset from discovery through registration.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Able to work in a matrix organization.
Able to demonstrate the following key high-level high performance behaviors: decisive, customer driven, flexible thinking, smart-risk taking and continuous improvement.
Leads, influences and motivates staff within and across departments.
Strong in presenting and communicating complex information clearly.
Able to deal with sensitive and confidential issues.
Possesses a "can do" attitude and is capable of implementing and following through on activities / projects.
Proficient in spoken and written English.
Flexibility to travel domestically and internationally
What we offer
Full time position
Competitive salary and benefits
Work diversity, exposure to several assets in different stages of clinical development from several clients
Mentorship and training
Exciting work environment
About PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.
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Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in Maryland is $250,000.00-$369,000.00.
This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees' Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
