Associate Director, Medical Affairs (Southeast Territory)

BiocodexAtlanta, GA, US

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Associate Director, Medical Affairs

In order to accompany the growth of Biocodex, we are looking for an :

Associate Director, Medical Affairs

This position is REMOTE

Southeast Territory includes TX, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, SC, and FL

Candidates should reside in Georgia (preferably Atlanta), Florida or Texas near a major airport

Biocodex is a French family-owned pharmaceutical company headquartered in Gentilly, near Paris, France. The company was founded in 1953 to develop and market the world's first probiotic yeast strain, Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745, discovered in 1923.

Building on relationships established for nearly 70 years with healthcare professionals, the Biocodex teams work daily for the health of all and focus their activities around three main areas :

Microbiota to educate the general public and healthcare professionals on the growing importance of microbiota, advance scientific breakthroughs in microbiota by funding academic research, provide solutions for preserving microbiota health with its unique probiotic drug Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745, innovate with its Symbiosys range and make early-stage investments in start-up companies

Orphan diseases for patients with severe orphan pathologies around the world, such as DIACOMIT, which is indicated for the treatment of Dravet syndrome, a rare and very severe form of epilepsy in children

Women's health with the Saforelle brand for women of all ages.

With more than 1,600 employees, Biocodex generated net revenues of above 500 million in 2022, including 42% in France and 58% internationally. The group is present in 115 countries through wholly owned subsidiaries in 16 countries and a network of distributors worldwide.

The US Associate Director, Medical Affairs will serve as a liaison to the medical / scientific community and will be responsible for establishing, developing, and maintaining relationships with prominent experts in pediatric neurology and in epilepsy within the geographic area of coverage. This position reports to the Medical Officer, North America within the North America subsidiary.

Your Responsibilities

Build, maintain, and manage professional relationships with Key External Experts (KEEs) to organize networks at state levels within their designated region
Ensure the appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding marketed and pipeline compounds in a timely, ethical and health care provider (HCP)-focused manner
Implement clinical and educational strategies in collaboration with other company colleagues for designated HCPs / KEEs. This includes organizing medical and scientific training sessions, conferences and symposiums in medical centers and during scientific congresses in the US
Contribute to an efficient organization of medical communication activities for the marketed drug
Execute and support department projects as directed by the Medical Officer.
Report pharmacovigilance (PV), product quality (PQ), or medical information (MI) requests within 24 hours, per the Standard Operating Procedures for PV, PQ, and MI reporting
Ensure competitive and scientific intelligence is communicated to medical and leadership team
Input of all KEE / HCP interactions in company's software platform(s) in a timely manner. The minimum requirement is weekly input
Work to pair our KEE / HCP educational and research questions with the latest emerging data in response to specific healthcare professional inquiries
Providing clinical and value-based input into Biocodex communications and materials, as directed by Medical Officer
Medical Affairs Insights Lead with report generation
Specialty Pharmacy data generation and Medical Affairs liaison
Standard HCP (Health Care Provider) Response Letters : organization and updates
Recurring updates to Medical Affairs deck updates
Medical Affairs lead on Inpatient ordering program
Medical Affairs lead reviewer for PRC (promotional review committee) and MRC (medical review committee)
Expanded geography and key HCP responsibilities

Skills, Abilities, and Travel

A reliable team-player with strong organizational, project management, detail oriented, and communication skills

Proactive work style

Ability to be resilient, flex, and adapt to internal and external change

Work collaboratively across the organizations

Autonomous and ability to work in fast-changing and multi-tasking environment

Ability to manage and communicate in a scientific and medical environment

Strong management and leadership capabilities

Excellent writing skills

A valid unrestricted driver's license

The US Field-Based position is associated with a minimum of 60% time in the field while- customer facing.

Qualifications

Advanced scientific degree preferred (MD, PhD, PharmD), and will consider DNP, or clinically equivalent if appropriate experience (e.g., APRN, PA , RPh).

Minimum of 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (preferred) as a field-based medical position (MSL or similar) to provide strategic and scientific / medical direction to national / regional business unit functions.

Preferred experience in rare disease; and / or neurology or pediatrics.

Knowledge of FDA Regulations and Medical Affairs SOPs and Guidelines

Ability to respond appropriately to needs of key stakeholders and manage expectations; excellent project management skills and follow through Excellent data analysis skills; strong understanding of clinical databases

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and exceptional interpersonal skills

Ability to work under deadline in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of flexibility

Excellent problem-solving skills required

Ability to effectively facilitate meetings and cross-functional teams

Project management experience (timelines, documents, reporting) preferred

Other Information Full-Time Perks & Benefits : Medical, dental, vision, short- term & long-term disability, life insurance Position open to people with disabilities

Why Biocodex Our four values are driving forces and bonds for all teams : we play collectively; we shape fair relations; we dare to innovate; we care for our ecosystem.

At Biocodex, we do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, nationality or sexual orientation. In fact, we welcome diversity, which we recognize as a source of strength for the company.

At Biocodex, our CSR approach is an holistic one to reconcile the 4P's : People, Planet, Profit and Purpose, and we also ensure that our employees are provided with necessary and relevant tools for both their personal and professional development, while offering them competitive advantages and services.

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