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Job Function:
Medical Affairs Group
Job Sub Function:
Medical Affairs – MD
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
Mumbai, India
Job Description:
DePuy Synthes is recruiting for Medical Affairs Manager, located in Mumbai, India.
The Country Medical Lead is a member of the Country DPS Board, functioning as a strategic collaborator, bringing surgical insights, knowledge of local healthcare ecosystems, policy, trends and guidelines to inform and support shaping the commercial strategy, maximizing opportunities DPS Country business.
This role provides critical input into the global innovation agenda through gaining and assimilating customer insights to define key unmet needs, and through early, pro-active identification and assessment of evidence needs to address key stakeholder needs within the country for market registration, access & adoption.
The Country Scientific lead reports to the DS MA Lead International with a dotted line to the Country Depuy Synthes Managing Director.
Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities
Supports Country business leaders by
Understanding needs of the different clinical and non-clinical stakeholders in the healthcare environment and building strong relationships externally with key stakeholders (Strategic Accounts, Hospital Groups, Regulatory Agencies, Medical Societies, etc.) to drive business initiatives
Ensures that the evidence supporting Depuy Synthes products and services is appropriate and sufficient for the Country market (ie for regulatory approval/clearance, health technology assessment, reimbursement, customer access, technology and service adoption, OBCs, medical safety and post‐marketing support) and is communicated well.
Shapes the innovation agenda by:
providing input to the evidence generation strategy through early, pro-active identification and assessment of evidence needs to address key stakeholders needs within the country for market registration, access and adoption
Acts as a contributor (where appropriate) and reviewer/approver of medical, scientific, promotional, market access and other informational material for country/region consumption.
Required Years of Related Experience: 5‐10 years’ experience of one of the following activities is required: post graduate medical education (beyond initial licensure), fellowship or subspecialty surgical training, clinical practice; and/or with dedicated research, and/or industry experience in Medical/Clinical/R&D roles in a highly regulated, commercial pharma/medical device business.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
High emotional intelligence
Travel on the Job:
Up to 60% local and international travel to:
People Management Experience: Required
Preferred Minimum Education: Additional advanced degrees are highly valued (e.g. MBA and/or PhD)
Other: experience as practicing surgeon or within related roles in the medical device industry
Preferred Area of Study: Ortho/Trauma/General Surgery
Preferred Related Industry Experience: Demonstrated expertise and success in country or regional Medical Affairs role(s) serving different clinical specialties or therapeutic areas is preferred.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Demonstrated success in medical education, including the oversight of training programs and their implementation; and clinical evidence generation, interpretation and publication are preferred.
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
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Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Communication, Critical Thinking, Healthcare Trends, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Organizing, Product Strategies, Publications Management, Scientific Research, Strategic Thinking, Team Management, Training People