Medical Director

Summary

Join Acadia Pharmaceuticals as the Medical Director, France, and lead the development and execution of the Medical Affairs strategy for RETT syndrome. You will build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, ensuring compliance in scientific exchange. This role requires strong leadership in strategic planning, collaboration with key opinion leaders, and data dissemination. You will oversee the MSL team's insights and contribute to publication activities. The position demands extensive experience in the French pharmaceutical industry, a deep understanding of the healthcare system, and fluency in French and English.

Requirements

• Requires MD (PhD, PharmD or equivalent also considered)
• Targeting 10+ years’ Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry in France, regional experience is a plus
• Must have solid rare (neurological) disease experience in France and extensive knowledge of the French national healthcare system as well as country rules and regulations, including pre-approval and/or early access activities
• Vast experience in HCP engagement, and prior experience in Patient Advocacy Group interactions, including integrated communication strategies to support disease awareness
• Extensive knowledge to critically appraise studies and clinical evidence to allow engagement on higher scientific level with HCPs
• In depth understanding of compliance and regulatory requirements for pharmaceutical Medical Affairs, R&D and Commercial activities in France
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills, and experience in the delivery of scientific presentations
• Agile, independent and proactive working style
• Able to build strong working cross-functional and cross-company relationships
• Ability to collaborate and share information to contribute to the planning process and execute the agreed local Medical (pre)launch plan, together with MSL team, and in line with Regional Medical Affairs strategy
• Must speak French fluently (mother tongue level) and must be fluent in English. English communication should be very good with the ability to articulate details clearly
• Ability to travel both locally and internationally is required

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific and medical leadership, including development of strategic country medical affairs (pre)launch plans, identifying specific unmet medical needs, and data gaps
• Establish appropriate strategic partnerships with Centers of Excellence, KOLs, and PAGs, in areas of scientific interest
• Ensure cross-functional collaboration and input from key stakeholders to optimally manage relationships and ensure alignment and effective execution of the France medical strategy
• Coordinate and ensure operational medical excellence, in collaboration with EU field medical teams, to capture and track key medical tactics and prelaunch activities in France
• Provide medical expertise and editorial support in the data dissemination at conferences and in medical journals
• Involvement with key HCPs in the exchange of scientific and medical information including Advisory Boards and presentations at national meetings and conferences
• Develops and maintains, together with MSLs, close professional relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and emerging scientific leaders in the community
• Oversee and communicate to cross-functional stakeholders the insights the MSL team gains about competitive landscape, unmet needs of physicians and advocacy groups. Develops potential actionable plans to address these local insights
• Assists in publication activities, including review and approval of abstracts and manuscripts, local publication strategy development and collaboration with authors as needed
• Oversee gathering and reporting field medical insights through existing iArt CRM system and in line with company rules and requirements
• Accountable to understand HCP needs across France and support a strategic and tactical medical affairs plan designed to improve patient care and generate evidence of relevance for RETT syndrome in France
• Support Clinical Trials (CT) enrolment for Prader-Willy syndrome phase 3 trial
• CT enrolment support as needed
• Other duties as assigned