Medical Research Liaison DACH

仕事内容

In order to strengthen our Medical Affairs team, we are currently looking for a Medical Research Liaison for the DACH region.

The Medical Research Liaison (MRL) is a field-based expert on argenx’s scientific data, products and trials, responsible for engagement with stakeholders at important institutions, including potential and confirmed clinical research sites.

The MRL will represent and reflect argenx’s values as a science-driven, patient-centric organization developing innovative medicines for patients and always upholding the highest ethical standards.

The MRL is critical in understanding the management of diseases of interest, mapping the patient journey, identifying unmet medical needs and data gaps, establishing partnerships with healthcare professionals and sharing insightful feedback to enhance patient-centered clinical care and research.

The MRL will identify sites and opportunities for research, work closely with clinical development and clinical operations colleagues to coordinate with external stakeholders, support execution of clinical studies and build productive collaborations.

Key Accountabilities/responsibilities

Expert medical resource and argenx ambassador

• Develop and continuously maintain the highest scientific and medical expertise of all relevant diseases, products, development plans, and be acknowledged internally and externally as an expert
• Identify and develop productive collaborations with Key Opinion Leaders, other important customers and stakeholders, including professional organizations
• Support the development and implementation of Medical Affairs Plans to advance product development objectives
• Maintain a high level of knowledge of and appropriately implement current local pharmaceutical regulation and ensure implementation of argenx policies and procedures
  

Scientific/medical exchange and education, and insight generation

• Ensure timely and informative scientific/medical exchanges with external stakeholders that accurately reflect scientific data and research objectives
• Deliver high quality scientific/medical education in a variety of settings, including related to diseases of interest, clinical studies, investigational products, licensed products and obtain valuable feedback that can be disseminated throughout the organization. Such settings may include clinical trial site meetings, with clinicians and departments managing patients, investigator meetings, advisory boards.
• Implement medical affairs practices to assess potential new indications, including the treating community, patient pathways, diagnostic practices and management
• Coordinate the timely and appropriate response to internal and external Medical Information enquires, utilizing argenx medical information resources and
• Identify potential high-impact medical research projects and publication opportunities, in line with argenx identified areas of interest
• Attend appropriate local, national and international meetings and congresses to gather intelligence, develop productive collaborations, assist personal education, ensuring insight is shared within argenx
• Ensure all external interactions are conducted in accordance with argenx objectives, compliance policies and procedures as well as with legal and ethical standards
• Ensure all relevant knowledge, including activities and interaction with important contacts is systematically captured and disseminated within argenx as appropriate
  

Clinical trial education and support

Support argenx clinical development and clinical operations team functions, maintaining respective responsibilities, ensuring excellent communication and avoiding duplication of effort

In Collaboration With Argenx Clinical Development And Operations Teams

• Identify potential investigators and centres for participation in clinical research, support feasibility assessments and site initiation, and develop and maintain productive collaborations
• Conduct training with CRO, CRAs and study site staff as required
• Develop and execute the optimal site contact plan ensuring to build and maintain productive collaborations with sites to support clinical research, whilst avoiding duplication of effort with other functions and being respectful of site staff time
• Proactively identify and resolve study issues at a site level
• Develop and implement local strategies to motivate sites and enhance recruitment
• Escalate any safety reports consistent with argenx policy
• Provide insightful feedback to Internal and external stakeholders as appropriate
• The MRL is not responsible for advising sites about detailed study specific procedures or making decisions about clinical study operational issues and should refer these to the relevant colleagues.
  

Cross-functional collaboration

• Ensure a close working relationship with all argenx functions
• Support cross-functional teams to ensure operations are patient-focused, including rapidly responding to internal and external requests to discuss specific situations and challenges and provide medical affairs support to all stakeholders.
  

Desired Skills & Experience

• Ability to quickly understand: complex disease areas, treatments and clinical development plans , and the healthcare landscape, hospitals, healthcare professionals, patient journey
• Demonstrated ability to build productive collaborations with medical experts
• Excellent communication skills: verbal, written and when giving presentations
• Able to thrive as part of a team and when working independently
• Proven track record of delivering results that meet or exceed targeted objectives
• Scientific, healthcare or medical degree (MS, PharmD, PhD, MD, RN, PA)
• 3+ years field-based experience in biopharmaceutical industry
• Experience in clinical R&D and/or medical affairs preferred
• Clinical experience in neurology, hematology, immunology, and/or rare diseases is an advantage
• Knowledge of regulations and practices related to industry interactions with healthcare professionals
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability for 50% travel (may vary by region)
  

Job Info

• Type: Full time
• Location: Gent