Therapy Area Lead

At Biocon Biologics, we are creating a model for the future of healthcare for all. We are a leading company in the biosimilars revolution where patients come first. Our ambition is to impact a billion lives and we do this by fostering a culture of affordable innovation, patient-centricity, and disruptive thinking. We are a multicultural global company where employees have a purpose and passion to work closely with partners and patients. We have a long-term commitment to bringing high-quality affordable biosimilars to patients all over the globe. We have proven end-to-end expertise from clone development, manufacturing, clinical development, and regulatory approvals to commercialization.

Therapy Area lead

Location: Electronic city, Bangalore

We are seeking a Therapy area Lead at our office in Bangalore in Global Medical Affairs team and reporting into the Global Medical Head. This person will be responsible for Global KOL management, internal medical guidance and approval, executing medical affairs strategy, and creating effective medical education and engagement programs. In addition, the candidate will help to establish patient advocacy with patient communities and champion the patient perspective within the company. The right candidate will be an excellent communicator with an ability to develop meaningful relationships, a strategic thinker who can bridge the complexities of patient care and drug development and access, a collaborator who can successfully lead and influence external and internal stakeholders, and a highly motivated individual contributor who is comfortable innovating in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced company environment.

Responsibilities

• Build a network of global key opinion leaders through enhanced scientific interfaces and best practices
• Help create and drive a global medical strategy and communication plan for the therapy area
• Engage and build robust relationships with HCPs, and KOLs on value, access, and pharmaco-economic areas, also seek advice on unmet needs for patients and other stakeholders
• Develop/validate appropriate scientific content for conferences, briefing meetings & other policy-related activities/initiatives
• Assist in the planning of new global campaigns and launch activities
• Be a brand ambassador for Biocon Biologics and its products
• Safeguard patient benefit always through the application of relevant knowledge of science, regulations, and compliance in all initiatives undertaken by the organization
• Author publications/blogs/white papers related to the value and differentiation of our products
• Promote patient centricity within Biocon Biologics
• Provide valid scientific responses to all the medical queries from the customers regarding the products and therapy area involved
• Promote diversity & inclusion in clinical trials and data and get involved in ESG objectives as it pertains to medical affairs
• Together with the global clinical development team, formulate meaningful real-world evidence studies and support clinical strategy and execution related to registration and post-registration clinical trials.

Other basic requirements include:

• Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel
• Attention to detail and taking accountability
• Ability to work across more than a few therapy areas
• Ability to work across geographies in a global role
• Create sense of purpose and inspiration in the team
• Must be able to work in a team environment, working closely with cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with medical affairs colleagues in other countries/regions and share knowledge and learnings
• Functional expertise in MS office, Veeva Vault
• Substantial knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to medical affairs operations
• Substantial knowledge of HCP policies and regulations
• Proven understanding of the needs of individuals living with cancer and chronic diseases like diabetes or other autoimmune diseases as well as pressing public health issues, including at the pharmacy and HCP levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in medicine (MBBS) required; advanced degree preferred (e.g., MS, Ph.D., or MD);
• Minimum 05 years of medical affairs, patient access, and advocacy experience in the biopharmaceutical, or relevant non-profit or payer industry.
• Must be willing and able to travel (approximately 25-30%).

Biocon Biologics is an Equal Opportunity, EEO / Affirmative Action Employer committed to excellence through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and no employee shall be discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.