Field Medical Advisor, Alpine (Temporary) na Blueprint Medicines, a Sanofi company

Location(s): Vienna, Austria

Level of position: Associate Director

Position type: 60% field-based, 40% home-office based; Temporary 

Reporting Line: This role reports to the Director of International Medical Affairs

How will your role help us transform hope into reality?

The Field Medical Advisor role at Blueprint Medicines Alpine is a critical position within the organization, responsible for providing medical, scientific and strategic expertise to support Switzerland’s and Austria’s development and commercialization programs. As a Field Medical Advisor, you will play a key role in driving the success of Blueprint's mission to improve and extend the lives of as many patients as possible through precision therapy. You will be a reliable bridge between clinical research, market access and commercialization and within the overall organization building strong relationships and collaboration with external and internal stakeholders.

As a Field Medical Advisor you will be living and sharing our core values and will be driven by the pursuit of new ideas, new innovations, and new ways of thinking to help advancing a diverse portfolio of innovative therapies for mast cell disorders, including systemic mastocytosis and chronic urticaria, and cancer.

What will you do?

• With deep knowledge of the country's KOLs landscape, proactively manages KOL pool in the interest of Blueprint at the country level
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with, and be recognized by KOLs, HCPs and PI’s as Blueprint reference point and connector.
• Drives engagement of HCPs, professional societies and other key customers, including patients advocacy groups.
• Fosters the establishment and maintenance of local scientific advisory boards, round tables, expert meetings and scientific advocacy development.
• Develops and maintains scientific and medical and scientific knowledge and maintains an awareness of relevant industry and market trends (i.e., competitive, technological, social and economic).
• Participates in gathering clinical insights, needs and feedback from medical specialists and other stakeholders in the market, acts upon them and communicates to/shares with internal partners
• Remains informed of current developments within pertinent medical and scientific communities through familiarity with current literature, attendance at meetings, conventions, professional associations, etc.
• Works closely with local, regional and global market access colleagues in preparing strong price and reimbursement dossiers that will be tested extensively with medical experts and national leaders. May also have to represent it to reimbursement authorities. 
• Alignment with the Global and EU/International team on plans and processes.
• Drives the local Medical Plan development and its execution
• Actively supports upcoming launches by the means of Blueprint Medicines company sponsored symposia and other activities.
• Reviews and signs off local educational and promotional material as the responsible information officer for the corresponding indication and of clinical trial treatment plans and protocols of Phase IV projects in line with local compliance regulations.
• Supports interventional and non-Interventional clinical trials in close collaboration with with Clinical development, Clinical Operations, and Global Medical Affairs teams.
• Ensures a strategic approach to such programs, and the development of clinical data to support the appropriate use of the Company's products.
• Works with colleagues of Blueprint Medicines International headquarter in Zug and other countries in the international region to ensure consistency of clinical programs from a medical perspective.
• Ensures that Investigator Initiated Research studies are in line with the global strategy. Helps to detect need for and enables Real
• World Evidence generation when required for advancing therapeutic area a/o for access needs.
• Collaborates closely with market access for HEOR, access required information

What minimum qualifications do we require?

• Advanced Clinical/Scientific degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, MSc) is required 
• Minimum 3 years in Pharmaceutical industry, preferably Medical Affairs positions (MSL, Medical Advisor/Manager) is required. 
• Prior experience in working in Biotech or Biopharm industries is an advantage.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in the languages of the region, including strong formal presentation skills in those languages.

What additional qualifications will make you a stronger candidate? 

• Proficient on Entrepreneurial Spirit & Action
• Highly Proficient on Ownership & Execution
• Highly Proficient in Authentic Relationship Building
• Proficient in Strategic Prioritization
• Proficient as Impact Multiplier
• Demonstrable experience in the implementation of launches (pre and post-launch plans). 
• Solid understanding of the capabilities of the medical affairs function in general, the Hematology/Oncology/Allergology  medical environment  as well as Regulatory, HTA, Early Access Program and RCTs requirements.
• Ability to maintain scientific credibility through effective scientific communication
• Superior ability and leadership presence to represent Blueprint Medicines in the medical community as an ambassador.
• Has confidence and optimism, enabling the development of strong relationships internally and externally with executive level leaders.
• Demonstrates respect for others by seeking to understand how they think about issues/opportunities; has an appreciation for others’ strengths/development areas to increase overall collaboration and performance, is able to listen attentively.
• Seeks input from team to make key decisions while ensuring final decisions are reached quickly and effectively.
• Has strong business acumen and courage of one’s convictions; however, stands by organizational decisions once made.
• Ability to create and implement strategic plans in a “green field” environment, can prioritize and execute independently, is a self-starter and has a ‘sleeves rolled up’ approach. Entrepreneurial and innovative of spirit.
• High degree of emotional intelligence, displaying candor and integrity at all times, combined with the ability to manage complexity, ambiguity and paradoxes during the build out of the region.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical commercial, access, medical and scientific needs on a local basis.
• Experience with product launches.
• Solid knowledge of country level regulations, guidelines, codes of practices and Access requirements
• Operational excellence: management skills, planning, prioritization, decision making, objective setting and plan execution.
• Strong customer orientation; science-based, but good understanding of marketing needs; negotiation skills.
• Solid peer relationships with exposure to scientific and clinical experts, with a demonstrated ability to engage internal and external leaders.
• Experience delivering effective and persuasive communications on complex and controversial matters to both corporate management and scientific audiences.
• Commitment to our Core Values: Patients First, Thoughtfulness, Urgency, Trust, Optimism

Why Blueprint? 

At Blueprint Medicines, we achieve impactful results because of our global crew of compassionate innovators – the Blue Crew. Through authentic relationships and our collective entrepreneurial spirit and action, we are each empowered to take ownership and execute with strategic prioritization. We put trust in our people to break through norms and conventions using their individual strengths and insights, which drives our success.

This is the place where the extraordinary becomes reality, and you could be part of it.

Patients are waiting. Are you ready to make the leap?

Blueprint Medicines is a global, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that invents life-changing medicines. We seek to alleviate human suffering by solving important medical problems in two core focus areas: allergy/inflammation and oncology/hematology. Our approach begins by targeting the root causes of disease, using deep scientific knowledge in our core focus areas and drug discovery expertise across multiple therapeutic modalities. We have a proven track record of success with two approved medicines, including bringing our medicine to patients with systemic mastocytosis (SM) in the U.S. and Europe. Leveraging our established research, development, and commercial capability and infrastructure, we now aim to significantly scale our impact by advancing a broad pipeline of programs ranging from early science to advanced clinical trials in mast cell diseases including SM and chronic urticaria, breast cancer and other solid tumors.

*Blueflex is our operating model which optimizes culture, productivity, & flexibility by maximizing the critical strengths of in-person work with the benefits of added flexibility.  Blueflex allows for mix of in-office and remote work, enables flexibility to meet individual and business needs and makes effective use of our facilities and resources.  It is a culture enhancer.