Build scientific partnerships with healthcare professionals (HCPs) anddecision makers. Strategically prepare and support the development,launch and post launch phases of products life cycle through educationof Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) Key Stakeholders, handling unsolicitedrequests, clinical trial support, and by the scientific exchangeseeking external insights to shape Novartis commercial and developmentprograms.KOL Management Medico scientific SupportContribute to mapping and profiling of KOLs and decision makers.Develop professional scientific relationships, build advocacy and gaincontributions of KOLs and decision makers.Collect, analyze and report insights that may impact Novartisdevelopment plans trial designs.Provide and discuss scientific information and data to HCPs to ensurequality and accuracy of medical and scientific information on newtreatment options including Novartis products and selected areas oftherapeutic interest.Liaise and provide up to date medical support to relevant externalgroups to facilitate listing of products in medical guidelines,formularies to impact pricing and health economic discussions.Provide speaker training to health care professionals to support thebest use of new therapies developed and commercialized by Novartis.Clinical Trials SupportContribute to the identification of appropriate clinical investigatorsand facilitates placement into Novartis sponsored clinical trials.Support the investigational sites, as needed as part of across functional team with Clinical Trials manager and the MedicalAdvisor and others as appropriate.Identify clinical investigators with research proposals that areconsistent with our product development strategies and facilitate theInvestigator Initiated Trials (IIT) process including study completion,presentation, and publication, as appropriate.Support the investigators to comply with the ITT process in accordancewith the guidelines and SOPs, providing knowledge and guidance forlegal and financial local regulations, as appropriate. InformationManagement InsightsCollaborate with Novartis colleagues to actively support medical andscientific meetings by collecting and interpreting insights/presentations/ results.Evaluate the impact of competitive information to share internally andexternally as post meeting deliverables.Internal Novartis SupportProvide medical support and training (i.e. disease state and product)to Novartis colleagues.Serve as a resource for projects and collaborate with internalcolleaguesCollaborate with Medical Advisors other cross functional groups (i.e.Business Franchise Teams, Market Access).Proven ability to develop and foster peer to peer, credible relationships in order to educate and exchange scientific information with KOL/decision makers. Working knowledge of the Healthcare System and of the research procedures as well as the ICH guidelines, GCP and other ethical guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry.
