Associate Director, Medical Affairs

The US Associate Director, Medical Affairs will serve as a liaison to the medical/scientific community and will be responsible for establishing, developing, and maintaining relationships with prominent experts in pediatric neurology and in epilepsy within the geographic area of coverage. This position reports to the Medical Officer, North America within the North America subsidiary.

Biocodex is a French pharmaceutical company founded in 1953 to develop and market the world's first probiotic yeast strain, Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745®. Today, Biocodex focuses its business on three main areas: Microbiota care; Women's health; Orphan diseases. With more than 1,600 employees, Biocodex generated net revenues of above €500 million in 2022, including 1/3 in France and 2/3 internationally. The group is present in 115 countries through wholly owned subsidiaries in 16 countries and a network of distributors worldwide.

Building on relationships established for nearly 70 years with healthcare professionals, the Biocodex teams work daily for the health of all and focus their activities around three main areas:
* Microbiota to educate the general public and healthcare professionals on the growing importance of microbiota, advance scientific breakthroughs in microbiota by funding academic research, provide solutions for preserving microbiota health with its unique probiotic drug Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745®, innovate with its
Symbiosys® range and make early-stage investments in start-up companies
* Orphan diseases for patients with severe orphan pathologies around the world, such as DIACOMIT®, which is indicated for the treatment of Dravet syndrome, a rare and very severe form of epilepsy in children
* Women's health with the Saforelle® brand for women of all ages.

With more than 1,600 employees, Biocodex generated net revenues of above €500 million in 2022, including 42% in France and 58% internationally. The group is present in 115 countries through wholly owned subsidiaries in 16 countries and a network of distributors worldwide.

WHY BIOCODEX
Our four values are driving forces and bonds for all teams: we play collectively; we shape fair relations; we dare to innovate; we care for our ecosystem.

At Biocodex, we do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, nationality or sexual orientation. In fact, we welcome diversity, which we recognize as a source of strength for the company.

At Biocodex, our CSR approach is an holistic one to reconcile the « 4P's »: « People, Planet, Profit and Purpose » and we also ensure that our employees are provided with necessary and relevant tools for both their personal and professional development, while offering them competitive advantages and services.

Join us!

This position is fully remote and based in Southern California.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
* Build, maintain, and manage professional relationships with Key External Experts (KEEs) to organize networks at state levels within their designated region
* Ensure the appropriate dissemination of clinical and scientific information regarding marketed and pipeline compounds in a timely, ethical and health care provider (HCP)-focused manner
* Implement clinical and educational strategies in collaboration with other company colleagues for designated HCPs/KEEs. This includes organizing medical and scientific training sessions, conferences and symposiums in medical centers and during scientific congresses in the US
* Contribute to an efficient organization of medical communication activities for the marketed drug
* Execute and support department projects as directed by the Medical Officer.
* Report pharmacovigilance (PV), product quality (PQ), or medical information (MI) requests within 24 hours, per the Standard Operating Procedures for PV,PQ, and MI reporting
* Ensure competitive and scientific intelligence is communicated to medical and leadership team
* Input of all KEE/HCP interactions in company's software platform(s) in a timely manner. The minimum requirement is weekly input
* Work to pair our KEE/HCP educational and research questions with the latest emerging data in response to specific healthcare professional inquiries

QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced scientific degree preferred (MD, PhD, PharmD), and will consider DNP, or clinically equivalent if appropriate experience (e.g., APRN, PA , RPh).
* Knowledge of FDA Regulations and Medical Affairs SOPs and Guidelines
* Ability to respond appropriately to needs of key stakeholders and manage expectations; excellent project management skills and follow through Excellent data analysis skills; strong understanding of clinical databases
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and exceptional interpersonal skills
* Ability to work under deadline in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of flexibility
* Excellent problem-solving skills required
* Ability to effectively facilitate meetings and cross-functional teams
* Project management experience (timelines, documents, reporting) preferred

EDUCATION

Advanced scientific or clinical degree preferred (MD, PharmD, PhD) is preferred

Professional experience

Minimum of 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (preferred) as a field-based medical position (MSL or similar) to provide strategic and scientific/medical direction to national/regional business unit functions.
* Preferred experience in rare disease; and/or neurology or pediatrics.