Associate Director, Medical Information

About us

BeiGene is a global oncology company that is discovering and developing innovative treatments that are more affordable and accessible to cancer patients worldwide. With a broad portfolio, we are expediting development of our diverse pipeline of novel therapeutics through our internal capabilities and collaborations. We are committed to radically improving access to medicines for far more patients who need them. Our growing global team of more than 10,000 colleagues spans five continents, with administrative offices in Basel, Beijing, and Cambridge, U.S. To learn more about BeiGene, please visit www.beigene.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X (formerly known as Twitter).

BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

Job Description:

General Description:

The candidate will be responsible for all day-to-day activities of the BeiGene ex-China global Medical Information function. This role encompasses regional responsibilities in Japan, while also maintaining ongoing global duties, with the flexibility to cover other regions as business needs evolve.

Essential Functions of the job:

As a medical information product specialist, perform the following duties for assigned molecules:

• Monitor the medical literature and conference abstracts for new reports on the product and their utility in medical information assets
• Manage the standard response database and other medical information assets for the product using customer insights expertise to identify, develop, and update materials appropriately
• Collaborate with global medical information stakeholders to ensure maximal global utility of all medical information assets
• Perform routine quality assurance reviews of contact center responses on the product
• Provide product, disease state, and other clinical training to the contact center
• Provide internal product and clinical training as needed
• Communicate insights and trends from medical information questions to internal stakeholders
• Manage the clinical/medical aspects of any needed interdisciplinary reviews for new or updated product medical information materials
• Support cross-functional product review committees (eg, promotional and medical review)
• Participate on additional product-specific core teams and initiatives
• Apply legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements to all Medical Affairs activities

As a medical information regional and/or country lead, perform the following duties for the assigned territory:

• Coordinate response repository access, medical information update notifications, and tracking for new MA hires in assigned territory
• Conduct onboarding and ongoing training for assigned territory MA colleagues on MI services and resources
• Provide new hire and refresher training for the assigned territory sales organization
• Create and execute an annual training plan for territory contact center MI specialists including training for launches/approvals and congresses
• Ensure assigned regional contact center service quality through review of responses and reports
• Assist local territory teams with medical information service questions and issues
• Complete literature search and other projects for the local territory team as requested
• Manage and coordinate local language translations by the central translation service
• Coordinate local language translation checks by local medical directors/medical teams
• Manage response repository uploads and metadata for Japanese translations
• Create and maintain local FAQs and standard response letters as needed based on request monitoring
• Maintain territory contact center resources such as the non-clinical FAQ, contact list, and cover letters
• Liaise with and participate in local territory MA teams and initiatives, including launch planning and readiness

In collaboration with other medical information personnel, provide cross-product support as follows:

• Respond to escalated medical information questions from contact center(s), business partners, and internal Medical Affairs customers
• Create and update standard response letters and other medical information assets for global use
• Peer review standard response letters and other medical information assets
• Staff medical information exhibit booths at professional society meetings
• Ensure the quality and currency of medical information SOPs and work instructions
• Participate in Medical Information departmental initiatives

Qualification Required:

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

This role is primarily an individual contributor position. However, depending on the candidate's experience and the evolving needs of the organization, there may be opportunities for the role to expand into a small team lead position in the future.

Education Required:

Pharmacy degree required (medical degree a plus).

Computer Skills:  Expert use of secondary literature databases (Medline, Embase), reference management software (EndNote), Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook applications

Other Qualifications:   

•     Excellent reading comprehension, analytical skills, medical writing skills, and verbal skills

•     10 years or more of industry medical information experience.

•     Knowledge of local country code requirements

•     Clinical practice and patient care experience strongly preferred, ideally in oncology/hematology

•     Fluency in English and Japanese required.

Location: Hybrid remote/in-office in Tokyo.

Travel:  Up to 20%. Weekend travel may be required on occasion.

What We Offer To Our Valued Employees

• Market competitive compensation package including performance-based annual bonus scheme
• Company shares (generous welcome grant and performance-based annual equity plan!)
• In-house and external learning and development opportunities
• Fantastic benefits program and keep improving!
• Plus you get to work with a dynamic team of collaborative, supportive, inclusive, and fun professionals whose mission is clear: Cancer has no borders and neither do we.
• Join us and Make momentum in your career!

BeiGene Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

BeiGene is committed to respect and protect personal information rights of job applicants and will process job applicants’ personal information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Due to BeiGene’s global operation, job applicants’ data will be stored overseas with adequate protection. Besides, job applicants’ data will be stored for no longer than is necessary to facilitate potential application for other suitable positions in BeiGene. For further details, please refer to BeiGene’s Job Applicant Privacy Policy (https://www.beigene.com/privacy-policy).

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