Description
The Oncology Medical Scientific Manager (MSM) is a strategic scientific member within Medical Affairs (MA), responsible for translating medical expertise, external stakeholder insights, and emerging evidence into impactful medical strategies and initiatives.
The MSM leads high-quality scientific engagement with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and other relevant stakeholders, supports evidence generation and scientific dissemination, and collaborates cross-functionally to advance oncology therapeutic area and portfolio priorities while upholding scientific integrity, ethical standards, and compliance.
Role Responsibilities
- Medical Strategy and Planning: Develop and execute medical strategies and plans for assigned products or therapeutic areas, aligned with portfolio priorities and evolving scientific evidence.
- External Scientific Engagement: Build trusted scientific partnerships with HCPs, investigators, medical societies, and other relevant stakeholders through credible, balanced, and evidence-based exchange.
- Insight Generation: Gather, synthesize, and communicate actionable insights to inform medical strategy, evidence-generation priorities, and cross-functional decision-making.
- Scientific and Medical Expertise: Serve as the medical and scientific expert for assigned products or disease areas and deliver accurate, balanced, and evidence-based scientific exchange.
- Pipeline and Launch Readiness: Provide medical input into oncology pipeline discussion, new indications, and launch readiness.
- Evidence Generation and Scientific Dissemination: Identify evidence gaps and research opportunities, support data-generation initiatives, and contribute to publications and other scientific dissemination activities.
- Cross-functional Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with Clinical Development/R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Commercial, Market Access, and other relevant functions, providing medical insights and scientific input to support well-informed strategic decisions.
- Scientific Excellence, Governance, and Compliance: Ensure that medical activities and scientific communications maintain scientific accuracy and integrity and comply with applicable policies, standards, and local requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Master’s degree or higher in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, or a related discipline. PhD, PharmD, or MD preferred.
- Experience and Capabilities: At least four years of Medical Affairs experience or relevant experience within the assigned therapeutic area. Oncology experience is strongly preferred. Experience in clinical research, real-world evidence (RWE), or other evidence-generation activities is an advantage. Strong scientific communication skills, including medical writing and presentation.
- Language and Communication: Fluency in English and Mandarin, with strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate complex scientific information clearly and effectively to diverse internal and external stakeholders in local and global settings. Confidence in presenting scientific data and contributing to regional and global discussions.