Celgene is a global biopharmaceutical company leading the way in medical innovation to help patients live longer, better lives.
Our purpose as a company is to discover and develop therapies that will change the course of human health.
We value our passion for patients, quest for innovation, spirit of independence and love of challenge.
With a presence in more than 70 countries - and growing - we look for talented people to grow our business, advance our science and contribute to our unique culture
Position Summary
Responsible for directing and leading the activities and functional capabilities of the Strategic Medical Communications and Innovation group.
This includes the development and global implementation of innovative tools used to engage medical customers, completion of projects, ownership and global deployment of the worldwide Medical Information database, creation of tools used to identify insights from medical customer interactions as well as the development and implementation of a worldwide Medical Communications platform.
Accountable for ensuring that the Strategic Medical Communications and Innovation group executes against department/company strategy, goals and objectives.
Partners with internal business partners and other functional leads, including Global Medical Information and Global Scientific Communications to continually seek opportunities to optimize medical and scientific resources and align the creation of communications tools with Global Medical Affairs objectives.
Responsible for the development/enhancement and implementation of policies, procedures, and processes for the group to ensure compliance with current legal, regulatory and company requirements for medical communications.
Oversees all financial and contractual aspects of group, including vendor negotiations.
Develops yearly budget for the Strategic Medical Communications and Innovation group and ensures management of monthly spend within allocated budget.
In addition, is responsible for supporting the development and training of employees within the group through performance coaching, development discussions and mentoring.
Participates in management development and training initiatives to meet current and future business needs.
Develops and trains staff to achieve their maximum potential based on their needs and that of the organization.
Core Responsibilities:
1.
Leads the strategy, creation, implementation and continuous improvement of a worldwide Global Medical Communications platform focused on medical content, insights, technology and people.
2.
Leads strategy and ensures execution of best-in-class Global Medical Affairs scientific congress deliverables across therapeutic areas.
3.
In collaboration with cross-functional (including but not limited to Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Translational Medicine, Global Marketing and Strategy, etc.) and cross-regional leadership, establishes global processes and best practices for the dissemination of the most current scientific and clinical information on Celgene pipeline and marketed products.
4.
Proactively partners with Medical Affairs leadership to develop and implement a compliant strategy and framework for the delivery and communication of key scientific, pipeline, or clinical insights in line with Medical Affairs objectives.
5.
Through awareness of medical customer information seeking trends as well as industry best practices, leads the identification and development of novel platforms/technologies for appropriately engaging external medical customers regarding available data and value of Celgene investigational and marketed products.
6.
Leads (in collaboration with key internal stakeholders ) the coordination and execution of efforts to raise awareness of open Celgene clinical studies across multiple existing and novel channels.
7.
Partner with Scientific Communications and Medical Information leadership to ensure awareness and alignment of deliverables relevant to the dissemination of scientific and medical data.
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Assumes global ownership of the Medical Information database; including but not limited to continual evaluation of current database as well as identification of future database options, worldwide implementation, training and continuous improvement based on feedback from end-users.
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Ensures awareness of current trends within the industry and establishes global best practices regarding system(s) enhancement, usage and training.
10.
Leads the evaluation, implementation and enhancement of global tools used for medical customer engagement.
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Ensures alignment and compatibility of new communications channels/tools with global databases in order to capture global customer engagements and provide for analytics/insights capture.
12.
Actively collaborates with cross-functional business partners to ensure alignment in customer relationship management (CRM) tools and proactively identifies synergistic opportunities.
13.
Leads the development and implementation of innovative tools to garner insights from multiple sources used to capture feedback from medical customer engagements
14.
Demonstrates profound leadership and ownership of agreed deliverables including coordination of multiple stakeholders at a cross-regional and cross-functional level.
15.
Projects annual budget via analysis of the department workload and resource requirements, estimates for work by vendors and software and/or hardware expenditures.
Manages annual budget and works within allocated resources.
Works with Finance and Legal to secure appropriate department-related contracts and agreements.
16.
Makes decisions regarding personnel, including the hiring of exempt/non-exempt staff, disciplinary actions and performance appraisals.
17.
Develops and trains team to achieve their maximum potential based on their needs and the needs of the organization through performance coaching, development and mentoring.
Participates in management development and training initiatives to meet current and future business needs.
18.
Creates and implements departmental SOPs regarding processes and procedures necessary to achieve organizational objectives and for complying with government regulations and company policy.
Evaluates adherence to policies/procedures and institutes corrective action when needed.
19.
Performs other responsibilities as requested by management.
Other Responsibilities
1.
Continuously evolves and further defines support in alignment with the needs of the growing organization
2.
Conducts business in accordance with Celgene Values.
3.
Completes all assigned SOPs and training within designated timeframe and adheres to job-specific SOPs and work instructions.
4.
Identifies, obtains pertinent data, and accurately processes any reported adverse events (AEs) and product quality complaints (PQCs) to Drug Safety and Quality Assurance Complaint department, respectively, in accordance with policy and procedures.
Prerequisites:
Pharm.D.
or Ph.D.
in a pharmaceutical science required; MBA preferred
7-10 years of Pharmaceutical industry experience required
People Management Experience Required
Relevant therapeutic background desired
*Qualifications*
Skills/Knowledge Required:
• Demonstrated record of leadership, professional advancement and accomplishments
• Strong knowledge of CRM and Medical Information daabases
• Ability to work with and lead multidisciplinary teams with demonstrated independence in delivering assigned projects
• Must be a strong team player and be willing to work in an environment where individual initiative and accountability to the team are required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills
• Demonstrates positive attitude and flexibility in response to changing needs and competing demands
• Ability to multi task and prioritize projects effectively
• Solutions oriented with excellent organizational skills
• Proficient in MS office applications
• Some travel required to represent company at medical conferences, presentations, and other meetings
• Self motivated with exceptional follow through
• Effective interpersonal skills
EEO
Celgene is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Celgene complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
All applicants must have authorization to work for Celgene in the U.S.
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*Req ID:* 14002594
*Primary Location:* United States-New Jersey-Berkeley Heights
*Job:* Marketing and Sales Excellence
*Organization:* Celgene Corporation
*Schedule:* Regular
*Shift:* Standard
*Employee Status:* Director
*Job Type:* Full-time
*Job Level:* Day Job
*Travel:* Yes, 10 % of the Time
*Job Posting:* 2014-09-15 00:00:00.0
*Sr. Director, Strategic Medical Communications Job*
*US-Berkeley Heights*
*14002594*