Job Description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.comJob Function: Medical Affairs GroupJob Sub Function: Medical AffairsJob Category: People LeaderAll Job Posting Locations: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa:As the Medical Affairs Manager it is:

• To develop and conduct medical activities with scientific premise and provide cross-departmental strategic guidance in line with company strategies and goals, J&J Credo and applicable J&J procedures and including but not limited to those related with Health Care Compliance, Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance, GCPs, Regulatory Regulations and local Legislation.
• Plays an active role in defining and managing the budgets to achieve local company financial objectives.
• People management and development - provides leadership to support effective functioning of MSLs. Coordinates as necessary to determine MSL visits qualitatively and quantitatively.
• To act as a local representative to external stakeholders such as healthcare professionals, funders, societies, and patient organisations.

Middle Management cross-functional collaboration

• Member of the country value team
• Works actively to develop new strategies and improve existing ones for the therapeutic area and consolidate these strategies cross-functionally.
• Collects and consolidates the necessary medical data and provides input on scientific data to top ethical standards.
• Ensures medical aspects of company strategies and practices are compliant with HCBI, national and global ethical procedures.
• Plays an active role in defining and managing the budgets to achieve local company financial objectives.
• To act as a local representative to external stakeholders such as healthcare professionals, funders, societies, and patient organisations.

Medical Education and Training

• Plays an active role in determining and organizing medical programs (e.g. training programs, international/national congress participation, advisory boards, course, disease awareness programs, assess impact and success.
• Participates in medical training activities, contributing to achievement of product plans.
• Plans and executes training for field force to equip them with sufficient medical knowledge and to ensure continuity of training programs.

People Management and Development

• To recruit and retain the best available talent for local company
• To ensure all line-reports have appropriate documented skills and training to undertake their roles.
• Coordinates as necessary to determine MSL visits qualitatively and quantitatively in line with current key performance indicators.
• To provide back-up to all essential tasks in times of absence etc.
• To undertake appraisals and training review of all direct reports
• By direct example, encourage and see opportunities for medical staff to develop their careers within the organisation.

Data Generation and Dissemination Activities: * Support clinical trial teams in clinical trials, planned / concluded / being conducted (identifying investigators, selecting centers, investigator meetings, joint visits, identifying the congresses/magazines for presenting the data, etc.), supports establishing communication with investigators as part of clinical investigation activities.

• Supports and coordinates for review of posters, clinical studies, and manuscripts for local studies.
• Coordinates with the clinical investigation team on NPP, research support and contributes to the approval process.
• Provides the necessary scientific support for pipeline products to be included in the portfolio of responsibilities.
• Plays an active role in product launch preparations, enhances communication with target physician groups and coordinates robustly with opinion leaders/associations/health authorities for medical positioning of products and determining appropriate strategies.

The qualifying requirements:

• Science degree: MBChB/MBBCh, PhD, Masters
• Prefer at least 2 years working experience in pharmaceutical industry or research company and with competency in a project management capacity.
• Medical Affairs experience
• Deep scientific knowledge on the therapeutic area
• Excellent communication skills
• Business Acumen

Special requirements

• Interpersonal skills /leadership
• Knowledge of Industry and Marketplace
• Highly motivated
• Strong communicator
• Strong collaborator
• Problem solving & analytical thinking
• Strategic mindset
• Results orientated
• Project management (Lead/Shape/Connect)

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