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Director, Medical Affairs, Italy

Location(s): Rome, Italy

Level of position: Director

Position type: (office-based, in alignment with BlueFlex model*)

Reporting Line: VP Medical Affairs, International

How will your role help us transform hope into reality?

At Blueprint Medicines, we are creating a blueprint for the future of healthcare – embracing a personalized medicine revolution by focusing on delivering new medicines that are targeted to the genetic driver of disease. We do this by leveraging our one-of-a-kind drug discovery platform to discover, develop and work to bring highly selective kinase inhibitors to patients globally. This prolific scientific platform has enabled Blueprint Medicines to build a pipeline of novel therapies that span three distinct areas of medicine; genomically defined cancers, rare diseases and cancer immunotherapy.

Reporting to the VP Medical Affairs International and dotted line to the VP & General Manager Italy & Iberia the Medical Affairs Director Italy your mission will be to improve and extend life for as many people with cancer and hematological and allergic disorders as possible.

What will you do?

Be a true Leader for Italy:

  • Co-owns the brand strategy together with commercial and market access leads for Italy
  • will set and execute the strategy for the Italian medical team and the field-based Medical Science (MSL) team in alignment with International Medical Affairs Strategy to ensure MSL performance to goals.
  • will be challenged to foster top class dynamic and nimble field teams that allow for local decision making, autonomy and flexibility while maintaining the MSLs as the vital link for effective Medical Affairs activities in the field.
  • will manage the business practices, policies and general operations for Medical Affairs team such as educational and research programs.
  • is member of the Italy & Iberia Leadership Team as well as of the International Medical Affairs Leadership Team.
  • is responsible to comply with all obligations defined by local laws and regulations.

Medical affairs Responsibilities:

  • Italy scientific leader, responsible for the generation and communication of scientific data and ensuring that all Medical Affairs activities are conducted with utmost integrity and compliance.
  • Contribute to the alignment of medical strategies with commercial and communication plans.
  • Support resource and budget planning and management to ensure the medical needs and opportunities are met in alignment with commercial.
  • Guarantees conduct of medical and scientific activities according to all relevant regulations and Blueprint SOPs and by closely liaising with the global and international regulatory affairs teams.
  • Actively supports the Italian commercial organization to educate the scientific and medical value of Blueprint’s products.
  • Develop the Country Medical plan and implement local medical initiatives to foster disease awareness, fulfil unmet patient need and build on external scientific interest (e.g. compassionate use programs or investigator-initiated trials).
  • Provides input into development of local marketing material and is accountable for medical approval of all marketing and sales strategies and programs to ensure the highest degree of medical and ethical standards, in compliance with corporate standards and government/industry regulations.
  • Works closely with local, regional and global market access colleagues on strong price and reimbursement dossiers that will be tested extensively with medical experts and national leaders who may also have to represent it to reimbursement authorities.
  • Alignment with the Global and EU/International team on plans and processes.
  • Actively supports upcoming launches by the means of Blueprint Medicines company sponsored symposia and other activities.

HCP (health care provider) outreach:

  • Establish and maintain strong relationships with KOLs, HCPs and PI’s on behalf of BPM in all relevant areas. 
  • Drives engagement of HCPs, professional societies and other key customers, including patients advocacy groups.
  • Fosters the establishment and maintenance of local scientific advisory boards, round tables, expert meetings and scientific advocacy development.

Clinical trial support:

  • Closely liaises with Clinical development-, Clinical Operations- and Global Medical Affairs teams to review and supervise local clinical programs. Support investigator/selection management. Ensures a strategic approach to such programs, and the development of clinical data to support the appropriate use of the Company's products.
  • Works with colleagues of Blueprint Medicines International headquarter in Zug and other countries in the international region to ensure consistency of clinical programs from a medical perspective.
  • Ensures that Investigator Initiated Research studies are in line with the global strategy. Helps to detect need for and enables Real World Evidence generation when required for advancing therapeutic area a/o for access needs.

Scientific expertise:

  • Provides professional medical advice on all Blueprint Medicines products relevant in the interest of the overall business.
  • Remains informed of current developments within pertinent medical and scientific communities through familiarity with current literature, attendance at meetings, conventions, professional associations, etc.
  • Supports and/or conducts scientific training program as part of the personnel training in accordance with the training department.
  • Embraces responsibility for core business team meetings, advisory board meetings, steering committee meetings and local/international conferences.
  • Continuously expands medical and scientific knowledge and maintains an awareness of relevant industry and market trends (i.e., competitive, technological, social and economic).

Additional Abilities:

  • Meaningful and progressive experience in medical affairs in the biopharmaceutical industry.
  • Demonstrable experience in the development and management of launches (pre and post-launch plans) . Incorporating specific study and broader development plan design, regulatory authority interaction and label negotiation.
  • Solid understanding of the capabilities of the medical affairs function in general, the Hematology/Oncology/Allergology medical environment as well as Regulatory, HTA, Early Access Program and RCTs requirements.
  • Experience with and understanding of the drug development process, including scientific understanding of basic physiology, pharmacology/biology, pharmacokinetics, and the role of preclinical studies in drug development.
  • Ability to maintain scientific credibility through effective scientific communication
  • Superior ability and leadership presence to represent Blueprint Medicines in the medical community as an ambassador.
  • Demonstrates the ability to lead and drive the success of the Iberia Medical Affairs group by providing on-going clarity, drive success with strong project management skills and providing support and tools needed to foster excellence as the external environment evolves and the enterprise grows.
  • Setting standards and holding team and others accountable for their performance and behavior in order to support high quality outcomes.
  • Has confidence and optimism, enabling the development of strong relationships internally and externally with executive level leaders.
  • Demonstrates respect for others by seeking to understand how they think about issues/opportunities; has an appreciation for others’ strengths/development areas to increase overall collaboration and performance, is able to listen attentively.
  • Seeks input from team to make key decisions while ensuring final decisions are reached quickly and effectively.
  • Has business acumen and courage of one’s convictions; however, stands by organizational decisions once made.
  • Ability to create and implement strategic plans in a “green field” environment, can prioritize and execute independently, is a self-starter and has a ‘sleeves rolled up’ approach. Entrepreneurial and innovative of spirit.
  • High degree of emotional intelligence, displaying candor and integrity at all times, combined with the ability to manage complexity, ambiguity and paradoxes during the built-out of the Italy/Iberia region.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in Spanish and English, including strong formal presentation skills in both languages.

What additional qualifications will make you a stronger candidate?

  • Understanding of pharmaceutical commercial, access, medical and scientific needs on a local, regional and global basis.
  • Medical and scientific excellence with demonstrated ability to perform in a leadership role that requires interacting with cross-functional, global team.
  • Minimum 8 years in Medical Affairs positions.
  • Experience with product launches.
  • Knowledge of local country regulations, guidelines, codes of practices and Access realities
  • Previous experience or training in Hematology, or Oncology or Allergology field is highly preferred.
  • Operational excellence: management skills, planning, prioritization, decision making, objective setting and plan execution.
  • Strong customer orientation; science-based, but good understanding of marketing needs; negotiation skills.
  • Solid peer relationships with exposure to scientific and clinical experts, with a demonstrated ability to engage internal and external leaders.
  • Experience delivering effective and persuasive communications on complex and controversial matters to both corporate management and scientific audiences.

Why Blueprint? 

At Blueprint Medicines, we achieve impactful results because of our global crew of compassionate innovators – the Blue Crew. Through authentic relationships and our collective entrepreneurial spirit and action, we are each empowered to take ownership and execute with strategic prioritization. We put trust in our people to break through norms and conventions using their individual strengths and insights, which drives our success. 

This is the place where the extraordinary becomes reality, and you could be part of it. Patients are waiting. Are you ready to make the leap? 

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