Patient Advocacy & Medical Lead

Main Responsibilities:

Medical Strategic Plans

• Develop and execute local Medical Affairs strategic plans aligned with other functions, franchise, and medical strategies.
• Identify strategic opportunities and engage with key scientific leaders and healthcare partners to co-design strategies and studies.
• Gather and share relevant insights to shape disease area strategy.

Integrated Evidence Co-development

• Co-develop integrated evidence plans and ensure local execution in partnership with Global Drug Development and other stakeholders.
• Identify Real World Evidence (RWE) needs and utilize innovative methodologies to improve patient and clinical adoption.
• Lead Post Trial Access (PTA) and Managed Access Programs (MAP), evaluate Investigator-Initiated research studies and Trials (IITs), and Research Collaborations (RC).

Medical Expertise Provisions

• Provide medical expertise on pipeline programs, disease areas, and approved brands.
• Raise awareness of Novartis' brands and disease areas through publications, presentations, and educational activities.
• Provide medical expertise and leadership to functional partners in collaboration with various teams.
• Support training activities and regulatory affairs.

Patient Advocacy

• Map and prioritize relevant Patient Advocacy Groups (PAG) based on strategic importance.
• Develop and implement patient advocacy strategies for specified therapeutic areas.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to support patient advocacy strategies.
• Ensure patient inputs are considered in project design and co-create initiatives with patient groups.
• Implement engagement plans with patient organizations and collaborate with agency partners.
• Use innovative patient engagement channels and enhance patient advocacy efforts.
• Engage with external stakeholders for co-creation opportunities and integrate patient perspective into access and HTA activities.

Represents Medical Practice and Patient Care

• Advocate for the best interest of patients and those who care for them.

Essential Requirements:

• Required Degree: MD or PharmD/PhD in Health Sciences in Health Sciences or related field
• Desired: Specialist Degree or specialist qualification related to discipline for which is responsible. Business degree (e.g. MBA)
• Languages: English and Czech - fluent, written and spoken
• Pharmaceutical industry experience
• Significant clinical and research background, including GCP knowledge
• Strong medical and scientific knowledge across various disease areas
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Strong business acumen
• Exceptional communication skills and customer orientation
• Proficient in medical and scientific writing
• Preferred experience in innovative study designs, such as RCT/RWE mixed designs
• Preferred experience in implementation science
• Proven track record of co-creation and co-execution of protocols with stakeholders in healthcare systems

You’ll receive:

• Competitive salary with annual bonus
• Company car
• Monthly pension contribution matching your contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary
• Company Shares Program
• Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis)
• 5-week holiday per year (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) MultiSport Card (costs covered by company)
• 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report
• Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus for 12,500 CZK per year
• Meal vouchers for 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by the company)