Medical Affairs Advisor

With a unique legacy in dermatology as well as decades of cutting-edge innovation, Galderma is the leading company solely dedicated to skin and advancing the future of dermatology.

We look for people who focus on getting results, embrace learning and bring a positive energy. They must combine initiative with a sense of teamwork and collaboration. Above all, they must be passionate about doing something meaningful for consumers, patients and the healthcare professionals we serve every day. We aim to empower each employee and to promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future. Across our company, we embrace diversity and respect the dignity, privacy and personal rights of every employee.

At Galderma, we actively give our teams reasons to believe in our ambition to become the leading dermatology company in the world. With us, you have the ultimate opportunity to gain new and challenging work experiences and create unparalleled, direct impact.

Job Description

With a unique legacy in dermatology as well as decades of cutting-edge innovation, Galderma is the leading company solely dedicated to skin and advancing the future of dermatology.

We look for people who focus on getting results, embrace learning and bring a positive energy. They must combine initiative with a sense of teamwork and collaboration. Above all, they must be passionate about doing something meaningful for consumers, patients and the healthcare professionals we serve every day. We aim to empower each employee and to promote their personal growth all the while ensuring business needs are met now and into the future. Across our company, we embrace diversity and respect the dignity, privacy and personal rights of every employee.

At Galderma, we actively give our teams reasons to believe in our ambition to become the leading dermatology company in the world. With us, you have the ultimate opportunity to gain new and challenging work experiences and create unparalleled, direct impact.

The USA Medical Advisor, Toxins serves as an internal scientific expert to support the business unit as representative for a specific Therapeutic area or product. This role acts as a medical affairs interface for the dedicated teams (i.e., sales, marketing, and commercial) supporting, coordinating, and implementing projects according to the business unit’s needs and specifications . This position also provides clear and consistent medical and scientific input throughout the late stage development and commercialization phases for all related products/services in the area of expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with key internal U.S. and Global stake holders in the business unit (e.g., Medical Affairs, Development, Regulatory, and Commercial colleagues) to generate and provide scientific insights and recommendations in the execution of strategy and tactics, as appropriate

• Produces, coordinates, manages, and presents medical and scientific content for given medical area (e.g., abstracts, posters, publications, medical decks, speaker programs, advisory boards, product-related education materials, study guides, internal-presentations) including Medical and strategic review of all deliverables produced by vendor agencies

• Directs the development of the strategic publication/communication plan and remains current on new data and developments in a given medical area

• Produce, coordinate, and manage medical and scientific content of educational materials in collaboration with medical education agencies and medical communication colleagues as needed

• Provide scientific information and literature review in support of Medical Information and MSL colleagues

• Identifies, develops, and maintains relationships with scientific influencers (MDs, PAs); collaborates with scientific influencers and advocacy partners (professional and patient organizations) to learn of customer needs, scientific gaps, trends, opportunities for clinical trials, business development, etc.

• Trains external scientific influencers/speakers on content for medical and promotional events; participates in speaker training programs as medical/scientific expert

• Develops educational materials in collaboration with Marketing and Commercial Excellence to assist in field sales training as needed

• Ensures the integrity of the scientific data used in all promotional claims and materials for internal and external use

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Advanced degree is (PhD, PharmD or MD) required

• 2-4 years experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices and/or CRO (contract research organization) industry:

• Ability to interface effectively with a variety of technical platforms for the collection, review, and dissemination of medical information

• Solid understanding of FDA, OIG, HIPAA, and other regulatory guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industry; related experience within the United States (i.e. understanding of US regulatory environment)

• Experience within a corporate setting and an understanding of the relationship between marketing/brand teams and medical/regulatory affairs teams is preferred

• Ability to think strategically to guide publication-related activities in accordance with industry standards and good publication practice.

The work environment characteristics and physical requirements described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing duties of this job, the employee may or may not be frequently/or occasionally required to:

• Stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; talk or hear; and taste or smell.

• Climb stairs or ride elevators.

• Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

• Use close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Manipulate keyboard or otherwise access computer, telephone and hand-held devices.

• Be exposed to outside weather conditions while going in and out of office buildings.

• Be exposed to moderate noise level usually in warehouse settings.

• Be exposed to moving equipment, mechanical parts, and/or high places; or moving between air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned environments.

• Travel is estimated at 10% to 30%.

Where permitted by applicable law, successful applicants m ust be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their date of hire to be considered for employment. Proof of vaccination required.

Employer’s Rights:

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Galderma is the world’s largest independent dermatology company, present in approximately 100 countries. Since our inception in 1981, we have been driven by a complete dedication to dermatology. We deliver an innovative, science-based portfolio of sophisticated brands and services across Aesthetics, Consumer Care and Prescription Medicine. Focused on the needs of consumers and patients, we work in partnership with healthcare professionals to ensure superior outcomes. Because we understand that the skin we’re in shapes our life stories, we are advancing dermatology for every skin story. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.galderma.com/careers