Scientific Relations Manager

at Kyowa Kirin International plc

Remote in the UK

WE PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF MEDICINE.

LEAPING FORWARD TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE

At Kyowa Kirin International (KKI), our purpose is to make people smile. This means more than drug discovery and development; it is about embedding care into everything we do to make a difference every day for those that need it most. We’re an inclusive pharmaceutical company that takes time to understand what really matters to our patients, their families, and their healthcare professionals, helping our people to take bold actions that deliver life-changing solutions sooner. Our culture is rooted in our values: Teamwork, Commitment to Life, Innovation, and Integrity. They help us to push boundaries to deliver extraordinary impact and make KKI a brilliant place to work.

Job Purpose

Medical Affairs, non-promotional role using deep scientific expertise to proactively manage the scientific relationships between Kyowa Kirin and selected therapy areas experts and academics. You will reactively support local Healthcare Professional needs and support internal knowledge on therapy areas and products. A focus on working collaboratively with HCPs to identify opportunities advancing clinical practice to improve patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain deep level of scientific knowledge on the full dataset of assigned Kyowa Kirin therapy areas and relevant treatment options to enable peer to peer level scientific exchange
• Foster & develop selected National Key External Experts (KEEs) relationships (e.g. key academics) that enhance their understanding of our science and data, engage them in research where appropriate, as well as our understanding of current thinking, insights, gaps and needs of the clinical community
• Respond to unsolicited enquiries from HCPs in a timely manner using expert knowledge, providing accurate, fair, balanced, and non-promotional scientific information/ presentations relating to licensed and unlicensed indications
• Maintain appropriate knowledge levels of the Patient Journey Manager team, on latest science and publications by the delivery of internal, therapy area and on-label product briefings and training
• Collaborate with the Medical Director to input into the Cluster and regional medical plan, aligned and embedded into the brand strategy and cross-functional brand plan, by working with cross-functional colleagues in Sales, Marketing, and Value & Access
• Creation of medical materials
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of health policy, rare disease and the pharmaceutical industry environment

Position Requirements

• Scientific background (education or previous experience)
• Experience (of field role) in pharmaceutical industry
• Excellent local language required; good English required
• Digital experience/expertise (Cx/Px strategy, Omnichannel implementation and Virtual engagement, email, webinar, Zoom/Teams)
• Extensive knowledge of local, regional, and national health systems and care delivery processes
• Travelling in territory – expected on a weekly basis
• Driving - must hold valid driving license

Kyowa Kirin International is an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.