Job Description Summary

• Lead scientific engagement with their Medical Experts. Implement clinical and educational strategies and respond to unsolicited medical enquiries.
• Internal Job Title: RLT Field Medical Lead

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Engage with Medical Experts (MEs) to educate on medical/scientific information

• Ensure appropriate identification/mapping of MEs/ Key Accounts including identification of opportunities to involve MEs when a specific medical need is identified to provide support

• Develop and execute ME engagement plans to effectively prioritize and strategically engage MEs aligned with country strategy .

• Respond to unsolicited requests for information from MEs

• Support Novartis clinical research programs, optimize trial execution and provide scientific educational support to potential and actual study sites in collaboration with clinical operations.

• Facilitate Investigator Initiated Trial (IIT) process upon investigator request

• Serve as a medical resource to field matrix colleagues

Minimum Requirements:

• Scientific Expertise: Confidently act as a scientific expert, with a thorough understanding of the mechanism of action (MOA) of drugs, clinical trial design, and results.

• Healthcare Professional Interaction: Comfortable engaging with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and possessing a deep understanding of the healthcare system.

• Environment Creation: Proven experience in actively creating a favorable environment for new products and diseases.

• Collaboration and Communication: Ability to collaborate effectively with related departments and communicate flexibly with external customers.

• Adaptability: Views unexpected situations or failures as opportunities for learning and flexible response rather than fear.

• Team Leadership: Experience in uniting a team with a common purpose, respecting diversity, and motivating others.

• Business proficiency in English and local language skill

You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Novartis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.