Overview
In this Global Senior Medical Director role, you will shape Ipsen’s aesthetics medical strategy and lead scientific leadership for a novel neuro-inhibitor. You will drive integrated evidence generation, engage with key opinion leaders, and oversee medical affairs activities across discovery to launch. You’ll work with cross-functional partners to align medical plans with commercial and R&D goals, ensuring safe, effective use of Ipsen aesthetics products. This is an opportunity to influence portfolio strategy, lifecycle planning, and external scientific engagement at a global scale.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the Aesthetic franchise strategy to maximize value
- Lead the creation and communication of the integrated evidence generation plan (IEGP)
- Contribute to New Asset TPP/TVP development
- Lead HCP engagement to gain deep medical insights
- Add proactive value to the Clinical Development Team and plans
- Be a core member of the Global Aesthetic Franchise Team and Asset Development Teams
- Generate lifecycle management ideas based on insights
- Manage global asset medical studies and programs with focus on performance, safety, and GCP compliance
- Collaborate with SVP, Head of GMA Neuroscience, Aesthetics to develop medical plans and allocate resources
- Build asset budget and 5-year plan for optimal execution
- Foster patient engagement along the value chain
- Coordinate cross-functional activities (publication planning, speaker programs, advisory boards, manuscript development, medical resources, conferences)
- Represent Ipsen to experts and societies, maintaining external medical community dialogue
- Engage with KOLs and institutions in alignment with Medical Plan objectives
- Attend and lead medical affairs at major conferences and present to external audiences
- Manage tactical budget from planning to execution
Key requirements
- 10+ years of Medical Affairs experience in pharma/biotech (local/global experience)
- Experience with Injectable Aesthetics, Dermatology, Plastic Surgery or Devices
- Experience in Phase IV studies
- Proven track record in developing and executing medical/scientific strategies and plans
- Experience leading cross-functional projects with significant business impact
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills; ability to build rapport with internal/external partners
- High integrity, judgment, and compliant with laws/regulations/policies
- strong communication
- influencing without authority
- cross-functional collaboration
- Integrated evidence generation planning
- GCP compliance
- publication planning
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