Job Description:
Director of Global Medical Engagement
Do you want to leverage your experience with medical omnichannel and patient engagement to shape how Ferring participates in scientific exchange? Are you looking for a global opportunity to lead and manage talented people?
As our new Director of Global Medical Engagement, you will spearhead the development and implementation of our strategy and roadmap for effective medical communication with thought leaders through omnichannel engagement.
“How we engage with thought leaders externally is critical to ensuring improved patient outcomes. We are investing in medical engagement excellence, and your first challenge will be to build a global medical model that fits the go-to-market strategy for individual regions.
You’ll not only map the channels but operationalize processes and activities to train and prepare the organization to engage effectively in scientific exchange.” Stephanie Otis, VP of Global Medical Excellence
Ferring + you
In this broad-scope role, you will report directly to our VP of Global Medical Excellence (based in the US) and be a part of her international leadership team, which includes peers in Real World Evidence, Scientific Communication, Operations and Systems, Medical Information, and Integrated Evidence Generation.
Your primary contribution will be to create the medical model for customer engagement that provides internal and external stakeholders with customized content and channels to provide medical information and education, further establish relations, and augment customer experience for maximal scientific impact and value.
Your day at Ferring
Drawing on your extensive experience mentoring, motivating, and developing team members, you will lead a global team of six, including roles in learning and development, omnichannel engagement, congress planning and management, patient engagement, and field medical excellence.
You will be responsible for the strategic insight and tactical support for medical engagement activities across geographies and therapeutic areas, establishing your department as a center of excellence for planning and executing engagement activities.
Key tasks will be to create and oversee the roadmap for continued impactful medical external engagement and to implement harmonized and agile ways of working. Among your responsibilities will also be to:
- Evolve HCP engagement models within digital capabilities roadmap and customer journeys to effectively implement medical omnichannel engagement
- Liaise with cross-functional field medical teams to ensure alignment and identify synergies across patient, provider, and payor engagement activities
- Embed insights and evidence from patient engagement throughout the entire value chain in alignment with the overall strategy
- Lead your department to ensure that the structure, support model, and allocation of resources meet the anticipated workload and project complexity
- Oversee budget planning and tracking
Behind our innovation – there’s you
With your political savvy and strategic ability, you can meet the demand of the customer while ensuring buy-in from internal stakeholders. You have a demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for continual improvement and a proven track record as a proficient solver of complex problems.
Your diverse background also includes:
- Extensive medical affairs experience at a global level – including several years in medical affairs and/or medical excellence
- An advanced scientific degree
- Experience developing strategies and operationalizing key tasks
- Proven leadership, people development, and mentoring skills
- Hands-on experience communicating and engaging in scientific exchange with thought leaders
- The ability to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory guidelines governing commercial and scientific interactions with healthcare professionals and other business partners
People come first at Ferring
Our philosophy of ‘people come first’ is not just a slogan but a guiding principle flowing through every part of the business. We value your contribution and believe that our future success is shaped by a science-driven approach, a passion to lead, and the ability to incorporate a patient-centric perspective.
We are, and continue to be, part of a transparent and aligned company. We strive to best address the needs of patients, stakeholders, and customers by experimenting, sharing our practices, and continuously learning.
Behind our purpose – there’s you
If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply. Kindly include a few lines regarding your motivation for applying in the CV or a cover letter. Please note that we review applications continuously and close the process when we find the right match.
If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Partner Mette Markussen at mette.markussen@ferring.com.
We are unable to offer relocation assistance for this position. Candidates must be located in the Oresund region.
Note to agencies: This search is being managed by Ferring’s Talent Acquisition team. Kindly do not send us unsolicited profiles.
At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology, and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world. Read more at ferring.com.
Location:Ferring Denmark
