Medical Director (f/m/d) DACH-Region & Netherlands

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.
Our Commercial teams collaborate as trusted partners with patient groups, clinicians, policy makers and the scientific community to identify and develop new opportunities to help patients. Customer centric, we offer an empowering, entrepreneurial culture – and a place to thrive and grow.

Ferring+You
You will be the medical and scientific leader, and the face of Ferring with authorities, patient organizations, and external opinion leaders; as well, you will represent the cluster internally. You will lead a cluster of medical affairs team and their operations, while developing and engaging them. You are both a great people’s manager, you have a strategical mindset, and a hands-on approach.

Your day at Ferring

• Leadership of Cluster Medical Affairs Team.
  
• Medical/scientific leader and face of Ferring with authorities, patient organisations and external opinion leaders.
  
• Interaction with external scientific and clinical experts in relation to cluster, regional and global activities.
  
• Lead Medical operations in the Cluster:
  
  • Oversee execution by local medical team and where appropriate provide hands on.
    
  • In collaboration with cluster cross-functional teams create and implement strategic and operational plans in the cluster/country, in line with Ferring´s strategy.
    
  • Enable cluster/country achievement of Global Medical Affairs, regional and cluster targets.
    
  • Overall responsible for resource allocation and budget control for the Medical Affairs Department.
    
  • Compliance with GCP, SOP´s, guidelines and regulatory requirements within the countries/cluster.
    
• Medical/scientific Input, oversight and execution of data generation activities.
  
• Represent the cluster internally and provide Cluster/country input to Regional Medical Affairs Western Europe & Canada.
  

Behind our innovation…There’s you

• University Medical or Scientific degree.
  
• Higher life science qualification (PhD, PharmD) optional.
  
• Ideally Business degree (MBA).
  
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Pharmaceutical Industry or Biotechnology Companies.
  
• Significant experience in Medical Affairs, including design and oversight of clinical studies.
  
• At least 5 years of management or leadership experience.
  
• Current working knowledge of legal, regulatory and compliance regulations and guidelines.
  
• Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and clinical operations.
  
• Preferably experience of Fertility therapy area, Gastroenterology and/or Urology.
  
• Fluent in written and spoken German and English.
  
• Goal and result-oriented thinking and acting.
  
• Strong analytical/conceptual thinking skills.
  
• Familiar with industry standard tools.
  

People come first at Ferring

• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.
  
• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role.
  
• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents
  
• Extended support on family building journey.
  

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Behind our purpose… There’s you
If our mission and your vision are aligned, please apply!
We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

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