Industrial
Imaging
Medical
Life Science

Key Activities:

Main Purpose of the job

Provide valuable scientific support with regard to advancing existing products and introducing new developments as well as being responsible for the correct design, conduct and reporting on clinical studies.

General

• Be responsible for designing, conducting, monitoring and reporting on clinical studies
• Clinical Operations: manage clinical and marketing studies for new and currently licensed products
• Clinical Affairs: provide clinical guidance for product development, clinical representation to regulatory agencies and clinical evidence to support marketing approval of products
• Medical Affairs: provide medical and clinical expertise to internal and external groups

Specific

• Review the choice of comparators for clinical trials
• Establish and maintain contacts to opinion leaders
• Ensure monitoring of published studies
• Prepare manuscripts and articles for publication
• Create presentations and explain scientific findings to the international sales teams, e.g. during training sessions
• Support Marketing in the review of products and suggest core product attributes
• Represent the company in presentations to groups of experts, societies, regulatory bodies and at international meetings
• Provide medical expertise in the review of adverse experiences and discuss patient management issues with investigators
• Provide medical and product training to product managers, territory managers and external associates
• Act as a medical resource to the company (protocol and CRF writing, adverse events, discussions with investigators, internal meetings)
• Be recognised as a company expert in the nominated diagnostic and therapeutic areas and provide input into global product development teams

Marketing Tools

• Create – together with Marketing – advisory groups per discipline to learn more about customer needs (met and unmet)
• Develop a competitive and differentiating value proposition per customer group (common basis and specials per group)

Customer Visits/Product Trials

• Identify and monitor CROs (Clinical Research Organisations)

• Set and monitor trials protocols from centre selection to the end in cooperation with business units
• Assess and respond to all scientific information needs of stakeholders
• Enhance networking and a good communication flow

Training

• Train with Market Access on “How to sell clinical value in an economic environment” (clinical excellence and health economics)

Research Triangle Execution

• Suggest in conjunction with Market Access and Market Intelligence any disease-relevant health status questionnaires to incorporate into clinical trials ensuring good cost data is obtained in local populations to support later cost arguments
• Conduct clinical outcomes research with Market Access Manager and Market Intelligence Manager to develop the value proposition according to customer needs
• Support Market Access Manager creating value dossiers to get reimbursement

Your Profile:

• Degree in Natural Sciences or Medicine
• At least 5 years of experience in Clinical Development/Medical Affairs
• Working knowledge in Medical Affairs, Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) and another European language
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience in an intercultural environment and ability to work in cross-functional and cross-geographical teams
• Business acumen
• Ability to motivate and positively influence stakeholders
• Proactive personality inspiring team members with enthusiasm and a positive attitude
• Credibility and high integrity
• Willingness to travel internationally
• Willingness to move to Hamburg

Join Olympus. Apply now, preferably via
www.olympus-europa.com

Olympus Europa Holding GmbH
Human Resources, Ms. Doerthe Drieschner
Wendenstr. 14–18, 20097 Hamburg, Germany
Phone: +49 40 23773-4263

Olympus is an equal opportunity employer.