Head of Medical Excellence Region Ceerj

Full-time

Sobi Location: Slovakia

**Company Description**:
At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Here at Sobi, our mission and culture get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

- Competitive compensation for your work
- Emphasis on work/life balance
- Collaborative and team-oriented environment
- Opportunities for professional growth
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

Together with CEERJ Medical Team and CEERJ Governance & Regulatory Team, position holder will be liaison towards Country Medical Directors, Country Managers and Global Medical Affairs stakeholders, to drive Medical processes and capabilities harmonization across Sobi Therapy Areas and CEERJ+ countries safeguarding highest standards of Medical Affairs execution, External Partners engagement and Medical Capabilities Program delivery.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Medical processes implementation to result in high quality compliant execution of medical projects across CEERJ+ TAs incl. local medical planning and delivery process
- Harmonization of Medical Standards to execute Global Medical Strategies with tailored local adaptation
- Medical Compliance expert in CEERJ and main liaison towards CEERJ Legal & Compliance (Sobi iHIP)
- Managed Access and Investigator Sponsored Studies expert in CEERJ and main liaison towards Global Medical Excellence
- Supervision and support of Partner Medical teams and necessary guidance of Partner Global Medical Affairs functions
- Monthly and quarterly Medical Dashboard leadership and execution
- Leadership and oversight of CEERJ Medical Personal Objective setting, Job Descriptions, Competency Development, training and hiring of all internal and external key Medical roles in CEERJ+
- Leads Core Medical Team in CEERJ
- Line management of CEE+ Medical Programs and Engagement Managers (3 colleagues)

**Personal Attributes**

**Qualifications**:

- University degree such as M.D., Pharm. D., or PhD with biological sciences background.
- Academic, clinical or industry experience in therapeutic areas such as haemophilia, haematology or immunology and Medical Doctor background is a strong plus.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in medical affairs at a local level from larger country (e.g. Top 10 EU), with recognized success internally and externally.
- Prior Medical Director or Medical Excellence Lead/Head experience is a plus, alternatively ambition for Medical Director role mid-term
- Strong business acumen and presentation / communication skills across all levels of organization within and outside country
- Multi-stakeholder project management and leadership experience, with demonstrated ability to deliver results on time and within budget
- Strong project management skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power Point and other Microsoft Office programmes
- Working knowledge of EFPIA regulations and compliance requirements with demonstration of highest ethical standards
- Proficiency in English

**Additional Information**:
All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team? Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

**Why Join Us?**

We are a global company with over 1,700 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

**Sobi Culture**

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases, and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach