Therapeutic Area Lead Solid Tumours, Associate Director - United Kingdom & Ireland

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description:

Reporting directly to the Country Medical Director, the Therapeutic Area Lead (TAL) is responsible for the operational leadership and execution of medical activities within the assigned therapeutic area at the country level.  

This role focuses on developing and overseeing the execution of country-level TA medical plans in alignment with global and regional medical objectives and strategic priorities. The TAL is also accountable for developing strategic engagement plans for key local stakeholders, including KOLs, ensuring high-quality scientific communication. For KOLs with regional or global influence, the TAL contributes to their identification and engagement strategy in close collaboration with regional Medical Leads.  

In addition, the role reviews and validates materials to guarantee scientific accuracy and compliance with regulatory and internal requirements, drives medical excellence within the therapeutic area and leads the development and delivery of internal medical education programs.

The TAL manages and supervises office- and field-based teams, including Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and Medical Managers. Key responsibilities include optimizing resource allocation, performance management of medical associates, developing team capabilities through coaching and continuous feedback, and fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture.

The TAL works closely with regional Medical Affairs colleagues and cross-functional teams, including Market Access, Marketing, and Sales, ensuring alignment and facilitating effective internal communication of relevant medical insights.

Essential Functions of the job:

MANAGEMENT & OVERSIGHT OF MEDICAL OPERATIONS

• Develop a country-level TA medical plan in alignment with global and regional strategic priorities and medical objectives, supervising the execution of planned activities
• Own and manage the allocated therapeutic area budget, holding full accountability for appropriate spending in line with the approved medical plan
• Optimize resource planning and oversee the performance management process
• Collaborating with the Regional Director of Field Medical Excellence, drive medical excellence by ensuring execution in the field in line with medical strategy
• Maintain in-depth, updated scientific knowledge in the assigned TA, continuously collecting insights on disease landscape, patient journey, and unmet needs sustaining a patient focus approach to inform the development of local initiatives  

DEVELOPMENT OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLANS

• Develop and oversee strategic engagement plans for key local external stakeholders, including KOLs and scientific societies, ensuring full alignment with global and regional medical strategies
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with selected KOLs and scientific societies of highest importance at local level, ensuring stakeholder advocacy and supporting the execution of medical education and scientific exchange activities, while preventing overlapping with MSLs and Medical Advisors activities
• Lead the development of scientific communication activities, including conference, symposia, advisory boards, ensuring high-quality dissemination of scientific evidence on products and pipeline assets in the TA to reinforce BeOne’s role as a key scientific partner

CONTENT REVIEW & COMPLIANCE

• Ensure all therapeutic area activities are conducted in full compliance with local regulations, internal SOPs, policies, and guidelines, enforcing regulatory and compliance best practices
• Lead scientific review and validation of all relevant and required material contents, including but not limited to the medical and promotional materials for external stakeholders, maximizing scientific value while adhering to compliance standards and customizing to country specific needs, under the oversight of the Country Medical Director ensuring compliance

 INTERNAL MEDICAL EDUCATION & CROSS-FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT

• Lead and implement the local medical education and training plan, delivering compliant scientific training to cross-functional teams (e.g., KAMs) to ensure strong understanding of the therapeutic area and products
• Align with cross-functional internal stakeholders on the execution of established stakeholder engagement plans
• Provide scientific support and expertise across the product lifecycle, including the adaptation and translation of global and regional materials, educational programs, medical response management and compliance issues
• Collect, synthesize and share competitive intelligence and customer insights with Marketing and Market Access departments to inform local initiatives and operational priorities

TEAM MANAGEMENT & TALENT DEVELOPMENT

• Lead and manage office- and field-based teams, including Medical Managers and MSLs within the therapeutic area
• Coach and develop the team to build best in class capabilities (scientific expertise, communication skills), in collaboration with the regional Field Medical Excellence role where applicable
• Implement focused Individual Development Plans to build capabilities and support career development across the team
• In collaboration with the country Business Ops Lead, support the tracking and monitoring of performance indicators and key field metrics
• Create an entrepreneurial culture to drive high performance, engagement, accountability, and behaviors fully consistent with BeOne’s values

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

• Direct leadership of the office and field-based medical teams, including Medical Managers and MSLs

Qualifications & Capabilities

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience within the pharmaceutical industry, with a strong background in Medical Affairs; experience in the respective TA and in people management is highly preferred
• In-depth expertise and understanding of disease landscape and treatment pathways to effectively support medical activities and provide scientific guidance at the country level 
• Well-developed planning and resource management skills, with the ability to translate medical strategies into actionable medical initiatives
• Experience in budget management
• Ability to collect, analyze and synthesize insights to identify local market opportunities and inform data-driven decisions
• Strong commitment to compliance, scientific rigor and integrity 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to build and maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders and deliver educational programs
• Solid knowledge of local policy and regulatory requirements
• Highly collaborative, team-oriented mindset with ability to work cross-functionally
• Proven track record in leadership, including team management, coaching and capability development
• Flexibility and resilience to navigate complexity and high-pressure situations 

Education Required: MD, Pharm D or PhD in a relevant scientific discipline is mandatory.

Computer Skills: proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, experienced with electronic CRM systems

Other Qualifications: Fluency in both verbal and written English necessary; any other major European language of advantage

Travel: about 30% business travel is expected

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity, and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.