Key Skills

Job Description

As our Medical Advisor you will contribute to strategic medical planning for the assigned company products. You have the scientific, clinical, academic credentials and experience to be able to engage with thought leaders and represent a central source of medical science and conduit for communication with health care professionals. As Medical Advisor you will reports into the CMO and work in close collaboration with corporate functions, including Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Market Access, and Marketing and Sales functions. This role can be based at our site in Amsterdam or Brussels. Key accountabilities 1. Medical expertise Develop medical strategies with the Global Medical Manager, including lifecycle management, publications, congresses, customer engagement, and scientific communication. Provide medical-scientific expertise on therapeutic areas and Prothya products, both internally and externally. Lead scientific communication through publications, presentations, and other external channels. Represent Medical Affairs in cross-functional teams and engage with scientific leaders, patient groups, and regulatory authorities. Review and support investigator-initiated research, clinical studies, registries, epidemiological research, and educational grants. Generate medical insights through advisory boards, steering committees, surveys, and scientific interactions. Respond to medical inquiries and provide medical leadership for scientific communications. Monitor medical and scientific developments and assess their impact on Prothya. Deliver medical and scientific training to internal and external audiences. Define and execute evidence-generation strategies to support safety, effectiveness, and informed decision-making. 2. Interaction with internal and external stakeholders Serve as the medical expert on cross-functional brand teams. Review and approve promotional materials and support regulatory dossiers and labelling. Contribute to drug safety, clinical risk mitigation, and risk communication. Build trusted partnerships with scientific leaders, patient organizations, regulatory authorities, and reimbursement agencies. Leverage Medical Affairs expertise and collaboration to improve patient value and business outcomes. 3. Research and development Guide strategic product development. Support develop clinical trial design. Medical oversight over sponsored clinical trials following GCP. Review and assess proposals for external research. 4. Ethics and compliance Ambassador for scientific integrity of data produced, or communicated by Prothya. Acts in full compliance with current standards (legal, ethical, industry codices), and ensures adherence of internal as well as external collaborators. 5. Leadership Translates company objectives into annual Medical Affairs business and strategy objectives and makes sure the objectives are met. Ensures a safe, secure, and healthy work environment. Ensures collaboration within the team and other departments. Your profile Education and background Academic working and thinking level. A medical degree (M.D.) is strongly preferred with a specialist certification in a specific disease area. >3 years of experience in a similar position within the pharmaceutical industry. Experience in Immunology and hematology through clinical/R&D work-experience is a must. Experience in Rare disease space and hematology is preferred. Experience in field-based roles (e.g. Medical Director) is preferred. Experience in clinical development is preferred. Experience and understanding of International (European and US) and national regulations in the field of clinical research, blood, and blood products. Understanding of blood products and blood-borne infectious diseases. Independence Ability to maintain extensive knowledge of the relevant therapeutic areas, diseases, stakeholders, patient journeys and unmet needs, clinical practice, research and development, regulatory, market access environment, and the competitive landscape; applies this knowledge to develop differentiated patient solutions. Anticipates trends and interprets signals in the ecosystem of care and maintains a holistic perspective of medical affairs-related activities externally and within Prothya. Understands the value of technology for high quality, consistent and efficient data capture, processing, and analysis, including AI. Carry out your work independently within the research question, quality requirements of Good Clinical Practice, applicable legislation, and national and European regulations. Personal skills Ability to collaboratively build, control, and continuously adapt the project plan, with the appropriate level of details, to achieve the project objectives. Gathering and interpretation of information: Uses quantitative and qualitative methods to obtain relevant information about stakeholders’ needs, motivations, and behaviours in order to contribute to the generation of insights. Manages the process and/or teams to produce a deep understanding of stakeholders’ and/or patients’ needs. Leading others: Communicates the vision and sense of purpose with enthusiasm, and ensures strategic priorities are understood and acted upon. Shows trust and provides learning opportunities to reports through delegation and opportunity for participation in new and stretching assignments. Ability to engage people. Perseverance, constructive negotiation. Fluency in English, command of Dutch is additional benefit. What we offer Full-time employment (40h) with flexible working hours in consultation. Salary between € 5.290,02 and € 7.604,37 euro gross per month based on full-time employment. 8.33% holiday allowance and a 13th month. 30 holiday days (based on fte). A personal training budget of €2,100 every three years to foster professional growth and development. Contribution to travel expenses from the first kilometer. Excellent accessibility by public transport and private parking available. A pension plan with Zorg & Welzijn, providing security for your future. A dynamic, safe, and challenging working environment with ample opportunities to grow, innovate, and learn, all while making a meaningful impact on the health of millions. Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated. Prothya does not accept unsolicited assistance from recruitment agencies in relation to this vacancy. Any CVs submitted, in any form, by recruitment agencies to any Prothya employee without a valid written search assignment will be considered the property of Prothya, and no fee or other compensation will be due.

Core Responsibilities

Develop and execute medical strategies, provide scientific expertise, lead evidence generation and communication, and oversee clinical research and trials. Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders on product development, safety, regulatory matters, and ethical compliance while advancing Medical Affairs objectives.

Requirements

A medical degree is strongly preferred, along with more than three years of similar pharmaceutical-industry experience and clinical or R&D experience in immunology and hematology. Candidates should understand relevant European, US, and national regulations, blood products, and blood-borne infectious diseases; rare-disease, field-based, and clinical-development experience are preferred.

Benefits

• Flexible Working Hours
• Holiday Allowance
• 13th-Month Salary
• 30 Days Of Annual Leave
• Personal Training Budget
• Travel Expense Contribution
• Public Transport Accessibility
• Private Parking
• Pension Plan
• Professional Growth And Development Opportunities