At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com **Job Function:** Medical Affairs Group **Job Sub** **Function:** Medical Affairs **Job Category:** Scientific/Technology **All Job Posting Locations:** LT001 Vilnius **Job Description:** Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine We are recruiting for an Early asset Medical Manager Baltics, to be based in Lithuania. The purpose of the Role is to ensure early preparation for successful and effective market access and commercialization of products without current established CVT in all Baltic markets. The Early asset Medical Manager Baltics is responsible for preparing for, and leading selected medical product launches in Lithuania, to be ready for hand over to in-country launch team. The Early asset Medical Manager Baltics will also be responsible for coordinating the overall work with early products across the Baltics, including communication and alignment to the greater organization. Lead strategic new product /line extension medical launch initiatives within Lithuanian J&J Medical Affairs department, in alignment with priority business objectives. Contribute to business planning and internal business partner teams by providing strategic clinical and KOL insights, depending on time to product launch/successful reimbursement, and collaborate closely with the product teams (CVT, HUB) to help optimize medical, therapy or brand strategy and/or pharmacoeconomic/health outcomes. Maintain a high level of key account management plan and build external relationships with recognized experts in key customer channels. Work closely with HEMAR & GA, Medical Affairs and HUB colleagues, as well as their management, to facilitate necessary external and internal stakeholders’ training, professional development, and take responsibility for leading national level projects where he/she will function as the Main contact person. Apply project management best practices in the daily management and execution of the project portfolio. Get a deep understanding of the science, the local unmet medical need in respective TA and actively seek debate with all relevant internal and external stakeholders and decision makers **Essential duties and responsibilities:** **Stakeholder/External Interaction** + Seek active scientific debate in accordance with local law and regulations. + Develop deep insights into the needs of our patients, customers, markets and communities + Cultivate external relationships and partnerships + Shape evidence-based value propositions for Decision Makers + Identify relevant Key Stakeholders (scientific or non scientific) and Opinion Leaders in relevant areas of clinical, scientific, societal, or health-economic expertise. + Develop a scientific account plan that effectively addresses the current access priorities as well as forecasts new strategic stakeholder opportunities across priority accounts. + Respond appropriately to unsolicited requests for information and/or data. + Meet with relevant Key Stakeholders, KOLs and researchers on a regular basis through face to face meetings, medical advisory boards, educational meetings, conference etc. + Gather relevant local information and insights on therapy area (incl. Competitor landscape) and medical and scientific needs. + Exchange disease area knowledge and opinions to understand emerging opinions. + Increase the stakeholders understanding of J&J compound and processes (eg. clinical data, IIS, clinical trials, compliance processes), according to their expressed interests and needs and seek their advice on the development of a compound. + Manage and maintain positive relationships with such Key Stakeholders and Opinion Leaders. + Be the point of contact for active and potential investigators and manage activities in close collaboration with GCO. + Develop and execute adequate Disease Awareness or Medical Education Concepts to address unmet medical needs. + Adopt quickly to changes in the J&J product portfolio and the launch focus that might make it necessary to stop one compound project (based on external/internal feedback and need) and start another. **Internal Collaboration** + Provide early insights and overviews of assigned products, including, business potential, risks and opportunities for J&J within these TA. + Work closely with HEMAR or GA to timely develop/adapt the Value Story in support of early access and convincing reimbursement conversations. Provide information on the current situation in Lithuania whenever necessary and give expert advice on the next steps based on the feedback from the field. + Collaborate with key stakeholders, medical affairs, and commercial teams to support medical product launch and lifecycle management + Support the development of dossiers, health technology assessments, and other market access materials. + Provide strategic direction and shape research initiatives with the RWE and Population Health Research based on customer insights + Foster a culture of innovation and excellence across Medical Affairs. + Ensure continuous and timely flow of information on of key engagement activities, achievements and needs of the field organization. + Develop educational items/formats and deliver training for HEMAR, GA, CE&B or the business. + Lead the launch team if necessary and share insights to support the planning of an impactful launch that serves the principles of our CREDO. + Introduce HEMAR colleagues to key stakeholders before launch where necessary to enable a focused exchange supporting the reimbursement discussions. + Introduce and hand over KOLs to the field team after launch (knowledge transfer). + Work closely with Global Clinical Operations, HUB/ESO Medical Affairs as required to provide all relevant information from potential investigators on relevant study sites, discuss the status of company studies to identify new opportunities for collaboration with Lithuanian investigators and sites. Address any issues with ongoing studies. + Share best practices. + Understand emerging data and publications from the studies and how this might support stakeholder needs. + Create awareness of all relevant local country specifics and communicate those to relevant stakeholder and business partners. + Assist line manager with other general medical affairs and medical education projects as appropriate. **Therapy Area Knowledge** · The Early asset Medical Manager Baltics should be able to debate on an equal scientific and clinical level with any expert in his/her field. · Regularly conduct literature searches, analyze clinical papers, attend conferences, courses and other such events to be aware of the latest scientific and clinical advances in relevant therapy areas. · Attend courses and industry meetings, read industry publications and discuss therapy area with colleagues to keep up to date with developments within the pharmaceutical industry and pharmaceutical medicine. + Monitor competitor promotional and scientific activities to understand their ongoing strategies and assess compliance with the Code of Practice **Other features of the job:** **Compliance** · Pursues the highest standards of quality, compliance and ethics · Ensures alignment of all activities with J&J Credo, applicable J&J procedures and policies including but not limited to those related with Health Care Compliance, Clinical Research and Pharmacovigilance, GCPs, Regulatory Regulations and local Legislation; · Ensures safety reporting requirements (timely AE/PQC reporting) as set out in company policies and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) are met and appropriately managed when planning projects, developing materials, executing projects and contracting vendors; · Ensures HCC and legal requirements (Fair Market Value, Transfer of Value rules, Promotional Materials rules) are fully understood, appropriately managed and complied with when planning projects, developing materials; · Complies with designated SOP’s and mandatory training for the role (Mandatory Training : MTP Matrix) · Complete annual Adverse Event and Quality Complaint Reporting Awareness training and HCC/FCPA Awareness training · Report Adverse Events and Quality complaints in a timely way according to current guidelines/SOP · Acts in accordance with Johnson & Johnson HCC requirements in interactions with Healthcare Professionals and Government Officials · If commissioning contractors or third party organisations, perform Due Diligence where applicable, put compliant contracts in place and provide training, ensuring these individuals also act in accordance with Johnson & Johnson HCC requirements when interacting with Healthcare Professionals or Government Officials and ensure reporting of adverse events and quality complaints resulting from such collaborations (as above). **Location** This role is 50% field based. Close collaboration with a defined panel of stakeholders, congress participaton or medical education activities will require frequent travel to selected sites, institutes or academies. The panel of stakeholders and sites, institutes or academies in selection will be exclusivey defined with the line manager and must be in line with the purpose of job. **Qualifications - External** **Qualifications** · University / bachelor's degree or Equivalent in Medical Science (M.D.), Pharmacology · Plus 9-12 years industry related experience including Medical Affairs, business facing Information Technology and Project Management and or Market Access or comparable position · Native Lithuanian local speaker and fluent English knowledge of both spoken and written · Field experienced is preferred · Driving license type B · Experience in implementing complex processes and technology solutions in a global and matrixed environment · Strong business acumen with the ability to understand business needs and translate them into efficient process solutions and technology · Demonstrated ability to manage a portfolio of parallel-running initiatives and prioritize actions effectively · Strategic thinker with the ability to create tactical action plans while keeping the big picture in mind · Must be capable of maintaining values consistent with the Johnson & Johnson Credo. · Extensive knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies to collect, process, and disseminate knowledge and insights · Extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry. · Excellent communication and presentation skills. · Team worker and convincing debater · Ability to manage projects and operate in a matrix environment · Fast learner and highly motivated to reach out to yet unknown external stakeholders independently · Flexible towards changing focus areas and able to work on long- and short-term projects