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• Represent the medical function in the oncology therapeutic area, focusing on breast cancer and endocrine therapy.
• Conduct scientific exchange with key opinion leaders (KOLs) and healthcare professionals to communicate clinical data and treatment guidelines.
• Support the development and execution of the medical strategy in alignment with cross-functional (marketing, regulatory, market access) teams.
• Deliver scientific presentations, advisory boards, and educational meetings at regional and national levels.
• Provide medical and scientific support for internal teams, including medical training and field force support.
• Gather and analyze medical insights from the field to inform strategic planning and evidence generation activities.
• Contribute to the planning of clinical and real-world evidence (RWE) projects and investigator-initiated studies.
• Ensure all interactions and activities comply with Menarini Group’s ethical standards and local regulatory requirements.
• Maintain updated knowledge of the latest oncology research, clinical practice trends, and competitive landscape.

• Assisted in planning and executing development and engagement plans for stakeholders and external experts.
• Maintained medical and scientific expertise relevant to the product and therapeutic area.
• Supported management and dissemination of scientific knowledge for various stakeholders.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to share insights from external experts, aiding in strategic research and commercial decisions.
• Facilitated medical training and updates for internal field force and brand team as needed.
• Ensured knowledge and compliance with company SOPs, local laws, and the pharmaceutical industry code of conduct.

• Developed and maintained peer-to-peer collaborations and relationships with key medical experts in the oncology and endocrinology communities.
• Collaborated with physicians on medical affairs initiatives, including publications, advisory boards, medical education opportunities, training, and speaker development.
• Served as scientific peer-to-peer resource to external disease experts and internal stakeholders.
• Supported the medical community with up-to-date medical information, robust disease expertise, and product information.
• Communicated clinical insights on new data to the company and to inform medical strategy for the therapeutic area.
• Trained internal stakeholders on key scientific and medical topics in relevant therapeutic area.
• Developed an understanding of the regional landscape including specialties involved in care of patients.
• Maintained effective and appropriate communication among internal stakeholders while maintaining full compliance with relevant requirements.

Part-time

• Assisted field team in data collection.
• Developed marketing strategies for products.
• Supported department manager and co-workers in daily tasks.
• Participated in meetings and recorded minutes for documentation purposes.
• Organised physical and digital files of important documents for consistency.
• Monitored event submissions and the approval process.
• Prepared materials and set up spaces for meetings while taking notes.
• Helped formulate expenditure reports for manager submission.
• Acquired knowledge of industry trends and digital marketing.
• Collaborated with staff to achieve essential tasks and support sales KPIs.
• Provided support to sales and marketing teams in generating campaign reports and updating CRM databases.

• Kept inventories well stocked with medicines and prescriptions by conducting daily stock counts, ordering more when needed.
• Assisted pharmacists in measuring, wrapping and packing medication for customers, ready for collection.
• Dispensed medication to clients under observation of qualified professionals.
• Gained extensive expertise in all medicine names, usage, dosage, effects and requirements by attending regular training.
• Shadowed qualified pharmacists to obtain expertise on best practices and learn Italian medicine laws.
• Monitored qualified professional conduct tasks to obtain an extensive understanding of best practices, regulations and processes.
• Assisted in vaccine administration when required, particularly during flu season and throughout Covid-19 pandemic.

• Online pharmaceutical industry education.
• Community pharmacy visits with medical representatives and their directors.

• Rotational internship in quality control, quality assurance, R&D and warehouse departments of Gen Pharmaceutical's production facility.